Q: A pipe is clogged so that only 2 ounces of cleaner can run through the pipe per minute. After fifteen minutes, the cleaner has unclogged it enough that 3 ounces can run through per minute. Ten minutes later, the clog is cleared enough for 4 ounces to run through per minute. How many ounces of cleaner were used after 30 minutes?
A: For 15 minutes at 2 ounces per minute, 2 * 15 = 30 ounces were used. For the next 10 minutes at 3 ounces per minute, 3 * 10 = 30 ounces were used. There are 30 - 15 - 10 = 5 minutes remaining. For the next 5 minutes at 4 ounces per minute, 4 * 5 = 20 ounces were used. After 30 minutes, 30 + 30 + 20 = 80 ounces of cleaner were used. The answer is 80.
Question: Tony drives a car that gets 25 miles to the gallon. He drives 50 miles round trip to work 5 days a week. His tank holds 10 gallons. He begins the week with a full tank and when he runs out he fills up at the local gas station for $2 a gallon. How much money does Tony spend on gas in 4 weeks?
Answer: First, we need to determine how many miles Tony drives in 4 weeks. We do this by performing 50 * 5 = 250 miles per week. Next, we multiply the weekly total by 4 by performing 4 * 250 = 1000 miles in 4 weeks. Now, we need to find out how many times Tony needs to fill up his gas tank. His gas tank holds enough gas to last 25 * 10 = 250 miles. This means in 4 weeks, he needs to fill up his tank 1000 / 250 = 4 times. Since Tony's gas tank holds 10 gallons, this means he needs to pay for 4 * 10 - 40 gallons of gas in a month. Since gas costs $2 a gallon, this means Tony spends 40 * 2 = $80 on gas every month,. The answer is 80.
[Question]John is an eccentric millionaire. He decides to fill his swimming pool with bottled water. A cubic foot of water is 25 liters. His pool is 10 feet deep and 6 feet by 20 feet. A liter of water costs $3. How much does it cost to fill the pool?
[Answer]The pool is 10 * 6 * 20 = 1200 cubic feet. That means it is 25 * 1200 = 30000 liters. So it cost 3 * 30,000 = $90,000. The answer is 90000.
Q: If Ruby is 2 centimeters shorter than Pablo. Pablo is 70 centimeters taller than Charlene. Janet is 62 centimeters tall and Charlene is twice that tall. How tall is Ruby?
A: Charlene is 2 * 62 cm = 124 cm tall. Pablo is 70 cm + 124 cm = 194 cm tall. Ruby is 194 cm - 2 = 192 cm tall. The answer is 192.
Question: A family just bought a newborn puppy that must eat a special type of dog food until it is 1 year old. The puppy needs to eat 2 ounces of this special dog food per day during the first 60 days of its life. After that, it needs to eat 4 ounces per day of the special food until it is old enough to eat regular dog food. If the special dog food is only sold in 5-pound bags, and there are 16 ounces in a pound, how many bags will the family need to buy to feed the puppy until it is old enough to eat regular dog food?
Answer: The puppy will consume 60 * 2 = 120 ounces of the special dog food in the first 60 days. This leaves 365 - 60 = 305 days where the puppy will consume 4 ounces of food per day, or 305 * 4 = 1220 ounces of the special food. Thus, the puppy requires a total of 120 + 1220 = 1340 ounces of food before it is 1 year old. Each 5 - pound bag contains 5 * 16 = 80 ounces of special dog food. Therefore, the puppy will need to eat 1340 / 80 = 16.75 bags of the special dog food, meaning the family will need to buy 17 bags. The answer is 17.
Q: John writes 3 stories every week. Each short story is 50 pages. He also writes a novel that is 1200 pages each year. Each sheet of paper can hold 2 pages. Over 12 weeks, how many reams of paper does he need to buy if a ream contains 500 sheets?
A:
He writes 3 * 50 = 150 pages a week. That means he writes 150 * 52 = 7800 pages of short stories a year. So he writes 7800 + 1200 = 9000 pages a year. So he needs 9000 / 2 = 4500 sheets of paper. That means he needs 4500 / 500 = 9 reams of paper. The answer is 3.