Question: A bird is building a nest from twigs. The bird has put twelve twigs together already to make a circle. For each twig it placed into the circle, it wants to weave in six more twigs to fill out the nest. It knows a tree that has dropped a third of the twigs it needs. How many twigs will the bird still need to find to finish its nest?
Answer: The bird wants 12 * 6 = 72 twigs to add to the nest. It knows a tree that has dropped 72 * 1 / 3 = 24 twigs. Thus, the bird will still need 72 - 24 = 48 twigs to finish the nest. The answer is 48.
[Question]There are 250 books inside a library. On Tuesday, 120 books are taken out to be read by children. On Wednesday, 35 books are returned. On Thursday, another 15 books are withdrawn from the library. How many books are now in the library?
[Answer]On Tuesday, 120 books were taken out 250 - 120 = 130 books. On Wednesday, 35 books were returned 130 + 35 = 165 books. On Thursday, 15 books were borrowed 165 - 15 = 150 books. The answer is 150.
Q: If Lucy would give Linda $5, Lucy would have the same amount of money as Linda. If Lucy originally had $20, how much money did Linda have at the beginning?
A: After giving $5, Lucy has $20 - $5 = $15 left. Since Linda has $15 after receiving $5, then she had $15 - $5 = $10 at the beginning. The answer is 10.
Question: Last year, Peter organized a Fun Run for his community project and 200 people signed up. Forty people did not show up to run. This year, there will be twice as many runners as last year. How many people will run this year?
Answer: There were 200 - 40 = 160 runners last year. Therefore, there will be 2 x 160 = 320 runners this year. The answer is 320.
[Question]In a northwestern town, it rained 4 inches per day during the first 15 days of November. For the remainder of the month, the average daily rainfall was twice the amount observed during the first 15 days. What is the total amount of rainfall for this town in November, in inches?
[Answer]Since November has 30 days, the town received 4 inches of rain for the first half of the month for 30 / 2 = 15 days. The total inches of rain that the town received for the 15 days is 15 * 4 = 60 inches. The rain falling in the town increased by 2 * 4 = 8 inches per day for the remaining half of the month. Therefore, for the rest of the month, the town received 8 * 15 = 120 inches of rain. The total amount of rain the town received in November is 120 + 60 = 180 inches. The answer is 180.
[Question]Nida has 50 chocolates in which some are in 3 filled boxes and 5 pieces are not in a box. Her friend brought 25 pieces of chocolates. If all chocolates must be placed in a box, how many more boxes do they need?
[Answer]
There are 50 - 5 = 45 chocolates in three boxes. So, each box is filled with 45 / 3 = 15 chocolates. 5 + 25 = 30 chocolates are needed to be placed in boxes. Hence, they needed 30 / 15 = 2 boxes for the 30 chocolates. The answer is 2.