[Question]There are 100 jellybeans in a glass jar. Mrs. Copper’s kindergarten class normally has 24 kids, but 2 children called in sick and stayed home that day. The remaining children who attended school eat 3 jellybeans each. How many jellybeans are still left in the jar?
[Answer]With the sick children who stayed home, there are this many kindergarten students in the class: 24 - 2 = 22 kids. This many jellybeans are eaten: 22 x 3 = 66 jellybeans. This many jellybeans are still left in the jar: 100 - 66 = 34 jellybeans. The answer is 34.
Q: The total number of whales in the sea this year is double what it was last year. If the World Animals Organization predicts that there will be 800 more whales in the sea next year, and the number of whales in the sea last year was 4000, calculate the total number of whales in the sea next year if the predictions are accurate.
A: If there were 4000 whales in the sea three years ago, and their number doubled this year, then there are 2 * 4000 = 8000 whales in the sea this year. If the predictions come true, there will be 8000 + 800 = 8800 whales in the water next year. The answer is 8800.
Question: Charley has a bag that contains 51 white beads and 90 black beads. He reaches in the bag and pulls out 1/6 of the black beads and a third of the white beads. How many beads in total did Charley pull out?
Answer: Charley pulled out 90 / 6 = 15 black beads. Charley pulled out 51 / 3 = 17 white beads. Charley pulled out 15 + 17 = 32 beads in total. The answer is 32.
[Question]The stadium seats 60,000 fans, but only 75% of the seats were sold for the music show. Because of the threat of rain, 5,000 fans stayed home. How many attended the show?
[Answer]The number of seats sold was 0.75 * 60,000 = 45,000. And 45,000 - 5,000 = 40,000. The answer is 40000.
Q: How many legs does a spider have if it has two times more than double the number of legs a human has?
A: Since humans have two legs, we start by finding out what double that amount is by performing 2 * 2 = 4. Spiders have twice that number, so we multiply 4 * 2 to find 8 legs in total. The answer is 8.
Question: Amy bought a 15-foot spool of string to cut up into wicks for making candles.  If she cuts up the entire string into an equal number of 6-inch and 12-inch wicks, what is the total number of wicks she will have cut?
Answer:
15 feet of string is 15 * 12 = 180 inches long. If for every 6 - inch wick she also cuts a 12 - inch wick, then the pair of wicks are 6 + 12 = 18 inches long. Thus, in 180 inches of string, she can cut 180 / 18 = 10 pairs of wicks. 10 pairs of wicks are a total of 10 * 2 = 20 wicks. The answer is 20.