[Question]There were 80 people at a football game on Saturday. On Monday, 20 fewer people were at the football game. On Wednesday, 50 more people were at the game than on Monday. On Friday, there were the same number of people as on Saturday and Monday combined. If their expected total audience at the football game for a week is 350, how many more people attended the games than they had expected?
[Answer]On Monday, 80 - 20 = 60 people attended the game. On Wednesday, 60 + 50 = 110 people attended the game. On Friday, 80 + 60 = 140 people attended the game. A total of 80 + 60 + 110 + 140 = 390 people attended the games in a week. Therefore, 390 - 350 = 40 people more attended the games than they had expected. The answer is 40.
Q: The profit from a business transaction is shared among 2 business partners, Mike and Johnson in the ratio 2:5 respectively. If Johnson got $2500, how much will Mike have after spending some of his share on a shirt that costs $200?
A: According to the ratio, for every 5 parts that Johnson gets, Mike gets 2 parts. Since Johnson got $2500, each part is therefore $2500 / 5 = $500. Mike will get 2 * $500 = $1000. After buying the shirt he will have $1000 - $200 = $800 left. The answer is 800.
Question: Bridgette and Alex are getting married. Bridgette is inviting 84 guests, and Alex is inviting two thirds of that number of guests. They hired a caterer to make a plated meal for each guest at the wedding reception. The caterer always makes ten extra plates just in case something goes wrong. Each plate of steak and asparagus in garlic butter will have 8 asparagus spears on it. How many asparagus spears will the caterer need in all?
Answer: Alex is inviting 84 * 2 / 3 = 56 guests. Bridgette and Alex’s guests will need 84 + 56 = 140 plates. The caterer makes 10 extra plates, so they will need 140 + 10 = 150 plates. To put 8 asparagus spears on each plate, the caterer will need 150 * 8 = 1200 asparagus spears. The answer is 1200.
[Question]Lily goes to the supermarket. She has $60. She needs to buy 6 items: celery, cereal, bread, milk, potatoes, and coffee. She finds a stalk of celery for $5, cereal for 50% off $12, bread for $8, and milk for 10% off $10. She finds potatoes for $1 each and buys 6. How many dollars does she have left to spend on coffee?
[Answer]Lily spends $5 + $8 = $13 on celery and bread. Lily spends $12 * (50 / 100) = $6 on cereal. Lily gets 10% off the milk, so she pays 100% - 10% = 90% of its original price. Lily spends $10 * 90% = $9 on milk. She spends $1 * 6 = $6 on potatoes. Thus, she has $60 - $13 - $6 - $9 - $6 = $26 left over for coffee. The answer is 26.
Q: Albert noticed a flock of geese flying together in a V formation in the sky overhead. One half of the geese broke off from the formation, flew toward the earth, and landed in some trees. Then, 4 geese flew up, out of the trees, and joined those already flying in the air to make a new V formation in the sky. If the final number of geese flying in the V formation was 12, how many geese were in the first formation Albert noticed in the sky?
A: If the final number of geese was 12, which included the 4 that joined from the trees, then before these 4 joined, there were 12 - 4 = 8 geese in the sky. Since these 8 geese represent the half of geese remaining, then the initial formation contained 8 * 2 = 16 geese. The answer is 16.
Question: At the aquarium, there are twice as many sharks as stingrays. If there are 28 stingrays, how many fish are there?
Answer:
If sharks are twice the number of stingrays, then the number of sharks at the aquarium is 2 sharks / stingray * 28 stingrays = 56 sharks. The number of fish in the tank is 56 sharks + 28 stingrays = 84 fish. The answer is 84.