Q: Victor, Austin, and Brian made traps to catch shrimp. Victor's trap caught 26 shrimp and Austin's trap caught 8 less than Victor's. Brian's trap caught half of Victor and Austin's total number of shrimp. If the boys then sold their shrimp for $7 for every 11 tails of shrimp and then divided their earnings equally amongst themselves, how much money does each boy make?
A: Austin's trap caught 26 - 8 = 18 shrimp. Together, Victor and Austin's traps caught 18 + 26 = 44 shrimp. Brian's trap caught 44 / 2 = 22 shrimp. In total, they caught 26 + 18 + 22 = 66 shrimp. They were able to sell 66 / 11 = 6 sets of shrimp. They made a total of 6 x $7 = $42. Each boy made $42 / 3 = $14. The answer is 14.
Question: Matt can make a batch of a dozen cookies using 2 pounds of flour. He uses 4 bags of flour each weighing 5 pounds. If Jim eats 15 cookies how many cookies are left?
Answer: Matt used 4 * 5 = 20 pounds of flour. That means he made 20 / 2 = 10 batches. So he cooked 10 * 12 = 120 cookies. After Jim eats 15 there are 120 - 15 = 105 cookies left. The answer is 105.
[Question]Tayzia and her two young daughters get haircuts. Women’s haircuts are $48. Children’s haircuts are $36. If Tayzia wants to give a 20% tip to the hair stylist, how much would it be?
[Answer]The two daughters’ haircuts cost $36 x 2 = $72. All three haircuts will cost $72 + $48 = $120. The tip on the haircuts is $120 x 20% = $24. The answer is 24.
Q: Gina is considered a bad tipper because she tipped 5%. If good tippers tip at least 20%, how many more cents than normal would Gina have to tip on a bill of $26 to be considered a good tipper?
A: First convert the bill amount to cents: $26 * 100 cents / dollar = 2600 cents. Then multiply that amount by 5% to find the amount Gina normally tips: 2600 cents * 5% = 130 cents. Then multiply the bill amount by 20% to find the amount of a good tip: 2600 cents * 20% = 520 cents. Then subtract the good tip amount from the bad tip amount to find how much more Gina needs to tip: 520 cents - 130 cents = 390 cents. The answer is 390.
Question: Billy and George are picking dandelions. At first, Billy picks 36 and then George picks 1/3 as many as Billy. When they see the pile, they each decide to pick 10 more each. How many have they picked on average?
Answer: George picked at first 12 because 36 / 3 = 12. George picks 22 by the end because 12 + 10 = 22. Billy picks 66 by the end because 36 + 10 = 46. In total they picked 68 because 22 + 46 = 68. On average they picked 34 because 68 / 2 = 34. The answer is 34.
Q: A baker bought cooking ingredients in the supermarket. She bought 3 boxes of flour that cost $3 each box, 3 trays of eggs that cost $10 for each tray, 7 liters of milk that cost $5 each liter, and 2 boxes of baking soda that cost $3 each box. How much will she have to pay for everything?
A:
The total cost for the flour is 3 x $3 = $9. The total cost of the tray of eggs is 3 x $10 = $30. The total cost for the liter of milk is 7 x $5 = $35. The total cost for the box of baking soda is 2 x $3 = $6. Therefore, the total cost for all the ingredients is $9 + $30 + $35 + $6 = $80. The answer is 80.