Q: Hilary is collecting her toenails in a jar to gross out her sister. She can fit 100 toenails in the jar, unless they are from her two big toes, which are twice as big as the rest. She has already filled it with 20 big toenails and 40 regular toenails. How many regular toenails can she fit into the remainder of the jar?
A: The 20 big toenails take up as much space as 40 regular toenails because 20 x 2 = 40. She has filled up 80 toenails worth because 40 + 40 = 80. She can fit 20 regular toenails in the jar because 100 - 80 = 20. The answer is 20.
Question: Mr. Curtis has 325 chickens on his farm where 28 are roosters and the rest are hens. Twenty hens do not lay eggs while the rest of the hens do. How many egg-laying hens does Mr. Curtis have on his farm?
Answer: Mr. Curtis has 325 - 28 = 297 hens. Out of the 297 hens, only 297 - 20 = 277 hens lay eggs. The answer is 277.
[Question]Dr. Harry wants to know how many candies Susan consumed during the week. Susan tells him she bought 3 on Tuesday, 5 on Thursday, 2 on Friday. If she has only 4 of them left, how many did she eat?
[Answer]She had bought 3 + 5 + 2 = 10 candies over the week. She has only 4 left which means she ate 10 - 4 = 6 candies during the week. The answer is 6.
Q: An animal shelter is having a pet adoption event where owners can adopt an animal for just the cost of the vet fees. Vet fees for dogs are $15, and vet fees for cats are $13. Eight families adopt dogs and three adopt cats. The vet donates a third of the fees they were paid for the adoption checkups back to the shelter. How many dollars did the vet donate?
A: The vet made 8 * 15 = $120 in dog vet fees. The vet made 3 * 13 = $39 in cat vet fees. The total vet fees were 120 + 39 = $159. The vet donated 1 / 3 of the fees, so they donated 159 / 3 = $53 back to the shelter. The answer is 53.
Question: Bill started reading a book on the first day of April. He read 8 pages every day and by the 12th of April, he had covered two-thirds of the book. How many pages does the book have?
Answer: He read 8 pages every day for 12 days for a total of 8 * 12 = 96 pages. 96 pages is the same as two - thirds of the total number of pages which means: number of pages * (2 / 3) = 96. Therefore the total number of pages is 96 * (3 / 2) = 144 pages. The answer is 144.
Q: James has 7 more than 4 times the number of Oreos Jordan has. If there are 52 Oreos total, how many does James have?
A:
Let x be the number of Oreos Jordan has. James has 7 + 4x Oreos. Total: 7 + 4x + x = 52. 5x + 7 = 52. 5x = 45. x = 9. James has 7 + 4(9) = 43 Oreos. The answer is 43.