Question: Graeme is weighing cookies to see how many he can fit in his box. His box can only hold 40 pounds of cookies. If each cookie weighs 2 ounces, how many cookies can he fit in the box?
Answer: First find how many cookies are in a pound. 16 ounces per pound / 2 ounces / cookie = 8 cookies per pound. The box can hold 40 pounds, so 40 pounds * 8 cookies per pound = 320 cookies. The answer is 320.
[Question]Amara had 100 pieces of clothing but started donating her clothes to others. She donated 5 to one orphanage home and triple that to another orphanage home. If she decides to throw away 15 of her old clothes, how many pieces of clothing does she have remaining?
[Answer]Amara donates 5 + 5 * 3 = 5 + 15 = 20 pieces of clothing. After donating she is left with 100 - 20 = 80 pieces. After throwing away some clothes, she is left with 80 - 15 = 65 pieces. The answer is 65.
Q: Mary wants 144 cupcakes for her party. Mary has already made 36 cherry cupcakes, and 48 berry cupcakes. Mary wants to make an even number of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes for the rest. How much of each should she make?
A: Mary currently has 36 cherry + 48 berry cupcakes = 84 cupcakes. Mary needs an additional 144 cupcakes – 84 = 60 cupcakes. Mary wants to split that number evenly between chocolate and vanilla, so 60 / 2 = 30 cupcakes of each flavor. The answer is 30.
Question: Monica way studying for an exam. She studied for 2 hours on Wednesday and three times as long on Thursday. On Friday Monica studied half of the time she studied on Thursday. During the weekend (two days) Monica studied as much again as Wednesday, Thursday and Friday combined. How much time did she spend studying in total during the five days?
Answer: On Thursday, Monica studied for 3 * 2 = 6 hours. On Friday, Monica studied half as much, so 6 / 2 = 3 hours. Till the weekend, Monica studied in total for 2 + 6 + 3 = 11 hours. That means, on the weekend Monica studied the same amount of time, so in total, she studied for 11 + 11 = 22 hours. The answer is 22.
[Question]Anna has 50 pencils and Harry has twice the number of Anna’s Pencils but he lost 19 of them. How many pencils are left with Harry?
[Answer]The number of Harry’s pencils is 50 * 2 = 100 pencils. The number pencils left is 100 – 19 = 81 pencils. The answer is 81.
[Question]Grace is looking to plant some lettuce in her raised bed garden. Her raised bed is comprised of 2 large beds on top with 2 medium beds on the bottom. The top bed can hold 4 rows of lettuce with 25 seeds being sown per row. The medium bed can house 3 rows with 20 seeds being sown per row. How many seeds can Grace plant in all four beds of her raised bed garden?
[Answer]
A large bed can hold 4 rows with 25 seeds per row, 4 * 25 = 100 seeds per large bed. 100 seeds per large bed and there are 2 beds, 100 * 2 = 200 seeds needed in total for both large beds. A medium bed can hold 3 rows with 20 seeds sown per row, 3 * 20 = 60 seeds per medium bed. 60 seeds per medium bed and there are 2 medium beds, 60 * 2 = 120 seeds needed in total for both medium beds. 200 seeds needed for the large beds combined with 120 seeds needed for the medium beds comes to 200 + 120 = 320 seeds needed to plant all four beds of the raised garden bed. The answer is 320.