[Question]A basketball team played 40 games and won 70% of the games. It still had 10 games to play. How many games can they lose to win 60% of their games?
[Answer]The team has won 40 x 70 / 100 = 28 games out of 40. There a total of 40 + 10 = 50 games to be played. The team has to win a total of is 50 x 60 / 100 = 30 games. So, it still needs to win 30 - 28 = 2 more games. Hence, they can still lose 10 - 2 = 8 games. The answer is 8.
Q: Luca went to a sandwich shop for lunch. The sandwich he bought was normally $8, but he had a coupon for a quarter of the price off. He then upgraded it with sliced avocado for an extra dollar. After adding a drink and a $3 salad, his total lunch bill was $12. How many dollars did Luca pay for his drink?
A: Luca’s coupon saved him 8 / 4 = $2 on his sandwich. He paid $1 for avocado on his sandwich, so the sandwich cost 8 - 2 + 1 = $7. He paid $3 for his salad, so his meal without the drink was 7 + 3 = $10. Thus, Luca paid 12 - 10 = $2 for his drink. The answer is 2.
Question: Johnny is a guitar player and he has three colors of guitar picks: red, blue, and yellow. Half of his picks are red, one-third of the picks are blue, and the rest are yellow. If he has 12 blue picks, what is the total number of yellow picks in his collection?
Answer: If one third (1 / 3) of his picks are blue, then 3 times the total number of blue picks equals his total pick count, or 3 * 12 = 36 picks. If half of the picks are red, then he has 36 / 2 = 18 red picks. If the rest of the picks are yellow, then he has 36 - 18 - 12 = 6 yellow picks. The answer is 6.
[Question]Lewis found 4 more items on the scavenger hunt than Samantha. Samantha found four times the amount of items than Tanya who was only able to find 4 items. How many items did Lewis find?
[Answer]Samantha found 4 times the amount of items as Tanya’s 4 items so Samantha found 4 * 4 = 16 items. Lewis found 4 more items than Samantha who found 16 so he found 4 + 16 = 20 items. The answer is 20.
Q: Cristine bought a dozen lemons and gave 1/4 of them to her neighbor. How many lemons does Cristine have left?
A: Cristine bought 1 x 12 = 12 lemons. She gave 12 x 1 / 4 = 3 lemons to her neighbor. So, Cristine is left with 12 - 3 = 9 lemons. The answer is 9.
Question: Scarlet saved $80 to spend on jewelry. She bought a pair of earrings that cost $23. Then, she bought a necklace that cost $48. How much of her savings have left?
Answer:
Scarlet spent $23 + $48 = $71 for the jewelry. So, She was left with $80 - $71 = $9 on her savings. The answer is 9.