Question: A store transports fresh vegetables in crates and cartons using its delivery truck. One crate of vegetables weighs 4 kilograms and one carton 3 kilograms. How much will a load of 12 crates, and 16 cartons of vegetables weigh?
Answer: The weight of 12 crates of vegetables is 12 * 4 = 48 kilograms. The weight of 16 cartons of vegetables is 16 * 3 = 48 kilograms. So the total weight of all crates and cartons is 48 + 48 = 96 kilograms. The answer is 96.
[Question]Emily went to the store and bought art supplies for $20 and 2 skirts that cost the same amount of money. She spent a total of $50. How much did Emily pay for each of the skirts?
[Answer]First, you need to set up the problem with the information given. The cost of the skirts and art supplies must equal $50. Since we know that the cost of the skirts is the same price and that she bought art supplies for $20, we can set up an equation: 2x + 20 = 50, with x being the cost of the skirts. To solve the equation, subtract 20 from both sides, to give you the new equation: 2x = 30. Solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 2, 2x / 2 = 30 / 2 gives you x = 15. Therefore, each skirt cost $15. The answer is 15.
Q: Derek finally gets his own allowance. He puts $2 away in January, $4 away in February, $8 away in March, $16 away in April and follows this savings pattern through to December. How much money does he have to spare and save by December?
A: Derek doubles his allowance savings each month, so in May, Derek has $16 * 2 = $32. In June, Derek has $32 * 2 = $64. In July, Derek has $64 * 2 = $128. In August, Derek has $128 * 2 = $256. In September, Derek has $256 * 2 = $512. In October, Derek has $512 * 2 = $1024. In November, Derek has $1024 * 2 = $2048. By December, Derek has $2048 * 2 = $4096 to save. The answer is 4096.
Question: Ethyl bought Lucy two new dolls for her doll collection. This increased the doll collection by 25%. After the addition of the two new dolls, how many dolls are in Lucy's collection?
Answer: Let's let "x" be the original number of dolls in Lucy's doll collection. Then, 2 dolls equals an increase of 25%, and this can be written as x * 0.25 = 2. Solving for x we get x = 2 / 0.25 = 8 dolls in Lucy's original collection. After the gift of two new dolls, Lucy's collection contains 8 + 2 = 10 dolls. The answer is 10.
[Question]Ayla has a customer care job whose primary role is to hear complaints from customers and advise them on the best way to solve their problems. She talks with each customer for a limited amount of time, and each phone call is charged five cents per minute. If each call lasts 1 hour, what's the phone bill at the end of the month if she manages to talk to 50 customers a week?
[Answer]An hour has 60 minutes. If each call lasts an hour, the total amount of money charged is 60 * .05 = $3 for 1 customer. When she talks to 50 clients in a week, the total amount of money charged is 50 * 3 = $150. In a month of 4 weeks, the phone bill is 150 * 4 = $600. The answer is 600.
[Question]Jack says he has 13 more notebooks in his bag than Gerald. Jack gives 5 notebooks to Paula and 6 notebooks to Mike. If Gerald has 8 notebooks, how many notebooks does Jack have left?
[Answer]
Jack had 13 more than 8 notebooks for a total of 13 + 8 = 21 notebooks. He gave 5 notebooks to Paula so he has 21 - 5 = 16 notebooks left. He gave another 6 to Mike so he has 16 - 6 = 10 notebooks left. The answer is 10.