Question: Cheryl has thrice as many colored pencils as Cyrus. Madeline has 63 colored pencils and only half of what Cheryl has. How many colored pencils do the three of them have altogether?
Answer: Cheryl has 63 x 2 = 126 colored pencils. Cyrus has 126 / 3 = 42 colored pencils. Altogether, they have 126 + 42 + 63 = 231 colored pencils. The answer is 231.
[Question]Johny traveled South 40 miles, then turned East and traveled for 20 more miles than the distance he took to travel to the south. If he turned North and traveled twice the distance he had traveled to the East, calculate the total distance his journey took.
[Answer]If the distance he took traveling to the East is 20 miles more than the distance he took to travel to the south, he took 40 + 20 = 60 miles traveling to the East. Johny's total distance traveling to the south and then to the East is 60 + 40 = 100 miles. The journey to the North was 2 * 60 = 120, twice the distance he took traveling to the East. The whole journey took 100 + 120 = 220 miles. The answer is 220.
Q: Every year, four clowns and thirty children go on a carousel. This year, the candy seller, at the carousel, had 700 candies. The candy seller then sold 20 candies, to each of the clowns and the children, who attended. How many candies did he have left?
A: Since there are four clowns at the carousel this year, the candy seller sold 20 * 4 = 80 candies to all the clowns. The thirty children also bought 20 * 30 = 600 candies in total. Altogether, the candy seller sold 600 + 80 = 680 candies to the clowns and children at the carousel. The number of candies the candy seller has left is 700 - 680 = 20. The answer is 20.
Question: Mcdonald is planning to open up a farm that provides eggs to the community. In his local community, Saly needs 10 eggs, Ben needs 14 eggs, and Ked needs half of the number of eggs needed by Ben per week. In a month which has 4 weeks, how many eggs should Mcdonald's farm produce?
Answer: Ked needs 14 / 2 = 7 eggs. Mcdonald has to produce 10 + 14 + 7 = 31 eggs in a week. Therefore, Mcdonald's farm has to produce 31 x 4 = 124 eggs in a month. The answer is 124.
[Question]Two years ago, Jared was twice as old as Tom. If Tom will be 30 in five years, how old is Jared now?
[Answer]Tom will be 30 in 5 years so now he is 30 - 5 = 25. 2 years ago Tom was 25 - 2 = 23. At that time, Jared was twice as old as Tom so Jared was 23 * 2 = 46. Two years have since passed so Jared is now 46 + 2 = 48. The answer is 48.
[Question]Simeon drinks 64 fluid ounces of filtered water every day. He used to drink this water in 8-ounce-servings. But now, he drinks his water in 16-ounce servings. How many fewer servings per day does it now take Simeon to drink his water than it used to?
[Answer]
In 64 fluid ounces, there are 64 / 8 = 8 eight - ounce servings. Using 16 - ounce servings, Simeon now drinks 64 ounces in 64 / 16 = 4 servings. Thus, Simeon now drinks his water in 8 - 4 = 4 fewer servings per day. The answer is 4.