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Lizaumer has 48 friends. Ten of those are boys and the rest are girls. If half of those girls like to play theater with her, how many girls play theater with her? Answer: She has 38 girls because 48 - 10 = 38 Half of those girls play theater with her because 38 x 1/2 = <<38*1/2=19>>19 #### 19 Question: Semicircle $SA...
Liza went to bed at 10:50 pm and set an alarm for 7:30 am. How many degrees will the minute hand rotate until she wakes up? Answer: The minute hand will rotate 50 minutes from 10:50 pm to 11:00 pm and 30 minutes from 11:00 pm to 7:30 am. In total, it will rotate 50+30=80 minutes. Since the minute hand rotates 6 degre...
Llliann has 28 baby animals in her zoo and 7 of them are kittens. How many of the baby animals are not kittens? Answer: There are 28 - 7 = 21 baby animals that are not kittens #### 21 Question: If there are 100 marbles and 60 of them are red, what percentage of marbles are red? Answer: 60/100 = 0.6 0.6 * 100 = 60% #...
Lashaun had a bag full of candy. He doubled the amount of candy in his bag by buying 32 more pieces, and then he had 49 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy did he have in his bag before buying more candy? Answer: Let's call the amount of candy Lashaun had before buying more candy C. If Lashaun doubled the amoun...
Rick has 120 marbles, 25 red and 60 blue. The rest are green. How many marbles are green? Answer: Rick has 120 total marbles because 25+60=<<25+60=85>>85 Rick has 35 green marbles because 120-85=<<120-85=35>>35 #### 35 Question: If there are 18 bananas and 6 papayas, how many more bananas are there than papayas? Ans...
Liza makes 200 liters of lemonade. She drinks 20 liters and gives 30 liters to her friends. If there is a party, she makes an additional 100 liters of lemonade. Considering there are 5 parties a year, how much lemonade does she have in a year? Answer: Liza drinks 20 liters and gives 30 liters to her friends, so she d...
Liza went to bed at 9:15 PM. She spent 1/2 of the night on her computer, 1/4 of the night on watching TV and the rest of the night on her books and notes. How long did she spend on her books and notes? Answer: Liza spent 1/2 + 1/4 = 2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4 of the night on her computer and watching TV This means she spent 1 -...
Liza makes 200 liters of chocolate milk. She gives 2.5 liters to each of her 40 friends. How many liters of chocolate milk are left? Answer: Liza gives away 2.5 liters to each of her 40 friends, meaning she gives away 2.5*40=<<2.5*40=100>>100 liters There are 100 liters left because 200-100=<<200-100=100>>100 #### 10...
Rick has 120 marbles, 25% of which are blue. If each of his blue marbles is worth $0.10, how much are the blue marbles worth? Answer: 25% of 120 is 120 x 0.25 = <<120*0.25=30>>30 30 blue marbles x $0.10 = $<<30*0.1=3.0>>3.0 #### 3.0 Question: Lina’s favorite TV show has 20 episodes. Each episode is 40 minutes long. I...
Liza went to bed at 10:00 pm and set an alarm at 9:30 am for her morning routine. How many hours does Liza sleep before being woken up by the alarm? Answer: She sleeps for 11 hours because 10:00 pm to 10:00 am is 12 hours, and 12 hours - 30 minutes = 11 hours and 30 minutes. #### 11.5 Question: If the time is 11:00 a...
Lulu had 800 Legos and used 317 of them to build a house. The next day, she used 200 more Legos. Then she lost 50 Legos. How many Legos does Lulu have now? Answer: Lulu used 317 Legos to build a house, leaving her with 800 - 317 = 483 Legos. The next day, she used 200 more Legos, leaving her with 483 - 200 = 283 Lego...
What is the average of 10, 12, 16, 18, and 44? Answer: The average of these numbers is 10 + 12 + 16 + 18 + 44 = 100 Dividing by 5, we get an average of 100/5=<<100/5=20>>20 #### 20 Question: A baker uses 60 eggs for every 75 cups of flour used while making cakes. If the baker uses 14 cups of flour, how many eggs will...
Liza runs 9 miles, the park is 3 miles long. How many times did she run around the park? Answer: Liza ran 9 miles, and each lap is 3 miles long. To find how many times she ran around the park, divide the total miles by the length of the park: 9/3=<<9/3=3>>3 times. #### 3 Question: Two weeks ago, Samantha was 24 inche...
Liza watches 10 10-minute reality shows and one 20-minute cartoon. How long does she spend watching TV? Answer: First find the total time Liza spends watching reality shows: 10 shows * 10 minutes/show = <<10*10=100>>100 minutes Then add that amount to the time she spends watching the cartoon: 100 minutes + 20 minutes...
Lina’s friend Beth has two younger brothers. She always buys them two milkshakes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and their favorite thing to eat is pizza. They usually finish two pizzas a day. Lina buys the food every week. How many pizzas do they eat in 6 weeks? Answer: In 6 weeks, there are 6 x 3 = 18 days that a...
Lina’s younger sister has an 11 piece fruit bowl containing 4 apples and 6 oranges. If she ate 3 oranges, how many pieces of fruit would remain in the bowl? Answer: Lina's sister ate 3 oranges, leaving 6-3=3 oranges. Altogether, there are 4 apples + 3 oranges = 7 pieces of fruit left in the bowl. #### 7 Question: A s...
Saffron's father is 10 years older than three times Saffron's age. If Saffron's father is 43 years old, how old is Saffron? Answer: Saffron's age is x, so 3x+10=43 Subtracting 10 from both sides, we get 3x=33 Dividing both sides by 3, we get x=11 #### Question: 18 students are in a classroom. 6 students leave the roo...
Rick has 120 cards. He decided to only keep 30% of the cards and so he gave the rest of the cards to his 8 friends. How many cards does each friend receive if Rick distributes the cards equally? Answer: Rick only keeps 30% of the cards because 100% - 30% = 70% He gives 70% of the cards to his friends because 70% x 12...
Lulu has an 80-minute TV show. If she watches 40% of it, how many minutes does she watch? Answer: Lulu watches 32 minutes because 40% of 80 is 32. This is found by 80 * 0.40= <<80*0.40=32>>32 #### 32 Question: Cecil has 6 marbles. He bought 2 sets of 5 marbles each and 2 sets of 3 marbles each. How many marbles does ...
Rick has 120 marbles, including 60 blue marbles, 80 green marbles, and 40 yellow marbles. Tina has 40% of the number of green marbles that Rick has. How many green marbles does Tina have? Answer: 40% of Rick's green marbles is 40/100 x 80 = 32 #### 32 Question: A bag of flour weighs 10 kilograms. A recipe calls for 2...
If Leon has 70 cookies and he gives away 28, how many cookies will be left? Answer: Leon has 70 cookies, and he gives away 28. This means he has 70 - 28 = <<70-28=42>>42 cookies left. #### 42 Question: If Irene has 100 lollipops and she gives away 47 of them, how many lollipops will she have left? Answer: Irene has ...
Liza numerical code to open a combination lock is the square of the number of fingers on both of her hands. What is her numerical code? Answer: There are 10 fingers on both of her hands, so the numerical code is 10^2= 100 #### 100 Question: If each of Sam's 9 friends remove 5 stickers from a book and Sam removes 15 s...
For dessert, Mrs. Amaro's class is taking a trip to the local ice cream parlor. The parlor has 128 different ice cream flavors, and each student orders a different combination of flavors. If each student orders 3 scoops of ice cream, how many different combinations of ice cream can the students order? Answer: This is...
Liza won 200 coins in a contest. She gave 40% of her winnings to Dante, half of her remaining winnings to Rafi, and then half of the remaining to Peter until she only had 60 left. How many coins did she give to each friend? Answer: Liza gave 40% of 200 coins to Dante because 200 * 40% = 80 coins. Liza gave half of th...
Lulu has a garden where she grows tomatoes and carrots. She grew 25 tomatoes and 15 carrots this year. If Lulu was able to harvest 25% of her tomatoes and 50% of her carrots, how many vegetables was she able to sell at the market? Answer: Lulu was able to harvest 25% of her tomatoes. 25% of 25 is 25 x 0.25 = 6.25, wh...
An elementary school has 100 students. 25% are in 1st grade, 35% are in second grade and the rest are in third grade. How many are in third grade? Answer: 25% of the students are in 1st grade, so there are 0.25*100 = 25 students in 1st grade. 35% of the students are in 2nd grade, so there are 0.35*100 = 35 students i...
Landon went to the store and bought 8 oranges, 4 bananas, 5 apples, and 3 grapefruit. How many pieces of fruit did Landon buy? Answer: Landon bought 8 oranges + 4 bananas + 5 apples + 3 grapefruit = <<8+4+5+3=20>>20 pieces of fruit #### 20 Question: Wendy is filling 4 boxes with truffles. She has 20 truffles. How man...
Two of Gil's 16 plastic toys are dogs, and 3/8 of the toys are cats. The rest of the toys are cows. How many cows does Gil have? Answer: First find how many of the toys are cats: 16 x 3/8= <<16*3/8=6>>6 Then add the number of dog toys: 6+2=8 Finally, subtract the total number of dogs and cats from the total number of...
Liza watches 10 24-minute reality shows and one 10-minute cartoon. How long does she spend watching TV? Answer: First find the total time Liza spends watching reality shows: 10 shows * 24 minutes/show = <<10*24=240>>240 minutes Then add that amount to the time she spends watching the cartoon: 240 minutes + 10 minutes...
Lulu had a box of 60 toothpicks, and she used 40% of them to build a model house. She used half the remaining toothpicks to create a sculpture. After giving her friend 20 toothpicks, how many did she not use? Answer: She used 40% of the toothpicks to build the house, meaning she used 40%*60=<<40/100*60=24>>24 toothpi...
If one person can eat 10 apples, how many people would it take to eat 60 apples? Answer: To find how many people it would take to eat 60 apples, divide 60 by 10: 60 / 10 = 6 people #### 6 Question: If 15 people board a train at the first stop, 5 leave, and 10 get on, how many people are on the train after 5 stops (wi...
Two years ago, Antonio was 6 feet tall. Last year he grew by 10%. This year he is 12% taller than last year. How tall is Antonio this year? Answer: Last year he was 1.10*6 = 6.6 feet tall. This year he is 1.12*6.6 = 7.392 feet tall. #### 7.392 Question: Two friends live 3/4 of a mile apart. They run toward each other...
A recipe for pizza dough says to use a 25-pound sack of flour to make 3 pizzas. How much flour is needed to make 9 pizzas? Answer: Since 3 pizzas require 25 pounds of flour, 9 pizzas will require 9/3 times as much. 9/3 * 25 = 3 * 25 = 75 pounds of flour #### 75 Question: The sum of two numbers is 10 and their product...
Lina's phone bills are normally $58 a month. Due to a promotional offer, the phone company gave Lina a 12.5% discount on her first bill. Calculate Lina's phone bill after the discount. Answer: Lina's phone bill after the discount is $58 - (12.5/100 * 58) = <<58-(12.5/100*58)=51.5>>51.5 #### 51.5 Question: In a toy st...
Liza numerical locks screens on her phone. Yesterday, she used a code which has the same multiple of 3 as the number of coconuts Dante has left. What code did she use? Answer: The number of coconuts Dante has left is 32, which is a multiple of 3. The code Liza used is 32 because 32 is a multiple of 3.
An airplane can hold 250 passengers. There are three dozen children who wish to travel on a flight and ten adults in a group. If there are also 5 pet passengers, how many passengers can travel in the airplane at once? Answer: There are 36 children because 3 x 12 = <<3*12=36>>36 There are 41 passengers because 36 chil...
What is the average of 8 and 12? Answer: The average is found by adding the numbers together and dividing by the number of numbers. 8+12=20 20/2=<<20/2=10>>10 #### 10 Question: Tater and Pepper owe $8.00 for a pizza and $6.00 for a two-liter bottle of soda. If they split the cost of the pizza, the soda, and a $4.00 s...
Rick has 120 songs on his MP3 player. One-third of them are hip hop. How many songs are hip hop? Answer: He has 120 x 1/3 = 40 songs because 120 x 1/3=40 #### 40 Question: Melissa bought 4 packs of tennis balls. There are 3 balls in each pack. How many tennis balls did she buy? Answer: Melissa bought 4 x 3 = 12 tenn...
What is the 10th multiple of 8? Answer: 8 x 10 = 80 #### 80 Question: Lina has 56 stickers, while Sam has twice as many stickers as Lina. How many stickers do they have together? Answer: Sam has 2 x 56 = 112 stickers because 56 x 2 = 112 Lina and Sam have 56 + 112 = 168 stickers together because 56 + 112 = 168 #### ...
If Landon eats 2/6 of the cake, and his friend eats 1/6 of the cake, how much is left for the other friends to eat? Answer: We can add the fractions together to see how much of the cake they ate. 2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6 To find out how much is left, we can subtract 3/6 from 6/6. 6/6 - 3/6 = 3/6 #### 3/6 Question: If each per...
Lulu has an aquarium with 4 fish. She plays with each fish twice per day. How many times does she play with all the fish per day? Answer: Lulu plays with 4 x 2 = <<4*2=8>>8 fish per day. #### 8 Question: Lulu has an aquarium with 4 fish. Every 3 days, she plays with each fish twice. How many times does she play with ...
What is the mean number of moons per planet? (Include Pluto.) Answer: There are 13 planets in the Solar System, and 12 of them have moons. The total number of moons is 1+0+0+1+0+2+0+0+6+2+3+1+0=14 The mean number of moons per planet is 14/12=<<14/12=1.1666666666666667>>1.1666666666666667 #### 1.1666666666666667 Questi...
Two years ago, Antonio was 4 pounds heavier than he is now. If he was 100 pounds two years ago, how much does he weigh now? Answer: Let x be his current weight. Then x+4=100 because he was 4 pounds heavier two years ago Subtract 4 from both sides: x+4-4=100-4 because 4-4=0 x=96 #### 96 Question: Two years ago, Yoland...
Lasha has 15 friends, while 3 of them are girls. If his friends who are boys like to play theater with him, how many boys play theater with him? Answer: Lasha has 15 friends, while 3 of them are girls. This means he has 15 - 3 = 12 boys. #### 12 Question: Tyler has 25 coconuts, while Ben has 12 more coconuts than Tyl...
During the holiday, a store sold 17 boxes of CDs, 53 boxes of pizzas, and 35 boxes of marbles. How many boxes did the store sell? Answer: The total number of boxes is 17 + 53 + 35 = 105 #### 105 Question: Sandy has 7 apples and 4 oranges. Her friend gives her 10 oranges and 4 apples. How many fruits does Sandy have n...
Lina’s shoe is 20 cm long and her belt is 10 cm long. If Lina’s other shoe is 2.5 times the length of her first shoe, and her hat is 3 times the length of her belt, how long are Lina’s shoe, belt, other shoe, and hat combined? Answer: The other shoe is 20 x 2.5 = 50 cm long because 20 x 2.5 = <<20*2.5=50>>50 The hat ...
Liza makes 20 muffins and gives 25% to her friends. Then she eats 2 and throws one on the floor. How many muffins are left? Answer: First find how many muffins she gives to her friends: 20 x 25% = 20 x 0.25 = <<20*0.25=5>>5 muffins Then subtract the muffins she gave away, the muffins she ate, and the muffin she threw...
Liza makes 200 liters of chocolate milk, she drinks 50 liters and gives 25 liters to her friends. How many liters does she have left? Answer: She has 200 - 50 - 25 = <<200-50-25=125>>125 liters left. #### 125 Question: If there is a 50% chance that each person will no-show at the party, how many people should Jack in...
Landon went to the store and bought 6 oranges for $5. If he decides to buy 12 oranges, how much will they cost? Answer: If 6 oranges cost $5, then 1 orange costs 5/6=<<5/6=0.8333333333333334>>$0.8333333333333334 Then, 12 oranges will cost 12 x $0.8333333333333334 = <<12*0.8333333333333334=10>>$10 #### 10 Question: I ...
Lulu had a garage sale. If she sold 48 items and made 15 dollars, how much did each item cost? Answer: Each item cost 15/48=<<15/48=0.3125>>0.3125 dollars #### 0.3125 Question: Marlon has a vision of becoming a racecar driver. If he can collect 200 toy cars, he will enroll in a racecar driver's school. Right now, he ...
Lina’s shoe size is 7. If Lina’s shoe size increases by 50% later in life, what will be her new shoe size? Answer: Lina's shoe size increases by 50%, so her new shoe size will be 7 + 7 x 50% = 7 + 7 x 1/2 = 7 + 3.5 = 10.5 #### 10.5 Question: Eleanor makes 8 cookies an hour and she works 3 hours. How many more cookies...
Lasha has 12 friends and a quarter of them are girls. How many boys play theater with him? Answer: One quarter of his friends are girls because 1/4 x 12=3 The rest are boys because 12 - 3=9 #### 9 Question: There are 105 roses. If a third of them are red and a quarter of the remaining are yellow. How many are there i...
Lulu has an 80-minute TV show. If she watches 40% of it, how many minutes does she watch? Answer: 40% of 80 minutes is 0.4*80=<<0.4*80=32>>32 minutes #### 32 Question: Owen's favorite character from a certain animated series is three-fourths of an inch tall. If Owen is making a miniature version of him at a scale of ...
Landon goes to a theme park where tickets for rides cost 5 tickets, tickets for food cost 10 tickets, and one ticket gets you into the park but not let you on anything. If Landon has 48 tickets, how many things can he do at the park assuming he wants to use all his tickets? Answer: The total number of things Landon c...
What is 1/4 of 1/2 of 3/4 of 484? Answer: 1/2 of 484 is 242 because 484/2 = 242 1/4 of 242 is 60.5 because 242/4 = 60.5 1/4 of 60.5 is 15.125 because 60.5/4 = 15.125 #### 15.125 Question: If 2 large boxes and 3 small boxes weigh the same as 16 large boxes, how many small boxes weigh the same as 1 large box? Answer: ...
Liza watches 4 19-minute reality shows and one 12-minute cartoon. How long does she spend watching TV? Answer: First find the total time Liza spends watching reality shows: 4 shows * 19 minutes/show = <<4*19=76>>76 minutes Then add that amount to the time she spends watching the cartoon: 76 minutes + 12 minutes = <<7...
Lulu has an 80-minute TV show. If she watches 40% of it, how many minutes does she watch? Answer: 40% of 80 minutes is 80 * 40/100= <<80*40/100=32>>32 #### 32 Question: Yvonne adds 5 3-seconds and 10 7-seconds. How long is her total time? Answer: First find the total amount of time in seconds that Yvonne adds: 5 * 3...
An octopus has 8 legs. If 4 octopi climbed on to a bed and then 10 legs slid off the bed, how many octopi stayed on the bed? Answer: 4 octopi climbed on the bed, meaning 4 x 8 = 32 legs were on the bed. If 10 legs slid off, then 32 - 10 = 22 legs were left on the bed. Since each octopus has 8 legs, the number of octo...
Rick has 120 marbles, 25% of which are blue. If each of his blue marbles is worth $0.10, how much are his blue marbles worth altogether? Answer: 25% of his marbles are blue, so 25% x 120 = 0.25 x 120 = 30 blue marbles. Therefore, Rick has 30 x $0.10 = $3.00 worth of blue marbles. #### 3.00 Question: If 300 kids are s...
Liza runs 9 miles every day. If she decides to increase her daily running distance by 2 miles, how many miles will she run in a week? Answer: If she increases her daily distance by 2 miles, she will run 9+2=<<9+2=11>>11 miles per day. In a week, she will run 11*7=<<11*7=77>>77 miles. #### 77 Question: Tina's friend h...
Liza went to bed at 9:15 pm. She spent 1/3 of the night sleeping. What time was it when Liza woke up? Answer: 1/3 of the night is 8 hours because 24 hours x 1/3 = 8 She woke up at 5:15 am because 9:15 pm + 8 hours = 5:15 am #### 5:15 am Question: If the time is 12:28 AM, what was the time 48 minutes ago? Answer: 12:...
Lina’s shoebox can hold 150 paperclips. If she finds 10 paperclips per box, how many boxes would she need for all of her paperclips? Answer: Lina would need 15 boxes because 150 paperclips / 10 paperclips per box = 15 #### 15 Question: If 3 train rides cost 9 dollars, how much do 2 cost? Answer: 3 train rides cost 9...
Lizaumer has 4 friends and 6 enemies. If she has 10 friends in total, how many friends does she have in common with her enemy? Answer: Liza has 10 - 4 = 6 enemies She has 6 friends in common with her enemy because 6 friends and 6 enemies. #### 6 Question: The distance around the outside of Cedar Park is 543 meters. I...
Liza makes 200 liters of pizza sauce. If 25% of it is used for making pizzas, how many pizzas can she make if each one uses 2.5 liters of sauce? Answer: She uses 50 liters for pizzas because 200 x 25% = 200 x 0.25 = 50 Therefore, she can make 20 pizzas because 50 / 2.5 = 20 #### 20 Question: Two teachers are at a car...
Aimee has 10 friends and 60% of them are girls. How many boys play theater with her? Answer: 60% of her friends are girls because 60/100 = 0.6 40% of her friends are boys because 1 - 0.6 = 0.4 0.4 x 10 = 4 boys play theater with her because 10 x 0.4 = 4 #### 4 Question: Linda had 80 apples in her basket. She gave six...
If a baby monster has 8 eyes, how many eyes do 7 babies have? Answer: If each baby monster has 8 eyes, then 7 babies have 7 x 8 = 7*8=7*8=<<7*8=56>>56 eyes. #### 56 Question: If there are 12 ants in a line and half are black, how many ants are white? Answer: If half the ants are black, then the other half must be wh...
Lina’s house has a garage with a lift that can hold 4 people at a time. How many trips can the lift make to transport 20 people? Answer: The lift can make 5 trips because 20/4=5 #### 5 Question: Chloe goes to the zoo with her family. She counts 30 zebras, 20 black swans, 40 monkeys, and 10 giraffes. How many more mon...
What is 100 more than the difference between the greatest and the least number in the list: 12, 5, 15, 23, 7? Answer: The greatest number in the list is 23. The least number in the list is 5. The difference between the greatest and the least number is 23 - 5 = 18. 100 more than the difference is 18 + 100 = 118. #### ...
Llli has 80 songs on her phone. If she likes 60% of them, how many songs will she enjoy? Answer: 60% of 80 is 48 because 60% * 80 = 0.6 * 80 = 48 #### 48 Question: The city of Vancouver has a population of 600,000, while the population of the entire province is 2,000,000. What percentage of the province's population ...
Liza is training for a race. She runs 15 kilometers every day for a week. How many kilometers does Liza run during the week? Answer: Liza runs 15 kilometers every day for a week. Since there are 7 days in a week, Liza runs 15 x 7 = 105 kilometers during the week. #### 105 Question: If Lina is currently 20 years old, ...
Two police cars joined 4 fire engines, and there were 24 kids on the bikes. How many people are there? Answer: There are 6 police cars because 2 police cars + 4 fire engines = 6 vehicles There are 24 kids on the bikes because 24 kids There are 24 people because 24 kids + 0 adults = 24 people #### 24 Question: A pizze...
Liza went to bed at 9:15 PM. She spent 1 quarter of that time falling asleep. How many minutes did she spend falling asleep? Answer: There are 60 minutes in an hour, so 9:15 PM is 9*60+15=<<9*60+15=555>>555 minutes after midnight. Liza spent 1/4 of that time falling asleep, or 555*1/4=<<555*1/4=138.75>>138.75 minutes...
Liza watches 10 10-minute reality shows and one 15-minute cartoon. How long does she spend watching TV? Answer: First find the total time Liza spends watching reality shows: 10 shows * 10 minutes/show = <<10*10=100>>100 minutes Then add that amount to the time she spends watching the cartoon: 100 minutes + 15 minutes...
Lulu had 800 Legos and used 317 of them to make a castle. The next day she used another 245 Legos to make a house. How many Legos does Lulu have left? Answer: After she made the castle, Lulu had 800 - 317 = 483 Legos left. After she made the house, she had 483 - 245 = 238 Legos left. #### ```python # Question 1 # Num...
Liza numerical locks screens on her phone every day from 10:00 for 40 minutes. How many hours is the numerical lock on in a week? Answer: Liza locks her phone for 40 minutes each day. There are 7 days in a week, so she locks her phone for 40 minutes x 7 days = 280 minutes in a week. To convert minutes to hours, we di...
Saffron's father spends 20 minutes picking apples from the orchard. He picks 3 red apples, 5 green apples, and 10 yellow apples. How many apples did he pick in total? Answer: Saffron's father picked a total of 3+5+10=<<3+5+10=18>>18 apples. #### 18 Question: Bea has 3 jars of 200 beads each. 40% of the beads are red,...
Liza won 200 coins in a contest. She gave 30% of her winnings to her friends and spent one-fourth of the remaining coins on snacks. How many coins did Liza have left? Answer: First find the number of coins Liza gave to her friends: 200 coins * 30% = <<200*0.3=60>>60 coins This means Liza has 200 - 60 = 140 coins left...
Lina has 56 chocolate bars, and she wants to share it with her friends. If she has 8 friends, how many chocolate bars will each of her friends get? Answer: Lina has 8 friends and 56 chocolate bars. If she divides the chocolate bars equally among her friends, each friend will get 56/8 = <<56/8=7>>7 chocolate bars. ##...
Dino has written 40 pages of his novel. He writes 5 pages a day. How many days has Dino spent writing his novel? Answer: He has spent 8 days writing because 40 / 5 = 8 #### 8 Question: Esther has read 40 pages of her book. If she reads 5 pages a day, how many days has she spent reading her book? Answer: She has spen...
Rick has 120 books; 65 are text books and the rest are comic books. If he loses 16 comic books, how many comic books are left? Answer: Rick has 120 - 65 = 55 comic books because 120 - 65 = 55 He has 55 - 16 = 39 comic books left because 55 - 16 = 39 #### 39 Question: If a book costs $20 and you have a 25% off coupon,...
Lulu is playing a board game with her friends using a standard 52 card deck and 4 dice. She gets 3 chances to roll the dice. In order to win the game, she needs to roll a 1, a 3, and a 5. Assuming she replaces the die after each roll, what are the odds of her winning the game? Answer: The probability of rolling a 1 i...
Llliann has 20 apples. She gives 2 to her mom, 4 to her sister, and half of the remainder to her brother. How many apples does she have left? Answer: Llliann gives away a total of 2 + 4 = 6 apples. She then has 20 - 6 = 14 apples left. She gives half of the remainder to her brother, which is 14 / 2 = 7 apples. Theref...
Liza numerical locks screens on her phone every day from Monday to Friday. On Monday, she sets the numerical locks to 123. Each succeeding day she adds 2 to every digit of the numerical locks from the previous day. What numerical locks does Liza set on Friday? Answer: On Tuesday, she sets the numerical locks to 123 +...
Liza numerical locks screens on her phone 3 times a day. How many times would she numerical lockscreens on her phone a week? Answer: There are seven days in a week, so she locks her phone 3 * 7 = <<3*7=21>>21 times a week. #### 21 Question: Liza numerical locks screens on her phone 3 times a day. How many times would...
If Landon eats 2 chocolates in the morning, 4 chocolates in the afternoon and 3 chocolates in the evening, how many chocolates did Landon eat in a week? Answer: First, find how many chocolates Landon eats in a day: 2 + 4 + 3 = 9 chocolates/day Then find how many chocolates he eats in a week: 9 chocolates/day * 7 days...
For every degree we are north of the equator, the temperature drops by 3 degrees Celsius. If we are 15 degrees north of the equator and it is 20 degrees Celsius at the equator, what is the temperature where we are? Answer: We are 15 degrees north of the equator, meaning the temperature is 15 degrees lower than the eq...
Landon went to the store and bought 6 oranges, 7 apples, and 10 bananas. How many pieces of fruit did Landon buy? Answer: Landon bought 6 oranges + 7 apples + 10 bananas = 6+7+10=<<6+7+10=23>>23 pieces of fruit #### 23 Question: Marla has ten pairs of shoes, and she wants to give five pairs to4 her friend. How many p...
Two over a certain number is equal to the number minus ten. What is the certain number? Answer: 2/x = x - 10 2 = x^2 - 10x x^2 - 10x - 2 = 0 Solving for x using the quadratic formula, we get x = 5 + sqrt(27) or x = 5 - sqrt(27) #### 5 + sqrt(27) or 5 - sqrt(27) Question: If there are 12 rabbits, 5 chickens, and 20 bi...
An octopus has 8 legs. If 4 octopi Controllers have 16 legs in total, how many legs do 12 octopi have? Answer: 16 legs divided by 4 octopi Controllers is 4 legs per octopus. So 12 octopi Controllers have 12 x 4 = 48 legs in total. #### 48 Question: I have 6 fish, each of which has 2 lenses. How many lenses do they ha...
Lulu has an exponential ramp function that increases by a factor of 2 every 10 minutes, starting at 1. How many ramps will she have after 1 hour? Answer: There are 60 minutes in 1 hour. Therefore, Lulu will have 2^6 = 64 ramps after 1 hour. #### 64 Question: Yvonne bought 10 times as many egg rolls as Missy and Sarah...
An airplane, flying at a speed of 460 km/h, climbs at an angle of 30° with the ground. How long does it take for the airplane to reach an altitude of 10,000 meters? Answer: The airplane is climbing at a speed of 460 km/h. We need to find the component of this speed that is directly upwards. This is given by the sine ...
Lina’s younger sister has an aquarium with some fish. Her mother just bought two more fish, which makes for a total of 10 fish in the aquarium. How many fish did Lina’s younger sister have in the beginning? Answer: We can solve the equation x + 2 = 10 to find x. Subtracting 2 from both sides, we get x = 8 #### 8 Ques...
Lulu had a specific number of papers, 324 to be precise. She gave one-third of her papers to Asuka and one-fourth of the remaining papers to均有. How many papers did Lulu give to Hasaka? Answer: Lulu gave Asuka one-third of her papers, meaning she gave her 324/3 = 108 papers She then gave 1/4 of the remaining papers to...
Rick has 120 marbles, including 60 blue marbles, 80 green marbles, and 40 yellow marbles. After giving his sister 28 green marbles, how many more green marbles does he have than blue marbles? Answer: Rick has 80 - 28 = 52 green marbles. He has 60 - 52 = 8 more blue marbles than green marbles. #### 8 Question: The cit...
The distance from Earth to the Moon is about 240,000 miles. From the Moon to Earth back is the same distance. How many miles is it around the Moon? Answer: The distance from the Moon to Earth is 240,000 miles, so the round trip is 240,000 * 2 = 480,000 miles. #### 480000 Question: Luna's monthly budget is 20 dollars ...
Landon went to a fancy restaurant; he wants to order 2 plates of steak and 2 plates of ice cream. One plate of steak costs $5.50, while a plate of ice cream costs $3. How much more does he need to pay, if he has already paid $10? Answer: Landon wants to pay 2*$5.50+$3*2=<<2*$5.50+$3*2=17>>$17 He still needs to pay $1...
Lina has 5 apples, while Gabriel has 4 oranges. If one fruit falls every 30 minutes, how many fruits will they have in total in 30 minutes? Answer: In 30 minutes, one fruit will fall because 1 fruit/30 min Lina and Gabriel will have 5+4+1=<<5+4+1=10>>10 fruits #### 10 Question: A family of 5 are enjoying a ice cream ...
Rick has 120 cards. He decided to only keep 30% of the cards and so he gave the rest of the cards to his 8 friends. How many cards will each of his friends get? Answer: Rick decided to keep 30% of the 120 cards because 30% * 120 cards = 0.30 * 120 = 36 cards He gave the remaining 84 cards because 120 - 36 = 84 cards ...
Liza went to bed at 9:15 PM. She spent 3/4 of the time sleeping. What time did she wake up? Answer: The time she spent sleeping is 3/4 * 60 = 45 minutes The time she woke up is 9:15 + 45 = 10:00 PM #### 10:00 PM Question: Liza went to bed at 12:32 AM. She spent 3/8 of the time sleeping. What time did she wake up? An...
Liza invited 12 people over to read together but 7 of them weren't feeling well, so didn't come over. How many people came over? Answer: 12 - 7 = 5 #### 2, 32, 315, 150, 4, 5