[Question]Jill spends time every day talking to her boyfriend on the phone. The first day of the week she spends 5 minutes on the phone with her boyfriend. Each of the following days she spends twice as much time talking on the phone as the day before. After the 5th day her parents take the phone away from her because she was on it too long. How much time did Jill spend talking to her boyfriend that week?
[Answer]Jill starts off spending 5 minutes on the phone, and the following day she spends double that 5 minutes for 5 * 2 = 10 minutes. The following day Jill spends double the previous day's total of 10 minutes on the phone, for 10 * 2 = 20 minutes. On the fourth day, Jill spends double the previous day's total of 20 minutes on the phone, for 20 * 2 = 40 minutes. On the fifth and final day, Jill spends double the previous day's total of 40 minutes on the phone, for 40 * 2 = 80 minutes. All told, Jill spends 5 + 10 + 20 + 40 + 80 = 155 minutes on the phone over 5 days. The answer is 155.
Q: It takes 50 minutes to cut a woman's hair, 15 minutes to cut a man's hair, and 25 minutes to cut a kid's hair. If Joe cut 3 women's, 2 men's, and 3 children's hair, how much time did he spend cutting hair?
A: He spent 3 * 50 = 150 minutes cutting women's hair. He spent 2 * 15 = 30 minutes cutting men's hair. He spent 3 * 25 = 75 minutes cutting children's hair. He spent a total of 150 + 30 + 75 = 255 minutes. The answer is 255.
Question: A child is making a 5-level pyramid by stacking some blocks. In the first row, he has 9 blocks. For the next rows, he has 2 less than the blocks he has from its bottom row. How many blocks did he use in all?
Answer: On the second row, he used 9 - 2 = 7 blocks. On the third row, he used 7 - 2 = 5 blocks. On the fourth row, he used 5 - 2 = 3 blocks. On the fifth row, he used 3 - 2 = 1 block. Therefore, he used a total of 9 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 25 blocks. The answer is 25.
[Question]Janet has 9 cards more than Brenda. Mara has twice as many cards as Janet. How many cards do they have in all if Mara has 40 cards less than 150?
[Answer]Mara has 150 - 40 = 110 cards. Janet has 110 / 2 = 55 cards since Mara has twice as many as Janet. Brenda has 55 - 9 = 46 cards since Janet has 9 cards more than Brenda. Therefore, they all have 110 + 55 + 46 = 211 cards. The answer is 211.
Q: Lauryn owns a computer company that employs men and women in different positions in the company. How many men does he employ if there are 20 fewer men than women and 180 people working for Lauryn?
A: Let's say the number of men working at the company is x. Since there are 180 people, and the number of men is 20 fewer than the number of women, then x + x + 20 = 180. The total number of employees in the company is 2x + 20 = 180. 2x = 180 - 20. 2x = 160. The number of men is x = 160 / 2. There are x = 80 men in the company. The answer is 80.
Question: Robbie weighs 100 pounds. Patty was 4.5 times as heavy as Robbie, but she has since lost 235 pounds by working out. How many more pounds does Patty weigh than Robbie now?
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Patty used to weigh 100 * 4.5 = 450 pounds. Patty weighs 450 - 235 = 215 pounds after working out. Patty weighs 215 - 100 = 115 more pounds than Robbie. The answer is 115.
[Question]Jill spends time every day talking to her boyfriend on the phone. The first day of the week she spends 5 minutes on the phone with her boyfriend. Each of the following days she spends twice as much time talking on the phone as the day before. After the 5th day her parents take the phone away from her because she was on it too long. How much time did Jill spend talking to her boyfriend that week?
[Answer]Jill starts off spending 5 minutes on the phone, and the following day she spends double that 5 minutes for 5 * 2 = 10 minutes. The following day Jill spends double the previous day's total of 10 minutes on the phone, for 10 * 2 = 20 minutes. On the fourth day, Jill spends double the previous day's total of 20 minutes on the phone, for 20 * 2 = 40 minutes. On the fifth and final day, Jill spends double the previous day's total of 40 minutes on the phone, for 40 * 2 = 80 minutes. All told, Jill spends 5 + 10 + 20 + 40 + 80 = 155 minutes on the phone over 5 days. The answer is 155.
Q: It takes 50 minutes to cut a woman's hair, 15 minutes to cut a man's hair, and 25 minutes to cut a kid's hair. If Joe cut 3 women's, 2 men's, and 3 children's hair, how much time did he spend cutting hair?
A: He spent 3 * 50 = 150 minutes cutting women's hair. He spent 2 * 15 = 30 minutes cutting men's hair. He spent 3 * 25 = 75 minutes cutting children's hair. He spent a total of 150 + 30 + 75 = 255 minutes. The answer is 255.
Question: A child is making a 5-level pyramid by stacking some blocks. In the first row, he has 9 blocks. For the next rows, he has 2 less than the blocks he has from its bottom row. How many blocks did he use in all?
Answer: On the second row, he used 9 - 2 = 7 blocks. On the third row, he used 7 - 2 = 5 blocks. On the fourth row, he used 5 - 2 = 3 blocks. On the fifth row, he used 3 - 2 = 1 block. Therefore, he used a total of 9 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 25 blocks. The answer is 25.
[Question]Janet has 9 cards more than Brenda. Mara has twice as many cards as Janet. How many cards do they have in all if Mara has 40 cards less than 150?
[Answer]Mara has 150 - 40 = 110 cards. Janet has 110 / 2 = 55 cards since Mara has twice as many as Janet. Brenda has 55 - 9 = 46 cards since Janet has 9 cards more than Brenda. Therefore, they all have 110 + 55 + 46 = 211 cards. The answer is 211.
Q: Lauryn owns a computer company that employs men and women in different positions in the company. How many men does he employ if there are 20 fewer men than women and 180 people working for Lauryn?
A: Let's say the number of men working at the company is x. Since there are 180 people, and the number of men is 20 fewer than the number of women, then x + x + 20 = 180. The total number of employees in the company is 2x + 20 = 180. 2x = 180 - 20. 2x = 160. The number of men is x = 160 / 2. There are x = 80 men in the company. The answer is 80.
Question: Robbie weighs 100 pounds. Patty was 4.5 times as heavy as Robbie, but she has since lost 235 pounds by working out. How many more pounds does Patty weigh than Robbie now?
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Patty used to weigh 100 * 4.5 = 450 pounds. Patty weighs 450 - 235 = 215 pounds after working out. Patty weighs 215 - 100 = 115 more pounds than Robbie. The answer is 115.
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[Question]Jill spends time every day talking to her boyfriend on the phone. The first day of the week she spends 5 minutes on the phone with her boyfriend. Each of the following days she spends twice as much time talking on the phone as the day before. After the 5th day her parents take the phone away from her because she was on it too long. How much time did Jill spend talking to her boyfriend that week?
[Answer]Jill starts off spending 5 minutes on the phone, and the following day she spends double that 5 minutes for 5 * 2 = 10 minutes. The following day Jill spends double the previous day's total of 10 minutes on the phone, for 10 * 2 = 20 minutes. On the fourth day, Jill spends double the previous day's total of 20 minutes on the phone, for 20 * 2 = 40 minutes. On the fifth and final day, Jill spends double the previous day's total of 40 minutes on the phone, for 40 * 2 = 80 minutes. All told, Jill spends 5 + 10 + 20 + 40 + 80 = 155 minutes on the phone over 5 days. The answer is 155.
Q: It takes 50 minutes to cut a woman's hair, 15 minutes to cut a man's hair, and 25 minutes to cut a kid's hair. If Joe cut 3 women's, 2 men's, and 3 children's hair, how much time did he spend cutting hair?
A: He spent 3 * 50 = 150 minutes cutting women's hair. He spent 2 * 15 = 30 minutes cutting men's hair. He spent 3 * 25 = 75 minutes cutting children's hair. He spent a total of 150 + 30 + 75 = 255 minutes. The answer is 255.
Question: A child is making a 5-level pyramid by stacking some blocks. In the first row, he has 9 blocks. For the next rows, he has 2 less than the blocks he has from its bottom row. How many blocks did he use in all?
Answer: On the second row, he used 9 - 2 = 7 blocks. On the third row, he used 7 - 2 = 5 blocks. On the fourth row, he used 5 - 2 = 3 blocks. On the fifth row, he used 3 - 2 = 1 block. Therefore, he used a total of 9 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 25 blocks. The answer is 25.
[Question]Janet has 9 cards more than Brenda. Mara has twice as many cards as Janet. How many cards do they have in all if Mara has 40 cards less than 150?
[Answer]Mara has 150 - 40 = 110 cards. Janet has 110 / 2 = 55 cards since Mara has twice as many as Janet. Brenda has 55 - 9 = 46 cards since Janet has 9 cards more than Brenda. Therefore, they all have 110 + 55 + 46 = 211 cards. The answer is 211.
Q: Lauryn owns a computer company that employs men and women in different positions in the company. How many men does he employ if there are 20 fewer men than women and 180 people working for Lauryn?
A: Let's say the number of men working at the company is x. Since there are 180 people, and the number of men is 20 fewer than the number of women, then x + x + 20 = 180. The total number of employees in the company is 2x + 20 = 180. 2x = 180 - 20. 2x = 160. The number of men is x = 160 / 2. There are x = 80 men in the company. The answer is 80.
Question: Robbie weighs 100 pounds. Patty was 4.5 times as heavy as Robbie, but she has since lost 235 pounds by working out. How many more pounds does Patty weigh than Robbie now?
Answer:
Patty used to weigh 100 * 4.5 = 450 pounds. Patty weighs 450 - 235 = 215 pounds after working out. Patty weighs 215 - 100 = 115 more pounds than Robbie. The answer is 115.