Question: Joy has 30 pencils, and Colleen has 50 pencils. If they bought the pencils at $4 each at the store, how much more money did Colleen pay than Joy for her pencils?
Answer: The number of pencils that Colleen has more than Joy is 50 - 30 = 20 pencils. If each pencil was sold at $4 each, Colleen paid $4 * 20 = $80 more for the 20 extra pencils she has more than Joy. The answer is 80.
[Question]Steve puts $100 into the bank. Each year he earns 10% interest on the money in the account. How much money will be in the bank after 2 years?
[Answer]At the end of the first year, there will be $100 * (110 / 100) = $110 in the bank account. At the end of the second year, there will be $110 * (110 / 100) = $121. The answer is 121.
Q: Jack and Rose want to start a dog-walking business after school. They made 1,236 flyers to hand out around their neighborhood. Jack handed 120 flyers while Rose handed 320 flyers. How many flyers are left to be handed out around?
A: Jack and Rose handed a total of 120 + 320 = 440 flyers. So, they still have 1236 - 440 = 796 flyers left to be handed out around. The answer is 796.
Question: Carlos has some gold quarters. If he spends them in a store, they are worth the regular amount. If he melts them down, he can get $100 per ounce. Each quarter weighs 1/5 of an ounce. How many times more money would he get from melting them down instead of spending them in a store?
Answer: If he melts them down, five quarters equals $100 because 1 / (1 / 5) = 5. If he spends those five quarters they are worth $1.25 because 5 x .25 = 1.25. They are worth 80 times more melted down because 100 / 1.25 = 80. The answer is 80.
[Question]Amy, Jeremy, and Chris have a combined age of 132. Amy is 1/3 the age of Jeremy, and Chris is twice as old as Amy. How old is Jeremy?
[Answer]Let x represent the age of Jeremy. Amy:(1 / 3)x. Chris:2(1 / 3)x = (2 / 3)x. Total:x + (1 / 3)x + (2 / 3)x = 132. 2x = 132. x = 66 years old. The answer is 66.
[Question]Josh has soccer practice on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. He has band practice on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. From Monday to Friday, how many hours does Josh spend on extracurricular activities?
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Josh practices soccer 2 hours x 3 days = 6 hours. He practices band 1.5 hours x 2 days = 3 hours. From Monday to Friday, on extracurricular activities, Josh spends 6 + 3 = 9 hours. The answer is 9.
Question: Joy has 30 pencils, and Colleen has 50 pencils. If they bought the pencils at $4 each at the store, how much more money did Colleen pay than Joy for her pencils?
Answer: The number of pencils that Colleen has more than Joy is 50 - 30 = 20 pencils. If each pencil was sold at $4 each, Colleen paid $4 * 20 = $80 more for the 20 extra pencils she has more than Joy. The answer is 80.
[Question]Steve puts $100 into the bank. Each year he earns 10% interest on the money in the account. How much money will be in the bank after 2 years?
[Answer]At the end of the first year, there will be $100 * (110 / 100) = $110 in the bank account. At the end of the second year, there will be $110 * (110 / 100) = $121. The answer is 121.
Q: Jack and Rose want to start a dog-walking business after school. They made 1,236 flyers to hand out around their neighborhood. Jack handed 120 flyers while Rose handed 320 flyers. How many flyers are left to be handed out around?
A: Jack and Rose handed a total of 120 + 320 = 440 flyers. So, they still have 1236 - 440 = 796 flyers left to be handed out around. The answer is 796.
Question: Carlos has some gold quarters. If he spends them in a store, they are worth the regular amount. If he melts them down, he can get $100 per ounce. Each quarter weighs 1/5 of an ounce. How many times more money would he get from melting them down instead of spending them in a store?
Answer: If he melts them down, five quarters equals $100 because 1 / (1 / 5) = 5. If he spends those five quarters they are worth $1.25 because 5 x .25 = 1.25. They are worth 80 times more melted down because 100 / 1.25 = 80. The answer is 80.
[Question]Amy, Jeremy, and Chris have a combined age of 132. Amy is 1/3 the age of Jeremy, and Chris is twice as old as Amy. How old is Jeremy?
[Answer]Let x represent the age of Jeremy. Amy:(1 / 3)x. Chris:2(1 / 3)x = (2 / 3)x. Total:x + (1 / 3)x + (2 / 3)x = 132. 2x = 132. x = 66 years old. The answer is 66.
[Question]Josh has soccer practice on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. He has band practice on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. From Monday to Friday, how many hours does Josh spend on extracurricular activities?
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Josh practices soccer 2 hours x 3 days = 6 hours. He practices band 1.5 hours x 2 days = 3 hours. From Monday to Friday, on extracurricular activities, Josh spends 6 + 3 = 9 hours. The answer is 9.
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Question: Joy has 30 pencils, and Colleen has 50 pencils. If they bought the pencils at $4 each at the store, how much more money did Colleen pay than Joy for her pencils?
Answer: The number of pencils that Colleen has more than Joy is 50 - 30 = 20 pencils. If each pencil was sold at $4 each, Colleen paid $4 * 20 = $80 more for the 20 extra pencils she has more than Joy. The answer is 80.
[Question]Steve puts $100 into the bank. Each year he earns 10% interest on the money in the account. How much money will be in the bank after 2 years?
[Answer]At the end of the first year, there will be $100 * (110 / 100) = $110 in the bank account. At the end of the second year, there will be $110 * (110 / 100) = $121. The answer is 121.
Q: Jack and Rose want to start a dog-walking business after school. They made 1,236 flyers to hand out around their neighborhood. Jack handed 120 flyers while Rose handed 320 flyers. How many flyers are left to be handed out around?
A: Jack and Rose handed a total of 120 + 320 = 440 flyers. So, they still have 1236 - 440 = 796 flyers left to be handed out around. The answer is 796.
Question: Carlos has some gold quarters. If he spends them in a store, they are worth the regular amount. If he melts them down, he can get $100 per ounce. Each quarter weighs 1/5 of an ounce. How many times more money would he get from melting them down instead of spending them in a store?
Answer: If he melts them down, five quarters equals $100 because 1 / (1 / 5) = 5. If he spends those five quarters they are worth $1.25 because 5 x .25 = 1.25. They are worth 80 times more melted down because 100 / 1.25 = 80. The answer is 80.
[Question]Amy, Jeremy, and Chris have a combined age of 132. Amy is 1/3 the age of Jeremy, and Chris is twice as old as Amy. How old is Jeremy?
[Answer]Let x represent the age of Jeremy. Amy:(1 / 3)x. Chris:2(1 / 3)x = (2 / 3)x. Total:x + (1 / 3)x + (2 / 3)x = 132. 2x = 132. x = 66 years old. The answer is 66.
[Question]Josh has soccer practice on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. He has band practice on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. From Monday to Friday, how many hours does Josh spend on extracurricular activities?
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Josh practices soccer 2 hours x 3 days = 6 hours. He practices band 1.5 hours x 2 days = 3 hours. From Monday to Friday, on extracurricular activities, Josh spends 6 + 3 = 9 hours. The answer is 9.