[Question]Edmonton is 220 kilometers north of Red Deer. Calgary is 110 kilometers south of Red Deer. If you travel at 110 kilometers per hour, how long will it take to get from Edmonton to Calgary?
[Answer]Total distance travelled is 220km + 110km = 330 km. Time to travel that far is 330km / 110km / hour = 3 hours. The answer is 3.
Q: Brittney can chop 15 onions in 5 minutes. Carl can chop 20 onions within that same time. How many more onions can Carl chop in 30 minutes than Brittney?
A: Brittney can chop 15 / 5 = 3 onions in one minute. Carl can chop 20 / 5 = 4 onions in one minute. Brittney can chop 3 x 30 = 90 onions in 30 minutes. Carl can chop 4 x 30 = 120 onions in 30 minutes. Carl can chop 120 - 90 = 30 more onions than Brittney in 30 minutes. The answer is 30.
Question: There were 25 peaches in each basket. Five baskets of peaches were delivered to a market. The farmers have eaten 5 peaches. The remaining peaches are packed into smaller boxes of 15 each. How many boxes of peaches are there?
Answer: The total number of peaches delivered to a market was 5 x 25 = 125. The remaining peaches after 5 were eaten was 150 - 5 = 145. So, there are 120 / 15 = 8 smaller boxes of peaches. The answer is 8.
[Question]Sonny received 45 boxes of cookies from his friend yesterday. He gave 12 to his brother, 9 to his sister, and he gave 7 to his cousin. How many boxes of cookies were left for him?
[Answer]Sonny gave 12 + 9 + 7 = 28 boxes of cookies. Therefore, he was left with 45 - 28 = 17 boxes of cookies. The answer is 17.
Q: Mimi picked up 2 dozen seashells on the beach. Kyle found twice as many shells as Mimi and put them in his pocket. Leigh grabbed one-third of the shells that Kyle found. How many seashells did Leigh have?
A: Mimi has 2 x 12 = 24 sea shells. Kyle has 24 x 2 = 48 sea shells. Leigh has 48 / 3 = 16 sea shells. The answer is 16.
Question: A store owner buys clothes wholesale and adds 80% to the wholesale price to set the retail price. The retail price of a pair of pants is $36. What is the wholesale price?
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Let X be the wholesale price. The retail price of a pair of pants is X + X * 80% = $36. Thus 1.8 * X = $36. Thus X = $36 / 1.8 = $20. The answer is 20.