Q: Megan pays $16 for a shirt that costs $22 before sales. What is the amount of the discount?
A: Let x be the amount of the discount. We have, 22 - x = $16. We change the writing of the equation:. 22 - x + x = 16 + x. So, 22 = 16 + x. We then Remove 16 from both sides:. 22 - 16 = 16 + x - 16. So, 22 - 16 = x. So, the amount of the discount is x = $6. The answer is 6.
Question: Daisy and Rose were enjoying their backyard pool with their dogs. If there are 24 legs/paws in the pool, how many dogs do Daisy and Rose have?
Answer: Daisy and Rose each have 2 legs so between them, they have 2 * 2 = 4 legs. There are 24 legs in the pool and 4 belong to Daisy and Rose so there are 24 - 4 = 20 legs in the pool. Dogs have 4 legs and there are 20 legs in the pool so there are 20 / 4 = 5 dogs in the pool. The answer is 5.
[Question]Carmen burns a candle for 1 hour every night. A candle will last her 8 nights. If she burns the candle for 2 hours a night, how many candles will she use over 24 nights?
[Answer]Burning a candle for 1 hour lasts her 8 nights so if she burns for 2 hours it will last her 8 / 2 = 4 nights. 1 candle now lasts 4 nights and she needs enough for 24 nights so she needs 24 / 4 = 6 candles. The answer is 6.
Q: James has 18 chocolate bars to sell for the swim team. He sold 5 last week and 7 this week. How many more chocolate bars does he need to sell?
A: He has sold a total of 5 + 7 = 12 chocolate bars so far. James needs to sell 18 - 12 = 6 more chocolate bars. The answer is 6.
Question: A small pizza can gives 4 slices, and a large pizza gives 8 slices. George purchased 3 small and 2 large pizzas. George would like to eat 3 pieces. His friend Bob would like to eat one more piece than George. Susie will eat half as many as Bob. Bill, Fred and Mark would each like 3 pieces. How many slices of pizza will be left over?
Answer: George has 3 small pizzas * 4 slices = 12 pieces. George also has 2 large pizzas * 8 slices = 16 slices. Total, George has 12 + 16 slices = 28 slices of pizza. Bob will eat 3 slices + 1 = 4 slices. Susie will eat 1 / 2 * 4 slices = 2 slices. Bob, Fred and Mark will eat in total 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 pieces. Total slices of pizza eaten will be 3 + 4 + 2 + 9 = 18 pieces. Total pizza slices remaining will be 28 pieces - 18 = 10 slices left. The answer is 10.
Q: Kendra has 4 packs of pens. Tony has 2 packs of pens. There are 3 pens in each pack. If Kendra and Tony decide to keep two pens each and give the remaining pens to their friends one pen per friend, how many friends will they give pens to?
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Kendra has 4 packs x 3 pens / pack = 12 pens. Tony has 2 packs x 3 pens / pack = 6 pens. In total Kendra and Tony have 12 pens + 6 pens = 18 pens. If they each keep 2 pens, they keep 2 x 2 = 4 pens. They will be able to give a pen to 18 pens - 4 pens = 14 of their friends. The answer is 14.