Question: Nadia is learning to play the piano. She normally makes 3 mistakes per 40 notes and can play about 60 notes a minute.  If she plays for 8 minutes how many mistakes will she make on average?
Answer: She plays 480 notes because 8 x 60 = 480. This is 12 blocks of 40 notes because 480 / 40 = 12. She makes 36 mistakes because 12 x 3 = 36. The answer is 36.
[Question]Camille goes to the Ice Cream Palace with her husband and two children. Each one orders a different ice cream. Camille orders a banana split, her husband orders a waffle bowl, her daughter orders a single cone, and her son orders a double cone. The cone has 1 scoop of ice cream, the banana split has 3 times as many scoops of ice cream as the cone and the waffle bowl has 1 more scoop than the banana split. How many scoops of ice cream did the ice cream man serve?
[Answer]The double cone has 2 * 1 = 2 scoops of ice cream. The banana split has three times as many scoops of ice cream as the single cone, so it has 3 * 1 = 3 scoops of ice cream. The waffle bowl has 1 more scoop of ice cream than the banana split, so it has 3 + 1 = 4 scoops of ice cream. The ice cream man served a total of 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10 scoops of ice cream. The answer is 10.
Q: Bert bought some unique stamps for his collection. Before the purchase, he had only half the stamps he bought. If he bought 300 stamps, how many stamps does Bert have in total after the purchase?
A: Before the purchase, Bert had 300 * 1 / 2 = 150 stamps. So after the purchase he has 300 + 150 = 450 stamps. The answer is 450.
Question: Corna wants to buy a shirt. The store buys the shirt for $20, but charges 30% for profit. However, the shirt is on sale for 50% off the selling price. What is the price now?
Answer: First find how much the store makes in profit: $20 * 0.30 = $6 for profit. Then find the regular selling price: $20 + $6 = $26 total price. Then multiply the regular price by the discount to get $26 * 0.50 = $13 for the final price. The answer is 13.
[Question]Niles is collecting his book club's annual fees. Each of the six members pays $150/year towards snacks, plus $30 each for six hardcover books and $12 each for six paperback books. How much money does Niles collect in total?
[Answer]First find the cost per member of the hardcover books: $30 / book * 6 books = $180. Then find the cost per member of the paperback books: $12 / book * 6 books = $72. Then find the total cost per member: $180 + $72 + $150 = $402 / member. Now find the total amount of money by multiplying the cost per member by the number of members: $402 / member * 6 members = $2412. The answer is 2412.
[Question]There are 3 numbers that are consecutive integers. Together they have a sum of 18. What is the largest of the 3 numbers?
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Let N = smallest number. N + 1 = next number. N + 2 = largest number. N + (N + 1) + (N + 2) = 18. 3N + 3 = 18. 3N = 15. N = 5. The largest number is 7. The answer is 7.