Q: Quinn catches twice the amount of frogs as Alster who caught 2. Bret catches three times the amount of frogs as Quinn. How many frogs did Bret catch?
A: Quinn catches twice the amount as Alster, who caught 2 frogs so Quinn caught 2 * 2 = 4 frogs. Bret catches three times the amount as Quinn who caught 4 frogs so Bret caught 3 * 4 = 12 frogs. The answer is 12.
Question: Randy has some money. He spent $10 buying his lunch. He spent a quarter of the money he had left on an ice cream cone. If the ice cream cone cost $5, what is the amount of money, in dollars, Randy had at first?
Answer: Randy has 5 * 4 = 20 dollars left after buying lunch. Randy had 20 + 10 = 30 dollars at first. The answer is 30.
[Question]Cory bought a patio table and 4 chairs for $135. The patio table cost $55. If each chair cost the same amount, how much did each chair cost?
[Answer]The 4 chairs cost Cory $135 - $55 = $80. Each chair costs $80 / 4 = $20. The answer is 20.
Q: John works 12 hours every other day. He gets a 30% raise from his former $20 an hour job. How much does he make in a 30 day month?
A: He works 30 / 2 = 15 days. So he works 15 * 12 = 180 hours in the month. He got a 20 * .3 = $6 an hour raise. So he gets paid 20 + 6 = $26 an hour. That means he makes 26 * 180 = $4680. The answer is 4680.
Question: Charlotte, Lisa, and Patricia have a joint baseball collection. One of their friends is selling a rare baseball card for $100 on his website. Not wanting to miss such a rare opportunity, they have pooled all their money to buy the card. Patricia has $6. Lisa has five times Patricia’s money, but double Charlotte’s. How much more money do they require?
Answer: Since Patricia has 6 dollars, then Lisa has 6 * 5 = 30 dollars. Patricia’s money is double Charlotte’s, meaning that Charlotte has 30 / 2 = 15 dollars. Adding up all the money they have gives a total of 6 + 30 + 15 = 51 dollars. Since the rare card costs 100 dollars, the girls require an additional 100 - 51 = 49 dollars. The answer is 49.
Q: In January, Bill's labrador puppy weighs 40 pounds and his dachshund puppy weighs 12 pounds. Each dog gains 25% of their starting weight over the year. What's the difference in their weight at the end of the year?
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First find how much weight the labrador puppy gains: 40 pounds * 25% = 10 pounds. Then add that weight gain to the puppy's starting weight: 40 pounds + 10 pounds = 50 pounds. Then find how much weight the dachshund puppy gains: 12 pounds * 25% = 3 pounds. Then add that weight gain to the puppy's starting weight: 12 pounds + 3 pounds = 15 pounds. Then subtract the dachshund puppy's weight from the labrador puppy's weight to find the difference: 50 pounds - 15 pounds = 35 pounds. The answer is 35.