Question: Brianna started out with a bag of 24 marbles. She lost four marbles through a hole in the bag. Then, she gave away twice as many marbles as she had lost through the hole in the bag. Finally, her dog ate half as many marbles as Brianna had lost through the hole in the bag. How many marbles did Brianna have remaining?
Answer: Brianna gave away twice as many marbles as she had lost, or a total of 2 * 4 = 8 marbles. Her dog ate half as many marbles as Brianna had lost through the hole in the bag, or 4 / 2 = 2 marbles. If she started with 24 marbles, then the number of marbles remaining is 24 - 4 - 8 - 2 = 10 marbles. The answer is 10.
[Question]There are 3 rows of people relaxing at the beach. The first row is made up of 24 people until 3 people get up to wade in the water. 5 people from the second row, which originally held 20 people, go to join them. The third row is made up of 18 people. How many people are left relaxing on the beach?
[Answer]In the first row, there are now 24 – 3 = 21 people. In the second row, there are now 20 – 5 = 15 people. So in total there are 21 in the first row + 15 in the second row + 18 in the third row = 54 people. The answer is 54.
Q: It takes 40 minutes to freeze ice cubes and 3 minutes per smoothie to turn them into smoothies once they're frozen. How long does it take to make 5 smoothies?
A: First find the total time spend making the smoothies: 5 smoothies * 3 minutes / smoothie = 15 minutes. Then add that amount of time to the time freezing the ice cubes to find the total time spent: 15 minutes + 40 minutes = 55 minutes. The answer is 55.
Question: If there are four times as many red crayons as blue crayons in a box, and there are 3 blue crayons. How many crayons total are in the box?
Answer: Red crayons: 4(3) = 12. Total crayons: 12 + 3 = 15 crayons. The answer is 15.
[Question]Hermione, Luna, and Celestia combined have 83 spelling badges. If Hermione has 14 and Luna has 17, how many spelling badges does Celestia have?
[Answer]Combining Hermione and Luna has 14 + 17 = 31 spelling badges. Removing their spelling badges from the total, Celestia has 83 - 31 = 52 spelling badges. The answer is 52.
[Question]Jordan's dog, Max, was born on the same day that Luka turned 4 years old. Luka is exactly 2 years older than is Aubrey. On Aubrey's 8th birthday, how many years old was Jordan's dog, Max?
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If Luka is exactly 2 years older than is Aubrey, then on Aubrey's 8th birthday, Luka was 8 + 2 = 10 years old. If Jordan's dog, Max, was born on the same day that Luka turned 4 years old, then when Luka was 10 years old, Max was 10 - 4 = 6 years old. The answer is 6.