[Question]Trevor and Joe were working together to finish a 500 piece puzzle. They put the border together first and that was 75 pieces. Trevor was able to place 105 pieces of the puzzle. Joe was able to place three times the number of puzzle pieces as Trevor. How many puzzle pieces are missing?
[Answer]The puzzle is 500 pieces and the border used 75 pieces so 500 - 75 = 425 pieces left. Joe placed three times as many puzzle pieces as Trevor who placed 105 so Joe placed 3 * 105 = 315 piece. Together Joe and Trevor placed 315 + 105 pieces for a total of 420 pieces. With the border down that left 425 pieces left and they put down 420 pieces so that meant 425 - 420 = 5 pieces were missing. The answer is 5.
Q: Mario has 3 hibiscus plants in his garden. The first hibiscus plant has 2 flowers. The second hibiscus plant has twice as many flowers as the first hibiscus plant. The third hibiscus plant has four times as many flowers as the second hibiscus plant. How many total blossoms does Mario have?
A: The second hibiscus plant has 2 x 2 = 4 flowers. The third hibiscus plant has 4 x 4 = 16 flowers. Adding the first hibiscus plant’s flowers, Mario has a total of 2 + 4 + 16 = 22 flowers. The answer is 22.
Question: Iris’ family is planning a surprise birthday party for her. The party will include her 3 uncles and 4 aunts who have a son and daughter each as well as her brother and mother. In total, how many people are coming to Iris’ birthday party?
Answer: Each of her aunts and uncles have a family unit of 1 son + 1 daughter + 1 aunt / uncle = 3 people. Iris has a total of 3 uncles + 4 aunts = 7 aunts or uncles in these family units. So among her aunts, uncles, and cousins, there will be 7 family units * 3 people in each family unit = 21 people. Including her mother and brother, there will be a total of 21 people + 1 mother + 1 brother = 23 people coming to her party. The answer is 23.
[Question]A single train car can carry 60 passengers. A 747 airplane can carry 366 passengers. How many more passengers can a train with 16 cars carry than 2 airplanes?
[Answer]A train with sixteen cars can carry 16 x 60 = 960 passengers. 2 airplanes can carry 2 x 366 = 732 passengers. The train can carry 960 - 732 = 228 passengers more than 2 airplanes. The answer is 228.
Q: Before work, Hayden spends 5 minutes ironing his button-up shirt and 3 minutes ironing his pants. He does this 5 days a week. How many minutes does he iron over 4 weeks?
A: He spends 5 minutes ironing his shirt and 3 minutes ironing his pants so that's 5 + 3 = 8 minutes. He does this every day for 5 days so that's 5 * 8 = 40 minutes. After 4 weeks, Hayden has spent 4 * 40 = 160 minutes ironing his clothes. The answer is 160.
Question: Twenty gallons of tea were poured into 80 containers. Geraldo drank 3.5 containers. How many pints of tea did Geraldo drink?
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20 gallons = 160 pints. 160 / 80 = 2 pints. 3.5 * 2 pints = 7 pints. Geraldo drank 7 pints of tea. The answer is 7.