If a basket is capable of holding 40 fruit altogether, and there are 3 times as many apples as oranges, how many oranges are there?

Since the ratio of apples to oranges is 3:1, that means for every 3 apples there is 1 orange. The size of this group is therefore 3+1=

<<3+1=4>>4. We then divide this group size into the total amount of fruit the basket is holding at this time, which is 40. This means there are 40/4=<<40/4=10>>10 of these groups in total. Since there are 10 of these groups in total, that means there are 10*1=<<10*1=10>>10 oranges in the basket. #### 10 Rodney and Todd are rowing down a river that is 50 yards wide at one end. If the river's width increases from this end uniformly by 2 yards every 10 meters along, and they row along the river at a rate of 5 m/s, how long (in seconds) will it take them to get to the point where the river is 80 yards wide? The difference in width between where they're starting from and their destination is 80-50 = <<80-50=30>>30 yards The width increases 2 yards every 10 m along the river so they would have to cover (30/2)*10 = <<(30/2)*10=150>>150 meters Traveling at the rate of 5m/s, he will spend 150/5 = <<150/5=30>>30 seconds #### 30 In two years, Ophelia will be four times as old as Lennon. If Lennon is currently eight years old, how old is Ophelia? In two years, Lennon will be 2+8 = <<2+8=10>>10 years old. Ophelia will be 4*10 = <<4*10=40>>40 years old in two years. Currently, Ophelia is 40-2 = <<40-2=38>>38 years old. #### 38 For football season, Zachary wants to buy a new football, a pair of shorts, and a pair of football shoes. The ball costs $3.75, the shorts cost $2.40, and the shoes cost $11.85. Zachary has $10. How much more money does Zachary need? The total cost of the ball, the shorts, and the shoes is $3.75 + $2.40 + $11.85 = $<<3.75+2.4+11.85=18>>18. Zachary needs $18 − $10 = $8 more. #### 8 John buys 1.5 ounces of silver and twice as much gold. The silver costs $20 per ounce. The gold is 50 times more expensive per ounce. How much does he spend on everything? He buys the silver for 1.5*$20=$<<1.5*20=30>>30 He bought 1.5*2=<<1.5*2=3>>3 ounces of gold The gold is worth %20*50=$<<20*50=1000>>1000 per ounce So he buys 3*$1000=$<<3*1000=3000>>3000 on gold So he spent $30+$3000=$<<30+3000=3030>>3030 on everything #### 3030 A lorry is 500 pounds when empty. What will its weight be if it's loaded with 20 bags of apples, each weighing 60 pounds? If the lorry is loaded with 20 bags of apples, each weighing 60 pounds, it will have an additional weight of 20*60=<<20*60=1200>>1200 The total weight of the lorry after being loaded with the bags of apples will be 500+1200=<<500+1200=1700>>1700 pounds #### 1700 Mikaela was repainting her bathroom. She bought 16 containers of paint to cover the four equally-sized walls. At the last minute, she decided to put tile on one wall in the bathroom and paint flowers on the ceiling with one container of paint instead. How many containers of paint will she have left over? Mikaela would use 16 / 4 = <<16/4=4>>4 containers of paint per wall. To paint 3 walls, she will use 3 * 4 = <<3*4=12>>12 containers. After using 1 container for the ceiling, she will have 16 - 12 - 1 = <<16-12-1=3>>3 containers of paint left over. #### 3 A fast-food chain offers free delivery for a minimum purchase of $18. Danny ordered 2 quarter-pounder burgers for $3.20 each, 2 large fries that cost $1.90 each, and 2 milkshakes that cost $2.40 each. How much more worth of food should he order to avail of the free delivery? Two quarter-pounder burgers cost $3.20 x 2 = $<<3.20*2=6.40>>6.40. Two large fries cost $1.90 x 2 = $<<2*1.9=3.80>>3.80. Two milkshakes cost $2.40 x 2 = $<<2*2.4=4.80>>4.80. The total amount spent for the burgers, fries, and shakes is $6.40 + $3.80 + $4.80 = $<<6.4+3.8+4.8=15>>15. Therefore, he should order $18 - $15 = $<<18-15=3>>3 worth of additional food to take advantage of the free food delivery. #### 3 Jackie's favorite cosmetic company was offering free shipping when you spent $50.00. Jackie ordered her favorite shampoo and conditioner that each cost $10.00 a bottle and 3 bottles of lotion that cost $6.00 each. How much more money does Jackie need to spend to be eligible for free shipping? The shampoo and conditioner cost $10 each so 2*$10 = $<<2*10=20.00>>20.00 3 bottles of lotion cost $6.00 each so 3*$6 = $<<3*6=18.00>>18.00 So far she has spent $20+$18 = $<<20+18=38.00>>38.00 You need to spend $50.00 for free shipping and she has spent $38.00 already so she needs to buy $50-$38 = $<<50-38=12.00>>12.00 more in products #### 12 A park is 1000 feet long and 2000 feet wide. If there is 1 tree per 20 square feet, how many trees are there in the park? The park is 2,000,000 square feet because 1000*2000 =<<1000*2000=2000000>>2,000,000. Thus, there are 100,000 trees in the park because 2,000,000/20 = <<2000000/20=100000>>100,000. #### 100,000