Jenny and Mark are throwing bottle caps. Jenny's bottlecap flies 18 feet straight, then bounces off a street light and flies another 1/3 of the distance it already went. Mark's bottle cap flies 15 feet forward, then bounces off a window and flies twice as far as it already did. How much further did Mark's bottle cap go than Jenny's?

First find 1/3 of the distance Jenny's bottlecap went straight: 18 feet / 3 =

<<18/3=6>>6 feet Then add that to the distance it flew straight to find the total distance it traveled: 6 feet + 18 feet = <<6+18=24>>24 feet Then find twice the distance Mark's bottlecap went straight: 15 feet * 2 = <<15*2=30>>30 feet Then add that distance to the distance it flew straight to find the total distance it traveled: 30 feet + 15 feet = <<30+15=45>>45 feet Then subtract the distance Jenny's bottlecap traveled from the distance Mark's traveled to find the difference: 45 feet - 24 feet = <<45-24=21>>21 feet #### 21 Liza reads 20 pages in an hour, and Suzie reads 15 pages in an hour. How many more pages does Liza read than Suzie in 3 hours? In 3 hours, Liza reads 20 x 3 = <<20*3=60>>60 pages. In 3 hours, Suzie reads 15 x 3 = <<15*3=45>>45 pages. Liza reads 60 - 45 = <<60-45=15>>15 pages more than Suzie. #### 15 Jeremy decides to take Tylenol because of the pain he is experiencing. He decides to take 1000 mg every 6 hours for 2 weeks. How many pills do they take if they are each 500 mg? He takes 1000/500=<<1000/500=2>>2 pills each time He takes them 24/6=<<24/6=4>>4 times a day So he takes 4*2=<<4*2=8>>8 pills per day He takes pills for 2*7=<<2*7=14>>14 days So he takes 8*14=<<8*14=112>>112 pills #### 112 Joanna has $8. Compared to her money, her brother has thrice as much while her sister has only half as much. How much money do the three of them have altogether? Joanna has $<<8=8>>8. Joanna's brother has thrice as much as Joanna, so he has $8 * 3 = $<<8*3=24>>24. Her sister has half as much as Joanna, then she has $8/2 = $<<8/2=4>>4. Together they have $8 + $24 + $4 = $<<8+24+4=36>>36 altogether. #### 36 John buys 3 spools of wire that are 20 feet each. It takes 4 feet to make a necklace. How many necklaces can he make? He gets 3*20=<<3*20=60>>60 feet of wire So he can make 60/4=<<60/4=15>>15 necklaces #### 15 Shelby had $20 to take to the book fair. She bought one book for $8 and another for $4. She decided to buy as many $4 posters as she could with the money she had left. How many posters can she buy? She spent $8 + $4 = $<<8+4=12>>12 on books. She started with $20, so she has $20 - $12 = $<<20-12=8>>8 left to spend on posters. Each poster costs $4, so she can buy $8 / $4 = <<8/4=2>>2 posters. #### 2 Fabian bought a brand new computer mouse and keyboard to be able to work from home. The cost of the keyboard was three times greater than the cost of the mouse. If the mouse cost $16, how much did Fabian spent on his new accessories? The cost of the keyboard was 3 * $16 = $<<3*16=48>>48. That means Fabian had to pay $48 + $16 = $<<48+16=64>>64 in total for his accessories. #### 64 Liz's basketball team is down by 20 points in the final quarter of their game. Liz goes on a shooting spree, sinking 5 free throw shots, 3 three-pointers, and 4 other jump shots. The other team only scores 10 points that quarter, and none of Liz's teammates manage to score any points. How much does Liz's team lose by at the end of the game? Each free throw counts as 1 point, so 5 successful free throws means she scores 5*1= <<5*1=5>>5 points Each 3 pointer counts as 3 points, so this means Liz scores 3*3= <<3*3=9>>9 points from 3 pointers Each jump shot counts as 2 points, meaning Liz scores 4*2=<<4*2=8>>8 points of jump shots. Liz's opponents score 10 points during the quarter, meaning their lead is 30 points in total before accounting for Liz's scoring. Liz scores a total of 5+9+8=<<5+9+8=22>>22 points in the quarter. This amount is subtracted from the lead of Liz's opponents, meaning they win by 30-22= <<30-22=8>>8 points. #### 8 Kris has been suspended for bullying many times. For every instance of bullying, she was suspended for 3 days. If she has been suspended for three times as many days as a typical person has fingers and toes, how many instances of bullying is she responsible for? Three times as many days as a typical person has fingers and toes is 3*20=<<3*20=60>>60 days Three days per instance of bullying is 60/3=<<60/3=20>>20 instances of bullying. #### 20 Jim had 365 trading cards. He gives 8 sets of cards to his brother, 5 sets of cards to his sister, and 2 sets of cards to his friend. How many cards did he give away, assuming 1 set has 13 trading cards? Jim gave 8*13 = <<8*13=104>>104 trading cards to his brother. Jim gave 5*13 = <<5*13=65>>65 trading cards to his sister. Jim gave 2*13 = <<2*13=26>>26 trading cards to his friends. Jim gave away a total of 104+65+26 = <<104+65+26=195>>195 trading cards. #### 195