Mary, Edna, and Lucy are athletes who train every Saturday. Mary ran 3/8 of a 24-kilometer field on one Saturday. Edna ran 2/3 of the distance of Edna, and Lucy ran 5/6 of the distance of Edna. How many more kilometers should Lucy run to cover the same distance as Mary?

Mary ran 3/8 x 24 =

<<3/8*24=9>>9 kilometers. Edna ran 2/3 x 9 = <<2/3*9=6>>6 kilometers. Lucy ran 5/6 x 6 = <<5/6*6=5>>5 kilometers. Lucy should run 9 - 5 = <<9-5=4>>4 kilometers more. #### 4 Five adults and two children go to see a movie and buy $12 worth of concessions. The total cost of their trip is $76. If each child's ticket is $7, how much, in dollars, are the adult tickets? First take out the cost of the concessions. That leaves $76 - $12 = $<<76-12=64>>64 for the movie tickets Each child ticket costs $7, so two children's tickets cost $7 per child ticket * 2 child tickets = $<<7*2=14>>14 To find the amount spent on adult tickets, subtract the cost of the children's tickets to get $64 - $14 = $<<64-14=50>>50 for adult tickets. Divide $50 for adult tickets / 5 adults = $<<50/5=10>>10 per adult ticket. #### 10 Betty is growing parsnips in her vegetable garden. When the parsnips are grown, they are harvested and bundled into boxes that can hold up to 20 parsnips each. Each harvest, three-quarters of the boxes are full, and the remaining boxes are half-full. She gets an average of 20 boxes each harvest. How many parsnips does Betty grow in an average harvest? If three-quarters of the boxes are full, then 1 – ¾ = ¼ of the boxes are half-full. On average, each harvest therefore has 20 boxes * 0.25 = <<20*0.25=5>>5 boxes that are half-full. This leaves 20 total boxes – 5 half-full boxes = <<20-5=15>>15 full boxes. Half-full boxes hold 20 parsnips / 2 = <<20/2=10>>10 parsnips each. In total, the half-full boxes, therefore, hold 5 boxes * 10 parsnips = <<5*10=50>>50 parsnips. The full boxes hold a total of 15 boxes * 20 parsnips = <<15*20=300>>300 parsnips. So Betty harvests a total of 50 + 300 = <<50+300=350>>350 parsnips in an average harvest. #### 350 John buys cans of soup for buy 1 get one free. He gets 30 cans with a normal price of $0.60. How much does he pay? He pays for 30/2=<<30/2=15>>15 cans So he spends 15*.6=$<<15*.6=9>>9 #### 9 An agricultural cooperative must ship 6500 kg of potatoes. During transport by truck, 150 kg are damaged and therefore cannot be sold. The potatoes are distributed in 50 kg bags, each bag being sold for $72. What will the sale of the potatoes bring? There are 6500 kg – 150 kg = <<6500-150=6350>>6350 kg of sellable potatoes. These will fit into 6350 kg / 50 kg/bag = <<6350/50=127>>127 bags In total, these will be sold for 127 bags * $72/bag = $<<127*72=9144>>9144 #### 9144 Wes wants to place a large planter pot at each corner of his rectangle-shaped pool. Each planter will have a large palm fern that is $15.00 per plant, 4 creeping jennies that costs $4.00 per plant and 4 geraniums that cost $3.50 per plant. How much will it cost to fill all the pots? Each pot will have 4 creeping jennies that cost $4.00 each so that's 4*4 = $<<4*4=16.00>>16.00 Each pot will have 4 geraniums that are $3.50 each so that's 4*3.50 = $<<4*3.50=14.00>>14.00 each The fern is $15.00, the creeping jennies are $16.00 and the geraniums are $14.00 for a total of 15+16+14 = $<<15+16+14=45.00>>45.00 per pot He wants a planter at each corner of his rectangle pool. A rectangle has 4 corners so he needs 4 pots at $45.00 per pot for a total of 4*45 = $<<4*45=180.00>>180.00 #### 180 Shelly has ten $10 bills and four fewer $5 bills. How much money does Shelly have in all? Shelly's ten $10 bills amount to 10 x $10 = $<<10*10=100>>100. She has 10 - 4 = <<10-4=6>>6 $5 bills. The 6 $5 bills amount to 6 x $5 = $<<6*5=30>>30. Thus, Shelly has $100 + $30 = $<<100+30=130>>130 in all. #### 130 Frank has an apple tree in his backyard. 5 apples are hanging on the tree and 8 have fallen to the ground. If Frank's dog eats 3 of the apples off of the ground, how many apples are left? Frank originally had 5 + 8 = <<5+8=13>>13 apples. After his dog eats 3, there are 13 - 3 = <<13-3=10>>10 apples. #### 10 Kira's cat eats a pound of kibble every 4 hours. Kira fills her cat's bowl with 3 pounds of kibble before going to work. When she returns, Kira weighs the bowl and there is still 1 pound left. How many hours was Kira away from home? Kira's cat has eaten 3 pounds - 1 pound = <<3-1=2>>2 pounds of kibble. Since the cat eats one pound of kibble every 4 hours, Kira has been out 4 hours * 2 pounds/hour = <<4*2=8>>8 hours. #### 8 Jasmine bought 4 pounds of coffee beans and 2 gallons of milk. A pound of coffee beans costs $2.50 and a gallon of milk costs $3.50. How much will Jasmine pay in all? Four pounds of coffee cost $2.50 x 4 = $<<4*2.5=10>>10. Two gallons of milk cost $3.50 x 2 = $<<3.5*2=7>>7. So, Jasmine will pay $10 + $7 = $<<10+7=17>>17. #### 17