Ginger ended up working 8 hours outside in her garden. She kept a water bottle with her that held 2 cups of water. She drank a full bottle of every hour she was outside. She also poured an additional 5 bottles of water over the new plants she planted. How many cups of water did Ginger drink/use that day?

She drank 2 cups of water every hour for 8 hours so 2*8=

<<2*8=16>>16 cups She poured 5 bottles of waters on her plants and each holds 2 cups so 5*2 = <<5*2=10>>10 cups of water She drank 16 cups of water and used 10 cups of water so she had 16+10 = <<16+10=26>>26 cups of water #### 26 Tara's taking a road trip for the weekend. She drives for two days, stopping to fill up her gas tank each time from empty to full when she needs it. She visits 4 different gas stations in total, with the price of gas being $3, $3.50, $4, and $4.50 respectively at each. If Tara's car has a 12-gallon tank, how much does she spend on gas for her road trip? The first station Tara stops at charges $3 for a gallon of gas, so for her 12-gallon tank she spends 12*3= <<12*3=36>>36 dollars The second station Tara stops at charges $3.50 for a gallon of gas, so for her 12-gallon tank she spends 12*3.5= <<12*3.5=42>>42 dollars The third station Tara stops at charges $4 for a gallon of gas, so for her 12-gallon tank she spends 12*4= <<12*4=48>>48 dollars The fourth station Tara stops at charges $4.50 for a gallon of gas, so for her 12-gallon tank she spends 12*4.5= <<12*4.5=54>>54 dollars Now that we know all the individual amounts, we add 36+42+48+54= <<36+42+48+54=180>>180 dollars in gas in total. #### 180 Tim gets a manicure and tips the beautician 30%. If the manicure cost $30 how much did he pay in total? He gave a tip of 30*.3=$<<30*.3=9>>9 So in total he paid 30+9=$<<30+9=39>>39 #### 39 Jackson is buying chairs for his restaurant. He has 6 tables with 4 seats and 12 tables with 6 seats. How many chairs total does Jackson need to buy? First find how many chairs Jackson needs for the four-seat tables by multiplying the number of four-seat tables by 4: 4 chairs/table * 6 tables = <<4*6=24>>24 chairs Next find how many chairs Jackson needs for the six-seat tables by multiplying the number of six-seat tables by 6: 6 chairs/table * 12 tables = <<6*12=72>>72 chairs Now add the number of chairs for the four- and six-seat tables to find the total number of chairs Jackson needs: 24 chairs + 72 chairs = <<24+72=96>>96 chairs #### 96 Nancy has six pairs of boots, nine more pairs of slippers than boots, and a number of pairs of heels equal to three times the combined number of slippers and boots. How many shoes (individual shoes, not pairs) does she have? First find how many pairs of slippers Nancy has: 6 pairs + 9 pairs = <<6+9=15>>15 pairs Then add that number to the number of pairs of boots she has: 15 pairs + 6 pairs = <<15+6=21>>21 pairs Then triple that number to find how many pairs of heels she has: 21 pairs * 3 = <<21*3=63>>63 pairs Then add the number of pairs of each kind of shoe she has: 15 pairs + 6 pairs + 63 pairs = <<15+6+63=84>>84 pairs Then multiply the number of pairs by 2 to find the number of individual shoes she has: 84 pairs * 2 shoes/pair = <<84*2=168>>168 shoes #### 168 Pauly is making ice cubes. He needs 10 pounds of cubes. He knows that 2 ounces of water make 1 cube and each cube weighs 1/16th of a pound. It takes him 1 hour to make 10 cubes. Every hour his ice maker run costs $1.50. Every ounce of water costs $0.10. How much will it cost to make all the ice? He needs 160 ice cubes because 10 / (1/16) = <<10/(1/16)=160>>160 It will take him 16 hours because 160 / 10 = <<160/10=16>>16 His ice maker will cost $24 to run because 16 x 1.5 = <<16*1.5=24>>24 He will need 320 ounce of water because 160 x 2 = <<160*2=320>>320 This will cost him $32 because 320 x .1 = <<320*.1=32>>32 It will cost in total $56 to make all the ice because 24 + 32 = <<24+32=56>>56 #### 56 Alan has 8 pine trees in his backyard and each tree drops 200 pine cones. If 30% of the pine cones fall on Alan's roof, and each pine cone weighs 4 ounces, how many ounces of pine cones does Alan have on his roof? First find the total number of pine cones: 8 trees * 200 pine cones/tree = <<8*200=1600>>1600 pine cones Then multiply that number by 30% to find how many fall on Alan's roof: 1600 pine cones * 30% = <<1600*30*.01=480>>480 pine cones Then multiply that number by the weight of each pine cone to find the total weight of the pine cones: 480 pine cones * 4 ounces/pine cone = <<480*4=1920>>1920 ounces #### 1920 Cape May and Daytona Beach have 40 shark sightings a year. If Cape May has 8 less than double the number of shark sightings of Daytona Beach, how many shark sightings does Cape May have? Let x be the number of sharks in Daytona Beach Cape May has 2x-8 shark sightings x+(2x-8)=40 3x-8=40 3x=48 x=<<16=16>>16 Cape May has 2(16)-8=24 shark sightings #### 24 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? A train with sixteen cars can carry 16 x 60 = <<16*60=960>>960 passengers 2 airplanes can carry 2 x 366 = <<2*366=732>>732 passengers The train can carry 960 - 732 = <<960-732=228>>228 passengers more than 2 airplanes. #### 228 Peter has four horses. Each one eats 4 pounds of oats, twice a day, and 3 pounds of grain once a day. How many pounds of food does he need to feed his horses for 3 days? Peter needs 2 * 4 pounds of oats = <<2*4=8>>8 pounds of oats per horse per day. Peter will need 8 pounds oats * 3 days = <<8*3=24>>24 pounds of oats per horse. Peter will need 24 pounds of oats * 4 horses = <<24*4=96>>96 pounds of oats total. Peter needs 3 pounds of grain * 3 days per horse = <<3*3=9>>9 pounds of grain per horse. Peter will need 9 pounds of grain * 4 horses = <<9*4=36>>36 pounds of grain total. For 3 days Peter will need a total of 96 pounds oats + 36 pounds grain = <<96+36=132>>132 pounds total. #### 132