Three friends ate a total of 8 pounds of fruit. Mario had 8 ounces of oranges, while Lydia ate 24 ounces of apples. Nicolai ate peaches. How many pounds of peaches did Nicolai eat?

8 pounds of fruit =

<<8*16=128>>128 ounces of fruit Mario ate 8 ounces + Lydia ate 24 ounces = 8 + 24 = <<8+24=32>>32 ounces Nicolai ate 128 - 32 = <<128-32=96>>96 ounces 96 ounces = <<96/16=6>>6 pounds Nicolai ate 6 pounds of peaches. #### 6 Bob buys 50 feet of rope. He uses a 5th of it to make a small piece of art. He takes the rest and gives half of it to the friend. After that, he cuts 2-foot sections. How many sections does he get? He cuts off 50/5=<<50/5=10>>10 feet So he has 50-10=<<50-10=40>>40 feet left He gives half away which means he has 40/2=<<40/2=20>>20 feet So he has 20/2=<<20/2=10>>10 sections #### 10 A pack of pretzels costs $4, while a pack of chips is 75% more expensive. Maciek went and bought two packets of chips and two packets of pretzels. How much did he pay for his purchases? One pack of chips is 75/100 * 4 = $<<75/100*4=3>>3 more expensive than a pack of pretzels. That means one pack of chips costs 4 + 3 = $<<4+3=7>>7 So Maciek paid 4 * 2 = $<<4*2=8>>8 for the pretzels He also paid 7 * 2 = $<<7*2=14>>14 for the chips. In total Maciek paid 8 + 14 = $<<8+14=22>>22 for his purchases. #### 22 Jack has four plates with a flower pattern and 8 plates with a checked pattern. He buys new twice as many polka dotted plates as the number of checked plates he currently has, then smashes one of the flowered plates. How many plates does he have left? Jack buys 2 * 8 = <<2*8=16>>16 polka dotted plates. After smashing one, he has 4 - 1 = <<4-1=3>>3 flower plates left. In total, he has 3 flower plates + 16 polka dotted plates + 8 checked plates = <<3+16+8=27>>27 plates. #### 27 Aimee does a poll around her neighborhood and makes sure to get answers from 50% men and 50% women. She finds that 35% of women are in favor of shortening the school day by 30 minutes. 39 women in her poll opposed this idea. How many people did she poll? 65% of women are opposed to the idea because 100 - 35 = <<100-35=65>>65 There are 60 women in the poll because 39 / .65 = <<39/.65=60>>60 There were 120 people in her poll because 60 / .5 = <<60/.5=120>>120 #### 120 Gnuff charges a flat rate of $20 per tutoring session plus $7 per minute. The total amount paid for Gnuff for tutoring for one session is $146. How many minutes did Gnuff tutor for? First find the amount paid just for the per-minute fee, which is $146 - $20 = $<<146-20=126>>126. Then divide that number by the per-minute rate to find the number of minutes: $126 / $7 per minute = <<126/7=18>>18 minutes. #### 18 Thomas wants to throw a party for his best friend Casey. He needs to order enough chairs for all the party guests to sit in, one for each guest. First he orders 3 dozen chairs for 3 dozen guests he invites. Then he finds out that 1/3 of the guests want to bring a guest of their own, so Thomas needs to order more chairs. Eventually, Thomas finds out that 5 of the guests he originally invited can't make it. Thomas would also like to order 12 extra chairs just in case they need them. How many chairs is Thomas going to order for Casey's party? Thomas originally orders chairs for 3 dozen guests, 12 x 3 = 36 guests Thomas finds out that 1/3 of the guests want to bring a guest of their own, 1/3 of 36 = <<1/3*36=12>>12 The 12 guests bring a guest of their own each, 36 guests + 12 guests = <<36+12=48>>48 Thomas finds out that 20 of the guests can't make it, 48 guests - 5 guests = 43 Thomas wants to order an extra 12 chairs, 43 + 12 = <<43+12=55>>55 Thomas will need 55 chairs for the party. #### 55 John buys 5 notebooks that have 40 pages each. He uses 4 pages per day. How many days do the notebooks last? He got 5*40=<<5*40=200>>200 pages So they will last 200/4=<<200/4=50>>50 days #### 50 Aunt Gemma has four dogs. She feeds them with dog food twice a day. Each dog can consume 250 grams of food per meal. If aunt Gemma bought 2 sacks of dog food, each weighing 50 kilograms, how many days will those food last? Each dog consumes 250 grams x 2 = <<250*2=500>>500 grams of dog food each day. So, 4 dogs consume 500 grams x 4 = <<500*4=2000>>2000 grams of dog food each day. Since there are 1000 grams in 1 kilogram, then the 4 dogs can consume 2000/1000 = <<2000/1000=2>>2 kilograms of dog food each day. Aunt Gemma bought a total of 50 kilograms x 2 = <<50*2=100>>100 kilograms of dog food. Hence, it will last 100 kilograms/2 kilograms = <<100/2=50>>50 days. #### 50 Ali and Leila reserve their places for a trip to Egypt. The price is $147 per person, but they were each given a discount of $14 since there are two of them. How much does their trip cost? After the discount, the price will be $147 - 14 = $<<147-14=133>>133. For both Ali and Leila together, it will cost $133* 2 = $<<133*2=266>>266. #### 266