Jimmy is going to sell pizzas at the carnival to make some money. The carnival only gave him 7 hours to do so. He bought a 22kg sack of flour to make his pizzas and he takes 10 min to make each pizza for the customers. At the end of the 7 hours, he saw some flour was left. Knowing that each pizza needs 0.5kg of flour to make, how many pizzas can he make to bring home with the flour left?

How many pizzas does Jimmy make in an hour? ** Each hour Jimmy makes 60min ÷ 10min/pizza =

<<60/10=6>>6 Pizzas How many pizzas does Jimmy make in total? ** The number of total pizzas made equals 7 hours x 6 pizzas/hour = <<7*6=42>>42 pizzas How much flour does Jimmy use? ** The amount of total flour used equals 42 pizzas x 0.5 kg/pizza = <<42*0.5=21>>21 kg How much flour is left? ** The amount of flour left equals 22 kg - 21 kg = <<22-21=1>>1 kg How many pizzas can Jimmy make? ** The number of pizzas Jimmy can make is 1kg ÷ 0.5kg/pizza = <<1/0.5=2>>2 pizzas #### 2 Trevor buys several bouquets of carnations. The first included 9 carnations; the second included 14 carnations; the third included 13 carnations. What is the average number of carnations in the bouquets? What is the total number of carnations? ** The sum is 9+14+13=<<9+14+13=36>>36. How many bouquets are there? ** There are 3 bouquets. What is the average number of carnations in the bouquets? ** The average is 36/3=<<36/3=12>>12. #### 12 John earned $18 on Saturday but he only managed to earn half that amount on Sunday. He earned $20 the previous weekend. How much more money does he need to earn to give him the $60 he needs to buy a new pogo stick? How much money did John earn on Sunday? ** John earnt $18 / 2 = $<<18/2=9>>9 on Sunday. How much money did John make in total? ** In total, John made $18 + $9 + $20 = $<<18+9+20=47>>47 over the two weekends. How much more money does John need to earn? ** John needs $60 - $47 = $<<60-47=13>>13 extra to buy the pogo stick. #### 13 Ayla has a customer care job whose primary role is to hear complaints from customers and advise them on the best way to solve their problems. She talks with each customer for a limited amount of time, and each phone call is charged five cents per minute. If each call lasts 1 hour, what's the phone bill at the end of the month if she manages to talk to 50 customers a week? How many minutes are in an hour? ** An hour has 60 minutes. How much money is charged per customer? ** If each call lasts an hour, the total amount of money charged is 60*.05 = $<<60*.05=3>>3 for 1 customer. How much money is charged in total? ** When she talks to 50 clients in a week, the total amount of money charged is 50*3 = $<<50*3=150>>150. How much is the phone bill at the end of the month? ** In a month of 4 weeks, the phone bill is 150*4 = $<<150*4=600>>600. #### 600 Nadia was sent to the flower shop to buy 20 roses and 3/4 times as many Lillies as roses. If roses cost $5 each and lilies cost twice as much each, calculate the total amount of money Nadia used to buy the flowers. How much do roses cost? ** The total cost for roses is 20*5 = $<<20*5=100>>100 How many lilies did Nadia buy? ** Nadia bought 3/4*20 = <<3/4*20=15>>15 lilies. How much do lilies cost? ** Each lily costs 5*2 = $<<5*2=10>>10 How much money did Nadia use to buy lilies? ** She used 10*15 = $<<10*15=150>>150 in total to buy lilies. How much money did Nadia use to buy the flowers? ** To buy all the flowers, Nadia used 150+100 = $<<150+100=250>>250 #### 250 Oliver has 10 $20 and 3 $5 bills. William has 15 $10 and 4 $5 bills. How much more money does Oliver have than William? How much money does Oliver have? ** Oliver's $20 bills amount to $20 x 10 = $<<20*10=200>>200. How much money does Oliver have? ** Oliver's $5 bills amount to $5 x 3 = $<<5*3=15>>15. How much money does Oliver have? ** So, Oliver has a total of $200 + $15 = $<<200+15=215>>215. How much money does William have? ** William's $10 bills amount to $10 x 15 = $<<10*15=150>>150. How much money does William have? ** William's $5 bills amount to $5 x 4 = $<<5*4=20>>20. How much money does William have? ** So, William has a total of $150 + $20 = $<<150+20=170>>170. How much more money does Oliver have than William? ** Therefore, Oliver has $215 - $170 = $<<215-170=45>>45 more than William. #### 45 Ursula is working at a marketing firm. She created a 30-second long commercial. Her boss told her that this commercial is too long to air and told her to shorten the commercial by 30%. How long will this commercial be after Ursula makes the desired changes? How many seconds shorter does her boss want the commercial to be? ** Ursula's boss want's the commercial to be 30/100 * 30 = <<30/100*30=9>>9 seconds shorter. How long will this commercial be after Ursula makes the desired changes? ** After Ursula makes the desired changes, the ad is going to be 30 - 9 = <<30-9=21>>21 seconds long. #### 21 Amanda needs 12 more marbles to have twice as many marbles as Katrina, and Mabel has 5 times as many marbles as Katrina. If Mabel has 85 marbles, how many more marbles does Mabel have than Amanda? How many marbles does Katrina have? ** Katrina has 85/5 = <<85/5=17>>17 marbles. How many marbles does Katrina have? ** Twice as many marbles as Katrina is 17 x 2 = <<17*2=34>>34 How many marbles does Amanda have? ** Amanda has 34 -12 = <<34-12=22>>22 marbles. How many more marbles does Mabel have than Amanda? ** Mabel has 85 - 22 = <<85-22=63>>63 more marbles than Amanda #### 63 Hansel makes $30,000 a year and just received a 10% raise. Gretel makes the same amount as Hansel but received a 15% raise. How much more money will Gretel make compared to Hansel? How much did Hansel get in a raise? ** Hansel makes $30,000 and received a 10% raise so his raise is 30,000*.10 = $3,000.00 How much does Hansel make now? ** Hansel now makes 30,000+ 3,000 = $<<30000+3000=33000>>33,000 a year How much did Gretel get in a raise? ** Gretel makes $30,000 and received a 15% raise so her raise is 30,000*.15 = $4,500.00 How much does Gretel make now? ** Gretel now makes 30,000+4,500 = $<<30000+4500=34500>>34,500 a year How much more money will Gretel make compared to Hansel? ** If Gretel makes $34,500 a year and Hansel makes $33,000 then Gretel makes 34,500-33,000 = $<<34500-33000=1500>>1,500 more a year than Hansel #### 1500 Sabrina went to the library and found a historical series novel called The Rangers Apprentice. There are 14 books in the series, and each book has 200 pages. She read four books in a month and half the number of books remaining in the second month. What's the total number of pages Sabrina has to read to finish the whole series? How many pages are in the series? ** The total number of pages in the series is 14 books * 200 pages/book = <<14*200=2800>>2800 pages. How many pages did Sabrina read in the first month? ** Sabrina read 4 books *200 pages/book = <<4*200=800>>800 pages in the first month. How many books are left after reading four books? ** She still has 14 books - 4 books = <<14-4=10>>10 books after reading four books. How many books did Sabrina read in the second month? ** In the second month, she read 1/2*10 books = <<1/2*10=5>>5 books. How many pages did Sabrina read in the second month? ** The total number of pages she read is 5 books * 200 pages/book = <<5*200=1000>>1000 in the second month. How many pages did Sabrina read in two months? ** In total, Sabrina 1000 pages + 800 pages = <<1000+800=1800>>1800 pages in two months. How many more pages does Sabria have to read to finish the whole series? ** Sabrina has to read 2800 pages - 1800 pages = <<2800-1800=1000>>1000 more pages to complete the total series. #### 1000