Jason is making a salad. The lettuce has 30 calories, the cucumber has 80 calories, and the 12 croutons have 20 calories each. How many calories are in the salad?

How many calories are in the 12 croutons? ** In total, the 12 croutons have 20 calories/crouton * 12 croutons =

<<20*12=240>>240 calories. How many calories are in the salad? ** Together, the croutons, lettuce and cucumber have 240 + 30 + 80 = <<240+30+80=350>>350 calories #### 350 James buys 3 dirt bikes for $150 each and 4 off-road vehicles for $300 each. It also cost him $25 to register each of these. How much did he pay for everything? How much did the dirtbikes cost? ** The dirtbikes cost 3*150=$<<3*150=450>>450 How much did the off-road vehicles cost? ** The off-road vehicles cost 300*4=$<<300*4=1200>>1200 How many vehicles did James register? ** He had to register 3+4=<<3+4=7>>7 vehicles How much did registration cost? ** That means registration cost 25*7=$<<25*7=175>>175 How much did James pay for everything? ** So the total cost of everything was 450+1200+175=$<<450+1200+175=1825>>1825 #### 1825 A one-way ticket costs $2. A 30-day pass costs $50. What's the minimum number of rides you will need to take every month so that the 30-day pass is strictly cheaper per ride? How many rides will the 30-day pass be cheaper than? ** For the 30-day pass to be cheaper, then the average fare should be cheaper than the $2 one-way ticket. How many rides will the 30-day pass be cheaper than? ** If the 30-day pass costs $50, then I should take at least $50/$2=<<50/2=25>>25 rides to pay the same as a one-way ticket How many rides will the 30-day pass be cheaper than? ** However, given that we want the 30-day pass per ride to be strictly cheaper we should ride at least 25+1=26 times #### 26 Pat is having a picnic with her family. She has 42 cookies. She also has 63 pieces of candy and 21 brownies. There are 7 people in her family. If each person gets the same number of each dessert, how much will each person get? How many cookies does each person get? ** Each person gets 42 cookies / 7 people = <<42/7=6>>6 cookies. How many pieces of candy does each person get? ** Each person gets 63 pieces of candy / 7 people = <<63/7=9>>9 pieces of candy. How many brownies does each person get? ** Each person gets 21 brownies / 7 people = <<21/7=3>>3 brownies. How many desserts will each person get? ** Each person will get 6 + 9 + 3 = <<6+9+3=18>>18 desserts. #### 18 3 lions and 2 rhinos escape from the zoo. If it takes 2 hours to recover each animal how long did the zoo spend recovering animals? How many animals did the zoo have to recover? ** They had to recover 3+2=<<3+2=5>>5 animals How long did the zoo spend recovering animals? ** So it took 5*2=<<5*2=10>>10 hours to recover everyone #### 10 The batting cage sells golf balls by the dozen. They charge $30 for 3 dozen. Dan buys 5 dozen, Gus buys 2 dozen, and Chris buys 48 golf balls. How many golf balls do they purchase in total, assuming 12 golf balls are 1 dozen? How many golf balls does Dan get? ** Dan gets 5*12 = <<5*12=60>>60 golf balls. How many golf balls does Gus get? ** Gus gets 2*12 = <<2*12=24>>24 golf balls. How many golf balls do Dan, Gus, and Chris purchase in total? ** In total they purchase 60+24+48 = <<60+24+48=132>>132 golf balls #### 132 There were 100 jelly beans in a bag to be given away on Halloween. Out of the 40 children taking part in the Halloween celebration, 80% were allowed to draw jelly beans from the bag. Each child drew two jelly beans out of the bag. How many jelly beans remained in the bag after the children took their share? How many children were allowed to draw jelly beans from the bag? ** Out of the 40 children taking part in the Halloween celebration, 80% were allowed to draw jelly beans from the bag, a total of 80/100*40=<<80/100*40=32>>32 children. How many jelly beans did the children draw from the bag? ** If each of the 32 children drew two jelly beans out of the bag, they drew a total of 32*2=<<32*2=64>>64 jelly beans from the bag. How many jelly beans remained in the bag after the children took their share? ** The total number of jelly beans that remained is 100-64=<<100-64=36>>36 #### 36 Jessica is six years older than Claire. In two years, Claire will be 20 years old. How old is Jessica now? How old is Claire now? ** Claire's age now is 20 - 2 = <<20-2=18>>18 years old. How old is Jessica now? ** Being 6 years older than Claire, Jessica is 18 + 6 = <<6+18=24>>24 years old. #### 24 Tim buys 3 dozen eggs. Eggs cost $.50 each. How much did he pay for eggs? How many eggs did Tim buy? ** He bought 3*12=<<3*12=36>>36 eggs How much did the eggs cost? ** So they cost 36*.5=$<<36*.5=18>>18 #### 18 In the baking contest, three times as many people voted for the unicorn cake compared to the witch cake, and the number of votes for the dragon cake was 25 more than the number of votes for the witch cake. If 7 people voted for the witch cake, how many votes were cast total? How many votes were cast for the unicorn cake? ** First find the number of votes for the unicorn cake: 7 votes * 3 = <<7*3=21>>21 votes How many votes were cast for the dragon cake? ** Then find the number of votes for the dragon cake: 25 votes + 7 votes = <<25+7=32>>32 votes How many votes were cast total? ** Then add the number of votes for each cake to find the total number of votes: 21 votes + 32 votes + 7 votes = <<21+32+7=60>>60 votes #### 60