Stacy has 2 more than triple as many berries as Steve. Steve has one half as many berries as Skylar. If Skylar has 20 berries, how many berries does Stacy have?

Stacy has 2 more than triple as many berries as Steve. Steve has one half as many berries as Skylar. If Skylar has 20 berries, how many berries does Stacy have?

How many berries does Steve have? ** Steve has (1/2)(20)=10 berries

How many berries does Stacy have? ** Stacy has 2+3(10)=32 berries

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Ron is part of a book club that allows each member to take a turn picking a new book every week. The club is made up of three couples and five single people along with Ron and his wife. How many times a year does Ron get to pick a new book?

How many people are in couples? ** There are 3 couples in the club, so there are 3 * 2 =

<<3*2=6>>6 people in couples in the club. How many people are in the book club? ** Along with the singles and Ron and his wife, there are 6 + 5 + 2 = <<6+5+2=13>>13 people in the book club. How many times a year does Ron get to pick a new book? ** There are 52 weeks in a year, so Ron gets to pick a new book 52 / 13 = <<52/13=4>>4 times a year. #### 4 Alice and Bob decided to bake cookies for their first date. Alice baked 74 chocolate chip cookies and Bob baked 7 peanut butter cookies. After accidentally throwing some on the floor, Alice baked 5 more cookies and Bob baked 36 more. If they had 93 edible cookies at the end, how many were accidentally thrown on the floor? How many cookies did Alice and Bob bake before throwing some on the floor? ** Before throwing the cookies, Alice and Bob baked 74 + 7 = <<74+7=81>>81 cookies. How many cookies did Alice and Bob bake after throwing some on the floor? ** After throwing the cookies, they baked 5 + 36 = <<5+36=41>>41 cookies. How many cookies did Alice and Bob bake in total? ** In total, they baked 81 + 41 = <<81+41=122>>122 cookies How many cookies were accidentally thrown on the floor? ** They threw 122 - 93 = <<122-93=29>>29 cookies on the floor. #### 29 Matt can write 10 words a minute with his right hand and 7 words a minute with his left hand. How many words would Matt write in 5 minutes with his right hand than with his left? How many words does Matt write in 5 minutes with his right hand than with his left? ** The difference in writing speed is 10 words/minute - 7 words/minute = <<10-7=3>>3 words/minute How many more words does Matt write in 5 minutes with his right hand than with his left? ** Matt can write 3 words/minute x 5 minutes = <<3*5=15>>15 more words with his right hand. #### 15 Porche has 3 hours to get all her homework done. Her math homework takes her 45 minutes. Her English homework takes her 30 minutes. Her science homework takes her 50 minutes. Her history homework takes her 25 minutes. She also has a special project due the next day. How much time does she have left to get that project done? How many minutes does she have? ** She has 180 minutes to do work because 3 times 60 equals <<3*60=180>>180 How many minutes has she spent on homework? ** She has already spent 150 minutes on homework because 45 plus 30 plus 50 plus 25 equals <<45+30+50+25=150>>150 How many minutes does she have left to finish her project? ** She has 30 minutes to finish her project because 180 minus 150 equals <<180-150=30>>30. #### 30 Rachel is 4 years older than Leah. If the sum of their ages is 34, how old is Rachel? How old are Rachel and Leah? ** If Rachel and Leah have the same age, then the sum of their ages would be 34 - 4 = <<34-4=30>>30. How old is Leah? ** So Leah would be 30/2 = <<30/2=15>>15 years old. How old is Rachel? ** Hence, Rachel is 15 + 4 = <<15+4=19>>19 years old. #### 19 Cooper is building a brick fence around all four sides of his property. Each of the four walls of his fence is 20 bricks long, 5 bricks high, and 2 bricks deep. How many bricks does Cooper need to complete his fence? How many bricks are in a single layer of each wall? ** A single layer of each wall requires 5 rows * 20 bricks per row = <<5*20=100>>100 bricks. How many bricks are in each wall? ** As each wall has a thickness of 2 bricks, he will need 100 bricks * 2 = <<100*2=200>>200 bricks per wall. How many bricks does Cooper need to complete his fence? ** If the complete fence contains four walls, he will require a total of 200*4=<<200*4=800>>800 bricks. #### 800 Rafael works 10 hours on Monday and 8 hours on Tuesday on his delivery job. With 20 hours left to work in the week, how much money does Rafael make if he is paid $20 per hour? How many hours has Rafael worked by Tuesday? ** The total number of hours that Rafael has worked by Tuesday is 8+10 = <<8+10=18>>18 hours. How many hours does Rafael work in total? ** To complete his assigned work hours, Rafael works 20 hours more, making his total weekly hours to be 18+20 = <<38=38>>38 hours. How much money does Rafael make? ** Since he is paid $20 per hour, he makes $20*38 = $<<20*38=760>>760 a week. #### 760 A survey conducted by the school showed that only 20% of the 800 parents agree to a tuition fee increase. How many parents disagree with the tuition fee increase? How many parents agreed to the tuition fee increase? ** There were 800 x 20/100 = <<800*20/100=160>>160 parents who agreed to the tuition fee increase. How many parents disagreed with the tuition fee increase? ** So, there were 800 - 160 = <<800-160=640>>640 parents who disagreed. #### 640 Mr. Martinez is two feet taller than his daughter, Chiquita. If Chiquita is 5 feet tall, calculate their combined height. How tall is Mr. Martinez? ** If Chiquita is 5 feet tall, then Mr. Martinez is 5+2 = <<5+2=7>>7 feet tall How tall are they together? ** Together, their height is 7+5 = <<7+5=12>>12 feet. #### 12