Jaynie wants to make leis for the graduation party. It will take 2 and half dozen plumeria flowers to make 1 lei. If she wants to make 4 leis, how many plumeria flowers must she pick from the trees in her yard?

How many flowers will Jaynie need to make 1 lei? ** To make 1 lei, Jaynie will need 2.5 x 12 =

<<12*2.5=30>>30 plumeria flowers. How many flowers will Jaynie need to make 4 leis? ** To make 4 leis, she will need to pick 30 x 4 = <<30*4=120>>120 plumeria flowers from the trees. #### 120 The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest man-made structure on earth for almost 4000 years. It is 20 feet taller than 500 feet, and 234 feet wider than it is tall. What is the sum of the height and width of the Great Pyramid of Giza in feet? How tall is the Great Pyramid of Giza? ** The height is 20 feet taller than 500 feet, or 500+20=<<20+500=520>>520 feet. How wide is the Great Pyramid of Giza? ** The structure is 234 feet wider than it is tall, or a width of 520+234=754 feet wide. What is the sum of the height and width of the Great Pyramid of Giza in feet? ** Therefore, the sum of the height and width of the Great Pyramid of Giza is 520+754=<<520+754=1274>>1274 feet. #### 1274 Natalie has $26 to go shopping. She bought a jumper for $9, a T-shirt for $4, and a pair of heels for $5. How much money does Natalie have left? How much did Natalie spend? ** The total cost of the clothes is $9 + $4 + $5 = $<<9+4+5=18>>18. How much money does Natalie have left? ** Natalie has $26 − $18 = $8 left. #### 8 Mary is counting the number of minnows in the pond. 40% of the minnows have red bellies, 30% have green bellies and the rest have white bellies. If 20 minnows have red bellies, how many minnows have white bellies? How many minnows are red? ** First find the total number of minnows by dividing the number of red minnows by the percentage of minnows that are red: 20 minnows / 40% = 50 minnows How many minnows are white? ** Then subtract the percentages of red- and green-bellied minnows to find the percentage of white-bellied minnows: 100% - 40% - 30% = 30% How many minnows have white bellies? ** Then multiply the total number of minnows by the percentage that have white bellies: 30% * 50 minnows = <<30*.01*50=15>>15 minnows #### 15 The number of short students in a class is 2/5 of the total number of students. If there are 90 tall students, and the class has 400 students, calculate the total number of students with average height. How many short students are there? ** The number of short students in the class is 2/5*400 = <<2/5*400=160>>160 How many students are there? ** The total number of short and tall students is 160+90 = <<160+90=250>>250 How many students are there with average height? ** Since there are 400 students in the class, the number of students with average height is 400-250 = <<400-250=150>>150 #### 150 The distance across a country is 8205 kilometers. Amelia started at one end and drove 907 kilometers on Monday and 582 kilometers on Tuesday. How many kilometers does Amelia still have to drive to make it across the country? How far has Amelia driven? ** Distance driven = 907 + 582 = <<907+582=1489>>1489 km How many kilometers does Amelia have left to drive? ** Distance remaining = 8205 - 1489 = <<8205-1489=6716>>6716 km How many kilometers does Amelia have left to drive? ** Amelia still has 6716 kilometers to drive. #### 6716 Theo can eat 13 cookies, 3 times a day, 20 days each month. How many cookies can he eat in 3 months? How many cookies can Theo eat in a day? ** The total amount of cookies he can eat in a day is 13 x 3 = <<13*3=39>>39. How many cookies can Theo eat in a month? ** The total amount of cookies he can eat in a month is 39 x 20 = <<39*20=780>>780. How many cookies can Theo eat in 3 months? ** Therefore, the total amount of cookies he can eat in 3 months is 780 x 3 = <<780*3=2340>>2340. #### 2340 Mary and Mike are sharing a jar of paint. Mary paints a dragon using 3 square feet worth of paint. Mike paints a castle using 2 square feet more paint than Mary used on her dragon. They both then work together to paint the biggest sun possible. If there was originally enough paint in the jar to cover 13 square feet, how many square feet of paint can be used to paint the sun? How many square feet of paint does Mike use? ** The castle uses 3 + 2 = <<3+2=5>>5 square feet of paint. How many square feet of paint does the sun use? ** The sun uses 13 - 3 - 5 = <<13-3-5=5>>5 square feet of paint. #### 5 There are 92 students altogether. Twenty of them ride the school bus home together, 5/8 of the remaining ride their own bike home, and the rest whose houses are near the school walk home. How many students are walking home? How many students are left? ** If there are 92 students and 20 students take the bus home, the number of students who haven't taken the bus is 92-20 = <<92-20=72>>72 students. How many students ride bikes home? ** 5/8 of the students who didn't take the bus home ride bikes home, a total of 5/8* 72 = <<5/8*72=45>>45 students. How many students are walking home? ** The number of students who neither took the bus nor biked home but walked home is 72-45 = <<72-45=27>>27 #### 27 Maya wants to learn how to lift and right now she can only lift a fourth of what America can. America can lift 240 pounds. As Maya grows stronger, she can add 10 more pounds to what she previously could lift. America follows this and now she has hit her peak lift at 300 pounds. If Maya reaches her absolute peak and can lift half of what America can lift, how many more pounds can Maya lift now than when she started? How many pounds can Maya lift now? ** Maya can lift 240*0.25=<<240*0.25=60>>60 pounds. How many pounds can Maya lift now? ** Gaining progress, she can lift up to 60+10=<<60+10=70>>70 pounds. How many pounds can Maya lift now? ** At her peak, she can lift 300*0.5=<<300*0.5=150>>150 pounds. How many more pounds can Maya lift now than when she started? ** Maya's peak is 150 pounds - 60 pounds when she started = <<150-60=90>>90 more pounds than when she started. #### 90