At the polar bear club, Jerry and his three friends, Elaine, George, and Kramer, took turns jumping into a swimming pool filled with freezing-cold water. Jerry was in the pool for 3 minutes before becoming too cold to remain in the cold water. Elaine stayed in the pool for twice as long as Jerry. George could only stay in the pool for one-third as long as Elaine. And Kramer, who accidentally locked himself in the bathroom, could not find the pool. What is the combined total of minutes that Jerry and his friends were in the cold water?

How long was Elaine in the pool? ** Elaine was in the pool for 2*3=

<<2*3=6>>6 minutes. How long was George in the pool? ** George was in the pool for 6/3=<<6/3=2>>2 minutes. How long did Kramer swim? ** Kramer never found the pool and thus swam for 0 minutes. What is the total of minutes that Jerry and his friends were in the cold water? ** In total, Jerry and his friend were in the cold water for 3+6+2+0=<<3+6+2+0=11>>11 minutes. #### 11 Steve has decided to become a baker. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, he bakes apple pies. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he bakes cherry pies. If he bakes 12 pies per day, how many more apple pies does he bake than cherry pies in one week? How many apple pies does Steve bake in one week? ** In one week, he bakes 3 * 12 = <<3*12=36>>36 apple pies. How many cherry pies does Steve bake in one week? ** In one week, he bakes 2 * 12 = <<2*12=24>>24 cherry pies. How many more apple pies does Steve bake than cherry pies in one week? ** He bakes 36 - 24 = <<36-24=12>>12 more apple pies. #### 12 The class plans to take a field trip to the zoo. The cost to rent a school bus is $100. The cost of admission is $10 per student. The teacher is allowed in for free. If the class has a budget of $350, how many students can go on the field trip? How much money is there to pay for the students' admission fees? ** There is $350 - $100 = $<<350-100=250>>250 available to pay for the students' admission fees. How many students can they bring on the trip? ** This means they can afford to bring $250 / $10 = <<250/10=25>>25 students on the trip. #### 25 Brady will make $450 more in a year than Dwayne. If Dwayne makes $1,500 in a year, how much will Brady and Dwayne make combined in a year? How much will Brady make in a year? ** Brady will make $450 + $1500 = $<<450+1500=1950>>1950. How much will Brady and Dwayne make combined in a year? ** Combined, Brady and Dwayne will make $1950 + $1500 = $<<1950+1500=3450>>3450 in a year. #### 3450 A farmer has three trucks to carry water to his farm. Each truck uses three tanks with a capacity of 150 liters of water. How many liters of water in total can the farmer carry in his trucks? How many liters of water does a truck carry? ** 1 truck uses 3 tanks of 150 liters, so a truck can carry 3 tanks per truck * 150 liters = <<3*150=450>>450 liters per truck. How many liters of water in total can the farmer carry in his trucks? ** The total amount of water the 3 trucks carry is 3 trucks * 450 liters per truck= <<3*450=1350>>1350 liters. #### 1350 Jean is a customer service rep and answered 35 phone calls on Monday. On Tuesday, she answered 46 and took 27 calls on Wednesday. On Thursday she answered 61 calls and finished off answering 31 calls on Friday. What’s the average number of calls she answers per day? How many calls did Jean answer during the week? ** During the week she answered 35 on Mon, 46 on Tue, 27 on Wed, 61 on Thurs and 31 on Fri for a total of 35+46+27+61+31 = <<35+46+27+61+31=200>>200 calls What’s the average number of calls Jean answered per day? ** She answered 200 calls over 5 days so on average, she answered 200/5 = <<200/5=40>>40 calls a day #### 40 Wayne wants to serve shrimp cocktail as an appetizer. He plans on 5 shrimp per guest and will have 40 guests. If the shrimp costs $17.00 per pound and each pound has 20 shrimp, how much will he spend on the appetizer? How many shrimp will he need? ** He wants to serve 5 shrimp per guest and will have 40 guests so he needs 5*40 = <<5*40=200>>200 shrimp How many pounds of shrimp will he need? ** Each pound of shrimp has 20 shrimp and he needs 200 shrimp so he needs 200/20 = <<200/20=10>>10 pounds of shrimp How much will he spend on the appetizer? ** The shrimp is $17.00 per pound and he needs 10 pounds so he will spend 17*10 = $<<17*10=170.00>>170.00 on shrimp #### 170 A farmer harvested 250 potatoes. He bundled them in twenty-five's and sold each bundle for $1.90. He also harvested 320 carrots and bundled them in twenty's and sold each bundle for $2. If the farmer sold all his harvested crops, how much did he get in all? How many bundles of potatoes are there? ** There are 250/25 = <<250/25=10>>10 bundles of potatoes. How much do the bundles of potatoes cost? ** So, 20 bundles of potatoes amount to $1.9 x 10 = $19. How many bundles of carrots are there? ** There are 320/20 = <<320/20=16>>16 bundles of carrots. How much do the bundles of carrots cost? ** So, 16 bundles of carrots amount to $2 x 16 = $<<2*16=32>>32. How much did the farmer get in all? ** Hence, the farmer got $19 + $32 = $<<19+32=51>>51 in all. #### 51 There are two babysitters named Mila and Agnes. Mila makes $10 an hour while Agnes makes $15 an hour. Agnes works 8 hours each week. How many hours does Mila need to work to earn as much as Agnes in a month? How much does Agnes make in a week? ** The weekly salary of Agnes is $15 x 8 = $<<15*8=120>>120. How much does Agnes make in a month? ** So in a month, Agnes earns $120 x 4 = $<<120*4=480>>480. How many hours does Mila need to work to earn as much as Agnes in a month? ** Therefore, Mila needs to work for $480 / $10 = <<480/10=48>>48 hours to earn as much as Agnes's monthly earnings. #### 48 A company has 500 employees, each paid $12 per hour, working 10 hours a day, five days a week, 4 weeks a month. In August, the amount of work increased, and the company hired 200 more people. How much money does the company pay in total per month after the new hires? How much money does the company pay in total per day? ** The total pay per employee in a day is 12*10 = $<<12*10=120>>120 How many days does an employee work in a month? ** An employee works for 5*4 = <<5*4=20>>20 days in a month. How much money does the company pay in total per month? ** The total amount of money paid to each employee monthly is 20*120 = $<<20*120=2400>>2400 How many employees does the company have after the new hires? ** When the number of employees increased to 500+200 = <<500+200=700>>700 after the new hires in August. How much money does the company pay in total per month? ** The company pays a total of 700*2400 = $<<700*2400=1680000>>1680000 per month to its employees #### 1680000