In his garden, Grandpa had counted 36 small tomatoes before going on vacation. When he came back from vacation, he counted 100 times more tomatoes. How many tomatoes grew in his absence?

How many tomatoes did Grandpa count before going on vacation? ** Before going on vacation, Grandpa counts 36 tomatoes.

How many tomatoes does Grandpa have after going on vacation? ** After going on vacation, Grandpa has 100 * 36 =

<<100*36=3600>>3600 tomatoes. How many tomatoes grew in his absence? ** So in his absence, 3600 - 36 = <<3600-36=3564>>3564 tomatoes have grown. #### 3564 A carpenter made ten tables for this month. Last month, he made three fewer tables than this month. How many tables did the carpenter make in total? How many tables did the carpenter make last month? ** The carpenter made 10 - 3 = <<10-3=7>>7 tables last month. How many tables did the carpenter make in total? ** So, the carpenter made 10 + 7 = <<10+7=17>>17 tables in all. #### 17 If there are sixty-five dolphins in the ocean, and three times that number joins in from a river which has its mouth at the ocean, calculate the total number of dolphins in the ocean. How many dolphins are in the ocean? ** When three times the number of dolphins in the ocean joins in from a river, the number of dolphins in the ocean increases by 3 *65 = <<3*65=195>>195 How many dolphins are in the ocean? ** The total number of dolphins in the ocean increases to 195+65 = <<195+65=260>>260 #### 260 James takes 2 Tylenol tablets that are 375 mg each, every 6 hours. How many mg does he take a day? How many mg are in each dose? ** Each dose is 375*2=<<375*2=750>>750 mg How many times does he take it? ** He takes it 24/6=<<24/6=4>>4 times How many mg does he take a day? ** So he takes 750*4=<<750*4=3000>>3000 mg a day #### 3000 Jerry mows 8 acres of lawn each week. He mows ¾ of it with a riding mower that can cut 2 acres an hour. He mows the rest with a push mower that can cut 1 acre an hour. How long does Jerry mow each week? How many acres does Jerry mow with a riding mower? ** Jerry mows 8 acres x ¾ = 6 acres with a riding mower. How many hours does it take him to mow 6 acres? ** It will take him 6 acres / 2 each hour = <<6/2=3>>3 hours. How many acres does Jerry mow with a push mower? ** Jerry mows 8 acres – 6 acres mowed with a riding mower = <<8-6=2>>2 acres with a push mower. How many hours does it take him to mow 2 acres? ** It will take him 2 acres x 1 hour = <<2*1=2>>2 hours. How many hours does it take him to mow 8 acres? ** It takes Jerry a total of 3 hours on the riding mower + 2 hours on the push mower = <<3+2=5>>5 hours. #### 5 Carson is sorting seaweed for various uses. 50% of the seaweed is only good for starting fires. 25% of what's left can be eaten by humans, and the rest is fed to livestock. If Carson harvests 400 pounds of seaweed, how many pounds are fed to livestock? How many pounds of seaweed are there? ** First find what percent of the seaweed can be used for something besides starting fires: 400 pounds / 2 = <<400/2=200>>200 pounds How many pounds of seaweed are eaten by humans? ** Then divide that amount by 4 to find the amount that's eaten by humans: 200 pounds / 4 = <<200/4=50>>50 pounds How many pounds of seaweed are fed to livestock? ** Then subtract that amount from the 200 pounds to find how much is eaten by livestock: 200 pounds - 50 pounds = <<200-50=150>>150 pounds #### 150 The long jump finals contained four national champions competing against one another. The first compe***** jumped a distance of 22 feet. The second compe***** jumped one foot farther than the first compe*****. The third compe***** jumped two feet shorter than the third compe*****. And the fourth compe***** jumped 3 feet further than the third compe*****. How long, in feet, did the fourth compe***** jump? How far did the second compe***** jump? ** The second compe***** jumped one foot farther than the first compe*****, for a distance of 22+1=<<22+1=23>>23 feet. How far did the third compe***** jump? ** The third compe***** jumped two feet shorter than the third compe*****, for a distance of 23-2=<<23-2=21>>21 feet. How far did the fourth compe***** jump? ** And the fourth compe***** jumped 3 feet further than the third compe*****, for a distance of 21+3=<<21+3=24>>24 feet. #### 24 Sharon’s vacation rental has a Keurig coffee machine. She will be there for 40 days. She has 3 cups of coffee (3 coffee pods) every morning. Her coffee pods come 30 pods to a box for $8.00. How much will she spend on coffee to last her for the entire vacation? How many coffee pods will she drink? ** She'll be on vacation for 40 days and drinks 3 cups of coffee/pods per day for a total of 40*3 = <<40*3=120>>120 coffee pods How many boxes of coffee pods will she need? ** Her coffee pods come 30 in a box and she needs 120 coffee pods so that’s 120/30 = <<120/30=4>>4 boxes How much will each box cost? ** Each box costs $8.00 and she needs 4 boxes so that’s 8*4 = $<<8*4=32.00>>32.00 #### 32 On Rudolph's car trip across town, he traveled 2 more than 5 miles and encountered 3 less than 17 stop signs. How many stop signs per mile did Rudolph encounter on his trip across town? How many miles did Rudolph travel? ** He traveled 2 more than 5 miles, or 5+2=<<5+2=7>>7 miles. How many stop signs did Rudolph encounter? ** He encountered 3 less than 17 stop signs, or 17-3=<<17-3=14>>14 stop signs. How many stop signs per mile did Rudolph encounter on his trip across town? ** Thus, during his trip across town, Rudolph encountered 14/7=<<14/7=2>>2 stop signs per mile. #### 2 Paolo has 14 coconuts, while Dante has thrice as many coconuts as Paolo. If Dante sold 10 of his coconuts, how many coconuts did he have left? How many coconuts does Dante have? ** Dante has 14 x 3 = <<14*3=42>>42 coconuts. How many coconuts did Dante have left? ** Therefore, Dante was left with 42 - 10 = 32 coconuts after he sold 10 of them. #### 32