Davante has twice as many friends as there are days in the week. 3 of his friends are girls. How many friends does he have that are boys?

Davante has twice as many friends as there are days in the week. 3 of his friends are girls. How many friends does he have that are boys?

How many friends does Davante have? ** Davante has 14 friends because 2 times 7 equals

<<2*7=14>>14 How many friends does Davante have that are boys? ** Davante has 11 friends who are boys because 14-3 equals <<11=11>>11 #### 11 Johnny is a dog walker. He can walk 3 dogs at once. He gets paid $15 for a 30-minute walk and $20 for a 60-minute walk. Johnny works for 4 hours per day. If he always walks the maximum number of dogs possible and 6 dogs have 60-minute walks per day, how much money does he make in a week where he works 5 days? How many hours does Johnny spend walking the 6 dogs who have 60-minute walks? ** Johnny spends 6/3=2 hours walking the 6 dogs who have 60-minute walks. How much money does Johnny make for the 6 dogs who have 60-minute walks? ** He makes $20*6=$<<20*6=120>>120 for these walks. How many minutes does Johnny have left to walk the other dogs? ** Thus, he has 4-2=2 hours=120 minutes left to walk the other dogs. How many dogs can Johnny walk in this time? ** He can walk 3*(120/30)=<<3*(120/30)=12>>12 dogs in this time. How much money does Johnny make on these walks? ** Thus, he will make $15*12=$<<12*15=180>>180 on these walks. How much money does Johnny make in a day? ** In total per day, he makes $120+$180=$<<120+180=300>>300 per day. How much money does Johnny make in a week? ** Thus, during the week, he makes $300*5=$<<300*5=1500>>1500. #### 1500 Austin has 10 pairs of dress shoes he needs to polish over the weekend. If he has polished 45% of individual shoes, how many more shoes does he need to polish? How many shoes are in each pair? ** He has 10 pairs of shoes and each pair is made of 2 individual shoes for a total of 10*2 = <<10*2=20>>20 shoes How many shoes has Austin polished? ** He has already polished 45% of the 20 individual shoes so he has polished .45*20 = <<45*.01*20=9>>9 shoes How many more shoes does Austin need to polish? ** He has 20 shoes and has already polished 9 shoes so he has 20-9 = <<20-9=11>>11 more shoes to polish #### 11 Orlan gave one-fourth of his 20-meter rope to Allan. He then gave two-thirds of the remaining to Jack. How many meters of rope is left to Orlan? How many meters of rope did Orlan give to Allan? ** Orlan gave Allan 20 x 1/4 = <<20*1/4=5>>5 meters of rope. How many meters of rope did Orlan have left? ** So he had 20 - 5 = <<20-5=15>>15 meters left. How many meters of rope did Orlan give to Jack? ** Then he gave 15 x 2/3 = <<15*2/3=10>>10 meters of the rope to Jack. How many meters of rope is left to Orlan? ** Therefore, Orlan is left with 15 - 10 = <<15-10=5>>5 meters of rope. #### 5 Willow’s daughter had a slumber party with 3 of her friends. For breakfast, they wanted pancakes. Willow’s pancake recipe makes 1 serving of 4 pancakes. Each of the girls wanted a serving and a half of pancakes. Willow’s son wanted 3 servings of pancakes. How many single pancakes will Willow make for the girls and her son? How many servings of pancakes do the girls want? ** The daughter and her 3 friends each want 1.5 servings of pancakes so that’s 4*1.5 = <<1.5*4=6>>6 servings of pancakes How many servings of pancakes do the girls and Willow’s son want? ** Willow’s son wants 3 servings of pancakes and the girls want 6 so that’s 3+6 = <<3+6=9>>9 servings of pancakes How many pancakes does Willow need to make? ** Each serving makes 4 pancakes and Willow needs to make 9 servings for a total of 4*9 = <<4*9=36>>36 pancakes #### 36 Marcus wants to buy a new pair of shoes. He decided to pay not more than $130 for them. He found a pair for $120, on which he got a discount of 30%. How much money will he manage to save by buying these shoes and not spending the assumed maximum amount? How much is the discount on the shoes? ** The discount on the shoes Marcus found is 120 * 30/100 = $<<120*30/100=36>>36. How much did he have to pay? ** That means he only had to pay 120 - 36 = $<<120-36=84>>84. How much money will he manage to save by buying these shoes and not spending the assumed maximum amount? ** So Marcus was able to save 130 - 84 = $<<130-84=46>>46. #### 46 Sebastian plays drums for percussion in an orchestra. He sits next to the brass section where four people play trombone, two play trumpet, and one plays a French horn. In front of them are the strings section with three violinists, a cellist, and a contrabassist. Next to the strings are a trio of clarinets and a quartet of flute players in the woodwinds section. The maestro conducts them all. How many people are in the orchestra? How many people are in the percussion section? ** Sebastian in the percussion section makes <<1=1>>1 person. How many people are in the brass section? ** The brass section has 4 + 2 + 1 = <<4+2+1=7>>7 people. How many people are in the strings section? ** The strings section has 3 + 1 + 1 = <<3+1+1=5>>5 people. How many people are in the woodwinds section? ** The woodwinds section has 3 + 4 = <<3+4=7>>7 people. How many people are in the maestro? ** The maestro is 1 person. How many people are in the orchestra? ** Thus, the orchestra has 1 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 1 = <<1+7+5+7+1=21>>21 people in it. #### 21 Three local dance studios have 376 students. The first two have 110 and 135 students. How many students does the third studio have? How many students do the first two studios have? ** The first two studios have 110 + 135 = <<110+135=245>>245 students. How many students does the remaining studio have? ** The remaining studio has 376 – 245 = <<376-245=131>>131 students. #### 131 Kendy made 2 online bank transactions. She transferred $60 to her mom and half that amount to her sister. As a result, her account now has $100 left in it. How much money was in the account before the transfer? How much money did Kendy transfer to her sister? ** Kendy transferred $60 x 1/2 = $<<60*1/2=30>>30 to her sister. How much money did Kendy transfer in total? ** So, She transferred a total of $60 + $30 = $<<60+30=90>>90. How much money was in the account before the transfer? ** Therefore, Kendy has $100 + $90 = $<<100+90=190>>190 in the account before the transfer. #### 190 Marta works on her grandparent's farm to raise money for a new phone. So far, she has collected $240. For every hour she works, she receives $10. Her grandmother often gives her tips, and she has collected $50 in tips in total. How many hours has Marta worked on the farm so far? How much money did Marta earn? ** Ignoring tips, Marta earned $240 - $50 = $<<240-50=190>>190. How many hours has Marta worked on the farm so far? ** Therefore, she has worked 190 / 10 = <<190/10=19>>19 hours. #### 19