Nine members of the crafts club are making 2 necklaces each. It takes 50 beads to make each necklace. How many beads will they need in all?

How many beads are in each bracelet? ** Two bracelets need 50 x 2 =

<<50*2=100>>100 beads. How many beads will they need in all? ** So they will need 9 x 100 = <<9*100=900>>900 beads in all. #### 900 Eunice has 10 eggplant seeds and 4 pots. How many seeds will be planted in the fourth pot if 3 seeds can be planted in 1 pot? How many seeds can Eunice plant in three pots? ** Eunice can plant a total of 3 pots x 3 seeds = <<3*3=9>>9 seeds in three pots. How many seeds will be planted in the fourth pot? ** So, only 10 - 9 = <<10-9=1>>1 eggplant seed will be planted in the fourth pot. #### 1 Archibald and his brother are playing tennis against each other. Archibald has won 12 games and his brother has won 18. What percentage of games has Archibald won? How many games have they played? ** They have played 30 total games because 12 + 18 = <<12+18=30>>30 What percentage of games has Archibald won? ** The proportion won by Archibald is .4 because 12 / 30 = <<12/30=.4>>.4 What percentage of games has Archibald won? ** The percentage he has won in 40% because .4 x 100% = 40% #### 40 Josh works 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 4 weeks a month. Carl is an intern and works 2 hours less than Josh every day. Josh gets $9 an hour and Carl, half that. How much does the company pay for the 2 together in one month? How many hours does Josh work in a month? ** Josh works 8 hours/day * 5 days/week * 4 weeks/month = <<8*5*4=160>>160 hours a month. How much does Josh earn in a month? ** He earns 160 hours/month * $9/month = $<<160*9=1440>>1440 per month. How many hours does Carl work in a month? ** Carl works less because he is an intern: 6 hours/day * 5 days/week * 4 weeks/month = <<6*5*4=120>>120 hours per month. How much does Carl earn in a month? ** Carl earns 120 hours * $4.5/hour = $<<120*4.5=540>>540 per month. How much does the company pay for the 2 together in one month? ** The company pays for the 2 together: $1440 + $540 = $<<1440+540=1980>>1980. #### 1980 There were 10 snowflakes at first. It snowed an additional 4 snowflakes every 5 minutes. How many minutes passed before there were 58 snowflakes? How additional snowflakes are needed? ** Without the first 10 snowflakes, there are 58-10=<<58-10=48>>48 snowflakes needed. How additional 5-minute intervals are needed? ** 48/4=12 5-minute intervals are needed to get the additional snowflakes. How many minutes passed before there were 58 snowflakes? ** 12*5=<<12*5=60>>60 minutes passed. #### 60 Each year a store decreased the price of a certain model of TV by $35. If the price in 2001 was $1950, what was the price in 2009? How many years did the store have the TV? ** The period the store had the TV was 2009-2001= <<2009-2001=8>>8 years. How much did the TV decrease by? ** The TV decreased by $35/year * 8 years = $<<35*8=280>>280. What was the price in 2009? ** So the price in 2009 was $1950 - $280 = $<<1950-280=1670>>1670. #### 1670 Cynthia has four times as many water balloons as her husband, Randy. Randy has only half as many water balloons as his daughter, Janice. If Janice throws all 6 of her water balloons at her father, how many water balloons does Cynthia have, which she could also choose to throw at Randy? How many water balloons does Randy have? ** Randy has only half as many water balloons as Janice’s 6, for a total of (½)*6=3 water balloons. How many water balloons does Cynthia have? ** Cynthia has 4 times as many water balloons as Randy, for a total of 4*3=<<4*3=12>>12 water balloons #### 12 Amy's grandfather gave her $100 for her birthday. Amy bought 3 dolls, each of which cost $1. How much money does Amy have left? How much did the dolls cost? ** The cost of the dolls is 3 × $1 = $<<3*1=3>>3. How much money does Amy have left? ** Amy has $100 − $3 = $97 left. #### 97 A 40 meters rope was cut into 2 parts in the ratio of 2:3. How long is the shorter part? How many parts were cut? ** The rope was cut into 2 + 3 = <<2+3=5>>5 parts. How long is each part? ** So each part is 40/5 = <<40/5=8>>8 meters long. How long is the shorter part? ** Since the shorter part is consists of 2 parts, then it is 8 x 2 = <<8*2=16>>16 meters long. #### 16 Ashley and her family went to the movies on Saturday. Children’s tickets cost $4.25 and adult tickets cost $3.25 more. They were given a $2 discount for buying more than 3 tickets. How much did they spend if they bought two adult tickets and four children’s tickets? How much do adult tickets cost? ** The adult tickets cost $4.25 + $3.25 = $<<4.25+3.25=7.50>>7.50. How much do two adult tickets cost? ** So two adult tickets cost $7.50 x 2 = $<<7.5*2=15>>15. How much do four children's tickets cost? ** Four children's tickets cost $4.25 x 4 = $<<4*4.25=17>>17. How much did they spend? ** So the total cost of all the tickets amounted to $15 + $17 = $<<15+17=32>>32. How much did they spend? ** The family had a discount, so they paid a total of $32 - $2 = $<<32-2=30>>30. #### 30