Rubert has 4 times the number of candies James has. James has 3 times the number of candies Adam has. If Adam has 6 candies, how many candies do the three of them have in total?

How many candies does James have? ** James has 3 * 6 candies =

<<3*6=18>>18 candies. How many candies does Rubert have? ** Rubert has 4 * 18 candies = <<4*18=72>>72 candies. How many candies do the three of them have in total? ** So, the three of them have 6 candies + 18 candies + 72 candies = <<6+18+72=96>>96 candies. #### 96 What is fifteen more than a quarter of 48? What is a quarter of 48? ** A quarter of 48 is 48/4=<<48/4=12>>12. What is fifteen more than a quarter of 48? ** The number is 12+15=<<12+15=27>>27. #### 27 Paulo wants to get a burger meal that costs $6. Aside from that, he also wants to get a soda which costs 1/3 as much as the burger meal. While on the counter, Jeremy asked Paulo to get him 2 of each item Paulo is going to get. How much will they be charged for their orders combined? How many burger meals and sodas are they going to order? ** They are to order a total of 3 burger meals and 3 sodas for Paulo and Jeremy. How much does a soda cost? ** The cost of a soda is $6/3 = $<<6/3=2>>2. How much will the 3 sodas cost? ** So, the 3 sodas will amount to $2/soda x 3 sodas = $<<2*3=6>>6. How much will the 3 burger meals cost? ** The 3 burger meals will amount to $6/burger x 3 burgers = $<<6*3=18>>18. How much will their orders cost? ** Hence, the total cost for their orders is $6 + $18 = $<<6+18=24>>24. #### 24 For Roger's phone to function optimally, he can have a maximum of 50 apps on his phone. However, the recommended number of apps is 35. If Roger has twice the recommended number of apps, how many apps must he delete for his phone to function optimally again? How many apps does Roger have? ** Roger has 35 x 2 = <<35*2=70>>70 apps on his phone. How many apps must he delete? ** He needs to delete 70 - 50 = <<70-50=20>>20 apps. #### 20 Lanie has been sick and was only able to work 4/5 of her usual 40-hour week. If her hourly rate is $15, how much was her salary for that week? How many hours did Lanie work? ** Lanie was only able to work for 40 * 4/5 = <<40*4/5=32>>32 hours in that week. How much was Lanie's salary for that week? ** Thus, her salary was 15 * 32 = $<<15*32=480>>480. #### 480 James drives to Canada at 60 mph. It is a distance of 360 miles. He has a 1 hour stop along the way. How long does he take to get to Canada? How many hours does James spend driving? ** He spends 360/60=<<360/60=6>>6 hours driving How long does James take to get to Canada? ** That means the trip takes 6+1=<<6+1=7>>7 hours #### 7 Bret and a team of 3 co-workers were working late so he ordered dinner for everyone. They decided on Chinese. Each main meal costs $12.0. They also ordered 2 appetizers that were $6.00 each. He includes a 20% tip and an extra $5.00 to make it a rush order. How much does Bret spend on dinner? How much does each co-worker spend on their meal? ** There are 4 co-workers and each of their meals is $12.00 so 4*12 = $<<4*12=48.00>>48.00 How much do the appetizers cost? ** They order 2 appetizers at $6.00 each so 2*6 = $<<2*6=12.00>>12.00 How much does each meal and appetizer cost? ** The meals costs $48.00 and the appetizers costs $12.00 for a total of 48+12 = $<<48+12=60.00>>60.00 How much is the tip? ** A 20% tip on the $60.00 order is .20*60 = $<<.20*60=12.00>>12.00 How much does Bret spend on dinner? ** So the meal is $60.00, the tip is $12.00 and he adds a $5.00 rush for a total of 60+12+5 = $<<60+12+5=77.00>>77.00 #### 77 A library has a collection of 100 historical novels arranged on a shelf. 5 people borrow 2 books each from the shelf on a particular day, and 20 more books are borrowed from the shelf on the second day. How many books are remaining on the shelf after the second day? How many books were borrowed on the first day? ** Five people borrowed 5 people * 2 books/person = <<5*2=10>>10 books on the first day. How many books were borrowed on the second day? ** After the second day, the total number of borrowed books increased to 10 books + 20 books = <<10+20=30>>30 books. How many books are remaining on the shelf after the second day? ** The total number of books on the shelf after the second day is 100 books - 30 books = <<100-30=70>>70 books #### 70 Debbie works at a post office packing boxes to mail. Each large box takes 4 feet of packing tape to seal, each medium box takes 2 feet of packing tape to seal, and each small box takes 1 foot of packing tape to seal. Each box also takes 1 foot of packing tape to stick the address label on. Debbie packed two large boxes, eight medium boxes, and five small boxes this afternoon. How much tape did she use? How many feet of tape did Debbie use for the large boxes? ** Debbie used 4 * 2 = <<4*2=8>>8 feet of tape for the large boxes. How many feet of tape did Debbie use for the medium boxes? ** She used 2 * 8 = <<2*8=16>>16 feet of tape for the medium boxes. How many feet of tape did Debbie use for the small boxes? ** She used 1 * 5 = <<1*5=5>>5 feet of tape for the small boxes. How many boxes were there in all? ** There were 2 + 8 + 5 = <<2+8+5=15>>15 boxes in all. How many feet of tape did Debbie use for the address labels? ** She used 1 * 15 = <<1*15=15>>15 feet of tape for the address labels. How many feet of tape did Debbie use in all? ** Thus, she used 8 + 16 + 5 + 15 = <<8+16+5+15=44>>44 feet of tape in all. #### 44 Betty bought 1 kg of oranges and 3 kg of apples. The total cost of oranges was $12. The apples were two times cheaper than the oranges. How much did Betty pay for 1 kg of apples? How much did the apples cost? ** The cost of the apples was $12 / 2 = $<<12/2=6>>6. How much did Betty pay for 1 kg of apples? ** When the cost of 3 kg of apples was $6, then the cost of 1 kg of apples was $6 / 3 kg = $<<6/3=2>>2/kg. #### 2