In a restaurant, the chef prepared 17 meals to sell for lunch. During lunch, he sold 12 meals. After lunch, the chef prepared another 5 meals for dinner. How many meals does the chef have for dinner, assuming he can use the remaining lunch meals as well?

How many meals did the chef have left after lunch? ** The chef had 17 - 12 =

<<17-12=5>>5 meals left after lunch. How many meals does the chef have for dinner? ** So, the chef has 5 + 5 = <<5+5=10>>10 meals for dinner. #### 10 Clayton plays basketball on a team. He has played three games so far. In the first game, he scored 10 points. In the second game, he scored 14 points. In the third game, he scored 6 points. In the fourth game, he scored the average of his points from the first three games. How many total points did Clayton score during the first four games? How many points did Clayton score in the first three games? ** During the first three games Clayton scored 10 points + 14 + 6 = <<10+14+6=30>>30 points. What is the average for Clayton's first three games? ** The average for Clayton's first three games is 30 points / 3 = <<30/3=10>>10 points per game. How many total points did Clayton score during the first four games? ** For the first four games, Clayton scored 30 points + 10 points = <<30+10=40>>40 points. #### 40 Jason has a carriage house that he rents out. He’s charging $50.00 per day or $500.00 for 14 days. Eric wants to rent the house for 20 days. How much will it cost him? How many days does Eric want to rent the house for? ** He wants to rent for 20 days and there is a deal if you rent for 14 days so that leaves 20-14 = <<20-14=6>>6 individual days How much will each individual day cost? ** Each individual day is $50.00 and he will have 6 individual days for a total of 50*6 = $<<50*6=300.00>>300.00 How much will it cost Eric? ** 14 days costs $500.00 and 6 days costs $300.00 for a total of 500+300 = $800.00 #### 800 Brandon can catch 6 squirrels or two rabbits in 1 hour. Each squirrel has 300 calories and each rabbit has 800 calories. How many more calories will he get per hour if he catches squirrels instead of rabbits? How many calories does Brandon get from squirrels? ** First find how many calories per hour Brandon gets from squirrels: 300 calories/squirrel * 6 squirrels = <<300*6=1800>>1800 calories How many calories does Brandon get from rabbits? ** Then find how many calories per hour Brandon gets from rabbits: 800 calories/rabbit * 2 rabbits = 1600 calories How many more calories will Brandon get per hour if he catches squirrels instead of rabbits? ** Then subtract the number of calories per hour from rabbits from the number from squirrels to find the difference: 1800 calories - 1600 calories = <<1800-1600=200>>200 calories #### 200 Tommy's mother lets him ride his bike 2 blocks north of his block, 3 blocks east, 2 blocks west, and 2 blocks south. His friend's father lets his friend ride his bike 80 square blocks. How many times greater is the area his friend can ride in compared to Tommy? How many blocks wide is Tommy's area? ** Tommy's area is 5 blocks wide because 3 + 2 = <<3+2=5>>5 How many blocks tall is Tommy's area? ** His area is 4 blocks tall because 2 + 2 = <<2+2=4>>4 How many square blocks is Tommy's area? ** The total area is 20 square blocks because 5 x 4 = <<5*4=20>>20 How many times bigger is the area his friend can ride in compared to Tommy? ** His friend's area is 4 times bigger because 80 / 20 = <<80/20=4>>4 #### 4 Mr. Smith takes his wife, his parents, and his 3 children to a seafood buffet. The price for the adult buffet is $30. The price for the children’s buffet is $15. Senior citizens get a 10% discount. How much does Mr. Smith spend on the buffet for his entire family? How much does the buffet cost for Mr. Smith and his wife? ** The buffet cost for Mr. Smith and his wife is $30 x 2 = $<<30*2=60>>60. How much does the buffet cost for his children? ** The buffet cost for his children is $15 x 3 = $<<15*3=45>>45. How much does the buffet cost for 1 senior citizen? ** The buffet cost for 1 senior citizen is $30 x 90% = $<<30*90*.01=27>>27. How much does Mr. Smith spend on the buffet for his entire family? ** B How much does the buffet cost for the grandparents? ** uffet cost for the grandparents is $27 x 2 = $<<27*2=54>>54. How much does the buffet cost for the entire family? ** Buffet cost for the entire family is $60 + $45 + $54 = $<<60+45+54=159>>159 #### 159 There are 60 passengers on a bus. Children make up 25% of the bus riders. How many adults are on the bus? How many children are on the bus? ** The number of children on the bus is 60 passengers * 25% = <<60*25*.01=15>>15 passengers. How many adults are on the bus? ** The number of adults on the bus is 60 passengers - 15 passengers = <<60-15=45>>45 passengers. #### 45 In a factory, there are 300 employees. 200 of them earn $12 per hour. Of the rest, 40 of them earn $14 per hour. All others earn $17 per hour. What is the cost to employ all these people for one 8-hour long shift? How much do the 200 employees cost? ** The cost of the 200 employees is 200 employees * $12/employee/hour = $<<200*12=2400>>2400 per hour. How much do the 40 employees cost? ** The cost of the 40 employees is 40 employees * $14/employee/hour = $<<40*14=560>>560 per hour. How many employees are left? ** The rest means 300 employees - 200 employees - 40 employees = <<300-200-40=60>>60 employees. How much do the 60 employees cost? ** These 60 employees' employment costs are at 60 employees * $17/employee/hour = $<<60*17=1020>>1020 per hour. How much do all employees earn? ** So in total all employees earn $2400/hour + $560/hour + $1020/hour = $3980/hour. How much would the cost be for an 8-hour shift? ** During an 8-hour shift, this cost would be at 8 hours * $3980/hour = $<<8*3980=31840>>31840. #### 31840 Wyatt has 10 blue envelopes. He has 4 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. How many envelopes does Wyatt have in all? How many yellow envelopes does Wyatt have? ** Wyatt has 10 - 4 = <<10-4=6>>6 yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Wyatt have in all? ** The total number of envelopes he has is 10 blue + 6 yellow = <<10+6=16>>16 envelopes. #### 16 A local restaurant was offering a "Build Your Own Hot Brownie" dessert. The brownie cost $2.50 and each scoop of ice cream costs $1.00. Any syrup costs $0.50 and nuts cost $1.50. If Juanita orders the brownie with 2 scoops of ice cream, double syrup, and nuts, how much will her dessert cost? How much does the ice cream cost? ** She orders 2 scoops of ice cream that's $1.00 per scoop so the ice cream costs 2*1 = $<<2*1=2.00>>2.00. How much does the syrup cost? ** She wants double syrup. The syrup is $0.50 so that will cost 2*.50 = $<<2*.50=1.00>>1.00. How much will Juanita's dessert cost? ** The brownie is $2.50, the ice cream will be $2.00, the syrup will be $1.00 and the nuts will be $1.50 bringing her total to 2.5+2+1+1.5 = $<<2.5+2+1+1.5=7.00>>7.00. #### 7