Simeon drinks 64 fluid ounces of filtered water every day. He used to drink this water in 8-ounce-servings. But now, he drinks his water in 16-ounce servings. How many fewer servings per day does it now take Simeon to drink his water than it used to?

How many eight-ounce servings are in 64 fluid ounces? ** In 64 fluid ounces, there are 64/8=

<<64/8=8>>8 eight-ounce servings. How many servings does Simeon now drink? ** Using 16-ounce servings, Simeon now drinks 64 ounces in 64/16=<<64/16=4>>4 servings. How many fewer servings per day does it now take Simeon to drink his water than it used to? ** Thus, Simeon now drinks his water in 8-4=<<8-4=4>>4 fewer servings per day. #### 4 Lyra has an $80 budget for a week to spend on food. If she bought 1 bucket of fried chicken that costs $12 and 5 pounds of beef that cost $3 per pound. How much is left on her weekly budget? How much does 5 pounds of beef cost? ** Five pounds of beef cost $3 x 5 = $<<3*5=15>>15. How much did Lyra spend? ** So Lyra spent a total of $12 + $15 = $<<12+15=27>>27. How much is left on her weekly budget? ** Therefore, $80 - $27 = $<<80-27=53>>53 is left on her weekly budget. #### 53 A bear is hunting for her cubs and herself. She needs 210 pounds of meat in a week. Each cub needs 35 pounds a week and she has 4 cubs. She hunts rabbits, which are five pounds each. If she hunts daily, how many rabbits does she need to catch each day? How many pounds of meat do the cubs need? ** The cubs need 140 pounds a week because 4 x 35 = <<4*35=140>>140 How many pounds of meat does the family need? ** The family needs 350 pounds a week because 210 + 140 = <<210+140=350>>350 How many pounds of meat does the family need each day? ** The family needs 50 pounds a day because 350 / 7 = <<350/7=50>>50 How many rabbits does she need to catch each day? ** She needs to hunt 10 rabbits a day because 50 / 5 = <<10=10>>10 #### 10 While on vacation in Hawaii, Steve and Georgia decided to ship pineapples to their home. Each pineapple costs $1.25 and they buy a dozen. It will cost $21.00 to ship all of them to their home. How much will each pineapple end up costing them? How much did they spend on the pineapples? ** They bought 12 pineapples for $1.25 apiece so 12*1.25 = $<<12*1.25=15.00>>15.00 How much did the pineapples cost in total? ** The pineapples cost $15.00 and it will cost $21.00 to ship so all total, it costs 15+21 = $<<15+21=36.00>>36.00 How much does each pineapple cost? ** In total it costs $36.00 to ship home a dozen pineapples so each pineapple costs 36/12 = $<<36/12=3.00>>3.00 apiece #### 3 Charles is jogging while listening to his favorite album. He runs at 6 MPH when he's got music on and 4 MPH when he doesn't. His album is 40 minutes long. How many minutes will it take him to jog 6 miles? How many minutes does it take him to run 1 mile? ** He runs at .1 miles per minute because 6 / 60 = <<6/60=.1>>.1 How many miles can he run while the album is playing? ** While the album is playing he can run 4 miles because 40 x .1 = <<40*.1=4>>4 How many miles does he have to run without the album? ** He has to run 2 miles without the album because 6 - 4 = <<6-4=2>>2 How many minutes does it take him to run 1/15 miles? ** Without music he runs 1/15 miles per minute because 4 / 60 = 1/15 How many minutes will it take him to run the remaining 2 miles? ** He will run the remaining 2 miles in 30 minutes because 2 / (1/15) = <<2/(1/15)=30>>30 How many minutes will it take him to jog 6 miles? ** It will take him 70 minutes in total because 40 + 30 =<<40+30=70>>70 #### 70 Hershel has 10 betta fish and 15 goldfish in a bowl. His friend Bexley brings him 2/5 times as many betta fish and 1/3 times as many goldfish. If Hershel gifts his sister 1/2 of the fish, calculate the total number of fish he has remaining in the bowl. How many betta fish does Bexley give Hershel? ** Bexley gives Hershel 2/5*10 = <<2/5*10=4>>4 betta fish. How many betta fish are in the bowl? ** The total number of betta fish in the bowl is now 4+10 = <<4+10=14>>14 How many goldfish does Bexley give Hershel? ** He also gives Hershel 1/3*15 = <<1/3*15=5>>5 goldfish How many goldfish are in the bowl? ** The total number of goldfish in the bowl is now 15+5 = <<15+5=20>>20 How many fish does Hershel have remaining in the bowl? ** Counting the betta fish and goldfish, Hershel now has a total of 14 + 20 = <<14+20=34>>34 fish How many fish does Hershel give his sister? ** When he gives his sister half of the fish, the remaining half is 34/2 = <<34/2=17>>17 fish #### 17 Rory collects rainwater. He has 100 L of rainwater in his tank. During a heavy rainstorm, water flows into the tank at a rate of 2 L/min for 90 minutes. How much water is in the tank at the end of the heavy rain? How much water does the tank collect during the heavy rain? ** During the heavy rain, the tank collects 2 * 90 = <<2*90=180>>180 L of water How much water is in the tank at the end of the heavy rain? ** The tank has a total of 100 + 180 = <<100+180=280>>280 L of water #### 280 Bryan's score on a math exam is 20. Jen scored 10 more than Bryan while Sammy scored 2 fewer than Jen. If the math exam has 35 points in all, how many mistakes did Sammy make? How many points did Jen score? ** Jen scored 20 + 10 = <<20+10=30>>30 on the exam. How many points did Sammy score? ** Sammy scored two less, so his score was30 - 2 = <<30-2=28>>28. How many mistakes did Sammy make? ** Thus, Sammy made 35 - 28 = <<35-28=7>>7 mistakes. #### 7 Mabel has 5 daisies in her garden, and each daisy has 8 petals. If she gives 2 daisies to her teacher, how many petals does she have on the remaining daisies in her garden? How many petals does Mabel have in her garden? ** The total number of petals Mabel has in her garden is 5 x 8 = <<5*8=40>>40 petals. How many petals does Mabel give to her teacher? ** The total number of petals that Mabel gives to her teacher is 2 x 8 = <<2*8=16>>16 petals. How many petals does Mabel have remaining in her garden? ** The total number of petals remaining in her garden is 40 - 16 = <<40-16=24>>24 petals. #### 24 Nina has received a scholarship worth $8000 less than Kelly's amount. Kelly received a scholarship worth twice the amount Wendy received. How much money did they receive in scholarship together if Wendy received a scholarship worth $20000? How much money did Kelly receive? ** If Wendy received a scholarship worth $20000, Kelly, who received twice as much, received 2*$20000 = $40000 How much money did they receive in scholarship together? ** Together, Wendy and Kelly received Scholarship worth $40000+$20000 = $<<40000+20000=60000>>60000 How much money did Nina receive? ** Nina received a scholarship worth $8000 less than Kelly's amount, a total of $40000-$8000 = $32000 How much money did they receive in scholarship together? ** Together, the three received scholarship worth $32000+$60000 = $<<32000+60000=92000>>92000 #### 92000