Oshea bought 200 basil seeds. He wants to plant them in planters. He has 4 large planters that can hold 20 seeds each. He also has small planters that can hold 4 seeds each. How many small planters will he need to plant all the basil seeds?

How many seeds can the large planters hold? ** The large planters can hold a total of 4 * 20 =

<<4*20=80>>80 seeds. How many seeds will Oshea have left? ** This will leave Oshea with 200 - 80 = <<200-80=120>>120 seeds remaining. How many small planters will he need? ** This means he will need 120 / 4 = <<120/4=30>>30 small planters. #### 30 A rancher has 340 head of cattle. He was about to sell them all for $204,000 when 172 of them fell sick and died. Because of the sickness, his customers lost confidence in his cattle, forcing him to lower his price by $150 per head. How much money would the devastated farmer lose if he sold the remaining cattle at the lowered price compared to the amount he would have made by selling them at the original price? How much would the rancher have sold his cattle for? ** The rancher would have sold his cattle for $204,000/340 = $<<204000/340=600>>600 per head. How many cattle did the rancher have left? ** He was left with a remainder of 340 - 172 = <<340-172=168>>168 head of cattle. What is the lowered price? ** The lowered price is $600 - $150 = $<<600-150=450>>450 per head. How much money would the devastated farmer lose if he sold the remaining cattle at the lowered price compared to the amount he would have made by selling them at the original price? ** He would make $450 x 168 = $<<450*168=75600>>75,600 at the lowered price. How much money would the ranceler have made by selling the remaining cattle at the original price? ** He could have made $600 x 168 = $<<600*168=100800>>100,800 at the original price. How much money would the devastated farmer lose if he sold the remaining cattle at the lowered price compared to the amount he would have made by selling them at the original price? ** He would lose $100,800 - $75,600 = $<<100800-75600=25200>>25,200 #### 25200 It takes 3 men an hour to complete a job. If they are hired to work on 5 such similar jobs by a company that pays each of them $10 per hour, calculate the total amount of money the three will earn when they complete the jobs? How much do the three men earn in an hour? ** Since they are paid $10 each per hour of work and can complete a job in one hour, they earn a total of $10*3=$<<10*3=30>>30 together for an hour of work. How much do the three men earn in total? ** If they earn together $30 for one job, for the five jobs, they'll earn $30*5=$<<30*5=150>>150 #### 150 James and 4 of his friends volunteered to plant flowers. In 2 days, they were able to plant a total of 200 flowers. If each of them planted the same number of flowers, how many flowers did James plant in a day? How many people volunteered to plant flowers? ** There were 1 + 4 = <<1+4=5>>5 of them who volunteered to plant flowers. How many flowers did the 5 of them plant in a day? ** Each day, the 5 of them planted a total of 200/2 = <<200/2=100>>100 flowers. How many flowers did James plant in a day? ** Thus, James planted 100/5 = <<100/5=20>>20 flowers in a day. #### 20 Jeff’s swimming coach required him to swim 98 laps over the weekend. On Saturday, Jeff swam 27 laps. On Sunday morning, he swam 15 laps, took a break, then resumed practice in the afternoon. How many laps did Jeff have remaining when he took the break? How many laps did Jeff swim on Saturday? ** After Jeff swam on Saturday, there remained 98 - 27 = <<98-27=71>>71 laps How many laps did Jeff swim on Sunday morning? ** After Sunday morning’s 15 laps there remained 71 - 15 = <<71-15=56>>56 laps How many laps did Jeff have remaining when he took the break? ** Therefore, when Jeff took the break, he had 56 laps remaining #### 56 A baker bakes 5 loaves of bread an hour in one oven. He has 4 ovens. From Monday to Friday, he bakes for 5 hours, but on Saturday and Sunday, he only bakes for 2 hours. How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in 3 weeks? How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in an hour? ** In an hour, the baker bakes 5 x 4 = <<5*4=20>>20 loaves of bread. How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in a day? ** From Monday to Friday, he bakes 5 x 20 = <<5*20=100>>100 loaves of bread per day. How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in a week? ** From Monday to Friday, he bakes a total of 100 x 5 = <<100*5=500>>500 loaves of bread. How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in a day? ** On Saturday and Sunday, he bakes 2 x 20 = <<2*20=40>>40 loaves of bread per day. How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in a week? ** On Saturday and Sunday, he bakes a total of 40 x 2 = <<40*2=80>>80 loaves of bread. How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in a week? ** In a week, he bakes 500 + 80 = <<500+80=580>>580 loaves of bread. How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in 3 weeks? ** In 3 weeks, he bakes 580 x 3 = <<580*3=1740>>1740 loaves of bread. #### 1740 Every year 20 ducks from a flock are killed but another 30 are born. The original flock size is 100 ducks. After 5 years they join with another flock of 150 ducks. How many ducks are in the combined flock? How many ducks are added to the original flock each year? ** The original flock gains 30-20=<<30-20=10>>10 ducks per year How many ducks are added to the original flock after 5 years? ** So after 5 years they have gained 10*5=<<10*5=50>>50 ducks How many ducks are in the original flock? ** So the original flock has 100+50=<<100+50=150>>150 ducks How many ducks are in the combined flock? ** So the combined flock has 150+150=<<150+150=300>>300 ducks #### 300 Annie plants 3 pots of basil, 9 pots of rosemary, and 6 pots of thyme. Each basil plant has 4 leaves, each rosemary plant has 18 leaves, and each thyme plant has 30 leaves. How many leaves are there total? How many basil leaves are there? ** First find the total number of basil leaves: 3 pots * 4 leaves/pot = <<3*4=12>>12 leaves How many rosemary leaves are there? ** Then find the total number of rosemary leaves: 9 pots * 18 leaves/pot = <<9*18=162>>162 leaves How many thyme leaves are there? ** Then find the total number of thyme leaves: 6 pots * 30 leaves/pot = <<6*30=180>>180 leaves How many leaves are there? ** Then add the number of each type of leaf to find the total number of leaves: 12 leaves + 162 leaves + 180 leaves = <<12+162+180=354>>354 leaves #### 354 Bob gets paid $5 an hour for the regular hours he works and $6 an hour for any overtime hours he works. All hours over 40 in a week are considered overtime. If Bob works 44 hours in the first week and 48 hours in the second week, how much did he make? How many regular hours did Bob work? ** Bob has worked 40 hours/week x 2 weeks = <<40*2=80>>80 regular hours How much did Bob get paid for his regular hours? ** Bob got paid 80 hours x $5/hour = $<<80*5=400>>400 for his regular hours How many overtime hours did Bob work? ** Bob worked 44 hours - 40 hours = <<44-40=4>>4 hours of overtime in the first week How many overtime hours did Bob work? ** Bob worked 48 hours - 40 hours = <<48-40=8>>8 hours of overtime in the second week How many overtime hours did Bob work? ** In total Bob worker 8 hours + 4 hours =<<8+4=12>>12 hours of overtime. How much did Bob get paid for overtime? ** Bob got paid $6/hour x 12 hours = $<<6*12=72>>72 for overtime How much did Bob earn in 2 weeks? ** In 2 weeks Bob earned $400 + $72 = $<<400+72=472>>472 #### 472 Paul lives in a 5th story apartment. He makes 3 trips out from and back to his apartment throughout the day each day of a week. How many feet does he travel vertically in total over the week if each story is 10 feet tall? How many times does Paul travel the full vertical distance of his apartment complex in a day? ** Since Paul makes 3 trips per day, and each trip involves going both down and up, this means he travels the full vertical distance of his apartment complex 3*2=<<3*2=6>>6 times a day. How many times does Paul travel the full vertical distance of his apartment complex in a week? ** Since there are 7 days in a week, this means he makes this trip 6*7=42 times a week. How many feet does Paul travel vertically in total over the week if each story is 10 feet tall? ** Since each story is 10 feet tall, that means with 5 stories he travels 5*10= <<5*10=50>>50 feet each trip. How many feet does Paul travel vertically in total over the week if each story is 10 feet tall? ** Since he made 42 trips of 50 feet each, this means he traveled 50*42= <<50*42=2100>>2100 feet in a week. #### 2100