User: There were 25 peaches in each basket. Five baskets of peaches were delivered to a market. The farmers have eaten 5 peaches. The remaining peaches are packed into smaller boxes of 15 each. How many boxes of peaches are there?
Response: 5 x 25 - 5 = 120 peaches remaining. 120 / 15 = 8 boxes of peaches.
User: Among the career home run leaders for MLB, Hank Aaron has 175 fewer than twice the number that Dave Winfield has.  Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs.  How many home runs did Dave Winfield hit in his career?
Response: 755 = 2x - 175. 2x = 755 + 175. 2x = 930. x = 465 home runs.
User: Marcus is making calzones. It takes him 20 minutes to sauté the onions and a quarter of that time to sauté the garlic and peppers. It takes him 30 minutes to knead the dough, twice as long to let it rest, and 1/10th the combined kneading and resting time to assemble the calzones. How many minutes does Marcus spend on the calzones total?
Response: Saute garlic and peppers: 20 / 4 = 5 minutes. Dough resting time: 30 x 2 = 60 minutes. Assembly time: (60 + 30) / 10 = 9 minutes. Total time = 20 + 5 + 60 + 9 = 94 minutes.
User: James decides to buy himself a new barbell.  It costs 30% more than his old $250 barbell.  How much did it cost?
Response: Cost = $250 + (30% of $250) = $325.
User: The county fair was hosting a pumpkin contest to see who could grow the biggest pumpkin in pounds.  Brad entered his pumpkin with a weight of 54 pounds.  Jessica's was half the weight of Brad's.  Betty's pumpkin weighed 4 times the amount of Jessica's pumpkin.  What is the difference between the heaviest and lightest pumpkin in pounds?
Response: Jessica's pumpkin = 54 / 2 = 27 pounds. Betty's pumpkin = 27 x 4 = 108 pounds. Difference = 108 - 27 = 81 pounds.
User: John's new computer cost $1500.  He needs to get a monitor and other peripherals that cost 1/5 that much.  He also wants to upgrade the $300 video card in the base computer with one that costs twice as much.  How much did he spend?
Response: Monitor and peripherals cost = $1500 / 5 = $300. Video card upgrade = $600. Total cost = $1500 + $300 + $600 = $2100.
User: Georgia is sick and coughs 5 times a minute.  Her brother Robert is also sick but he coughs twice as much as her.  After 20 minutes, how many times have they coughed?
Response: Robert coughs 5 x 2 = 10 times per minute. In 20 minutes, they coughed a total of 15 x 20 = 300 times.
User: Justice has 3 ferns, 5 palms, and 7 succulent plants in her house. If she wants a total of 24 plants in her home, how many more plants does she need?
Response: Justice needs 24 - 3 - 5 - 7 = 9 more plants.
User: Isabelle bought twice as many cucumbers as pencils, with both costing $20 each. If she got a 20% discount on the pencils and bought 100 cucumbers, calculate the total amount she spent to buy the items.
Response: Isabelle bought 100/2 = 50 pencils. Pencils cost = $20 - ($20 x 20%) = $16 each. Total cost for pencils = $16 x 50 = $800. Total cost for cucumbers = $20 x 100 = $2000. Total amount spent = $800 + $2000 = $2800.
User: Of the 24 students in class, one-third are in the after-school chess program, and half of those students will be absent from school on Friday for the regional chess tournament. How many of the students in this class are going to that tournament?
Response: Students in chess program = 24 / 3 = 8. Students going to the tournament = 8 / 2 = 4.
User: In a bowl of fruit, there are 2 bananas, twice as many apples, and some oranges. In total there are 12 fruits in the bowl. How many oranges are in the bowl?
Response: Apples = 2 x 2 = 4. Oranges = 12 - 2 - 4 = 6.
User: Tony is driving his car between his town and a friend's town. The towns are 120 miles apart and he gets there in 3 hours. The next day, he is driving to see another friend who lives 200 miles away from his friend. If he drives at the same speed, how long will the drive take?
Response: Speed = 120 miles / 3 hours = 40 MPH. Time for the next drive = 200 miles / 40 MPH = 5 hours.
User: Josh has 18 yards of ribbon that is to be used equally for 6 gifts. If each gift will use 2 yards of ribbon, how many yards of ribbon will be left?
Response: Total ribbon used for gifts = 6 x 2 = 12 yards. Yards of ribbon left = 18 - 12 = 6 yards.
User: Jenna's doctor tells her that she should tan no more than 200 minutes a month. If she tans 30 minutes a day, two days a week for the first two weeks of the month, how many minutes can she tan in the last two weeks of the month?
Response: Tanning time for the first two weeks = (30 minutes x 2 days/week) x 2 weeks = 120 minutes. Minutes she can tan in the last two weeks = 200 minutes (limit) - 120 minutes (tanning in the first two weeks) = 80 minutes.