A race car driver has completed 12 1/2 laps of a 50 - lap race. What fractional part of the race remains?
37 1/2 or 37.5
A man buys a goat for $60. Then sells it for $70. Then he buys it back at $80 but sells is again for $90. How much did he make?
He made $20. $10 the first time, $70 - $60 = $10, and $10 the second time, $90 - $80 = $10, for a total of $20.
7 men have 7 wives. Each man and each wife has 7 children. What is the total number of people?
If 7 men have 7 wives that simply means there are 7 coupled, so that is 7 +7 = 14. Then, if each couple has a child, that's 14 + 7 = 21.
If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?
11 o'clock plus 2 hours = 1 o'clock 9 o'clock plus 5 hours = 2 o'clock
I had $3.00. My mom gave me $10.00 while my dad gave me $30.00. My aunt and uncle gave me $100.00. I had another $5.00. How much did I have?
The correct answer is 8 dollars. If you read the question carefully, the question asked about your first money with "how much money Did I really have?"
When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?
I must be 23 if my father is twice as old as me.
How can you share five apples with seven friends?
Make apple sauce
David is 6 years old. His sister, Lauren is half his age. So when David is 100 how old is Lauren?
David: 6, Lauren: 3, David is 3 years older than Lauren. So when David is 100 Lauren is 97.
Why did the student do multiplication problems on the floor?
The teacher told her not to use tables!
