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question：In Yarmouth, Maine, there is a charming street lined with 12 period homes from the American colonial era. Each home has 8 windows, and each window is adorned with 4 decorative shutters. One day, you decide to embark on a project to repaint all the shutters on this street. If a single can of paint covers 16 shutters, how many cans of paint do you need to purchase to complete this project?
answer：First, I need to determine the total number of shutters on the street. There are 12 homes, each with 8 windows, and each window has 4 shutters.So, the total number of shutters is 12 homes multiplied by 8 windows per home, which equals 96 windows. Then, multiplying 96 windows by 4 shutters per window gives 384 shutters in total.Next, I need to find out how many cans of paint are required. Each can of paint covers 16 shutters. Therefore, I divide the total number of shutters by the coverage of one can: 384 shutters divided by 16 shutters per can equals 24 cans.Since you can't purchase a fraction of a can, I'll need to round up to the nearest whole number. However, in this case, 24 is already a whole number, so 24 cans of paint are needed.
question：A mid-career public service professional named Alex is tasked with reviewing government policy documents. Each document takes Alex 45 minutes to read and 30 minutes to write a summary. One day, Alex has a total of 4 hours available to dedicate to this task. How many full documents can Alex complete in this time?
answer：First, I need to determine the total time Alex spends on each document. Alex spends 45 minutes reading and 30 minutes writing a summary, which adds up to 75 minutes per document.Next, I'll convert the total available time from hours to minutes for consistency. Alex has 4 hours, which is 240 minutes.Finally, I'll divide the total available time by the time per document to find out how many full documents Alex can complete. Dividing 240 minutes by 75 minutes per document gives 3.2. Since Alex can only complete full documents, the answer is 3.
question：Alex, a self-made millionaire, loves sharing motivational stories on social media to inspire others. One day, Alex decides to post about the importance of saving and investing. He shares that he started with an initial savings of 1,000 and each month he added 500 more to his savings. After two years, Alex proudly announces that his savings have grown significantly due to consistency and discipline. How much money did Alex save in total over the two years?
answer：First, I need to determine the total amount Alex saved over two years. He started with an initial savings of 1,000 and added 500 each month.Next, I'll calculate the total number of months in two years. Since there are 12 months in a year, two years would be 24 months.Then, I'll calculate the total monthly contributions by multiplying the monthly amount by the number of months: 500 multiplied by 24 equals 12,000.Finally, I'll add the initial savings to the total monthly contributions to find the total savings: 1,000 plus 12,000 equals 13,000.
question：Jamie, a former colleague who now runs their own successful luxury brand, designed a new line of high-end handbags. Each handbag is sold for 750. In a month, Jamie sold 120 handbags. To create each handbag, Jamie incurs a cost of 250 for materials and labor. Calculate Jamie's profit for the month after selling these handbags.
answer：First, I need to determine the total revenue Jamie generated from selling the handbags. This is calculated by multiplying the number of handbags sold by the selling price per handbag.Next, I'll calculate the total cost incurred in producing the handbags. This involves multiplying the number of handbags by the cost per handbag for materials and labor.Finally, to find the profit, I'll subtract the total cost from the total revenue.
question：Sarah is a 30-year-old British sitcom enthusiast who loves collecting DVDs of her favorite shows. She recently discovered a special offer at her local media store: Buy 2 DVDs and get the 3rd one at half price. The store has three British sitcom box sets she wants to buy: "Fawlty Towers" priced at £20, "Blackadder" priced at £18, and "The IT Crowd" priced at £16. If Sarah decides to take advantage of this offer, how much will she pay in total for the three box sets?
answer：First, I need to identify the prices of the three box sets Sarah wants to buy: "Fawlty Towers" at £20, "Blackadder" at £18, and "The IT Crowd" at £16.Next, I'll determine which DVD to apply the half-price discount to in order to maximize the savings. The most expensive DVD is "Fawlty Towers" at £20, so applying the discount to this one will save the most money.Under the store's offer, Sarah pays the full price for two DVDs and half price for the third. Therefore, she will pay the full price for "Blackadder" (£18) and "The IT Crowd" (£16), and half price for "Fawlty Towers" (£10).Finally, I'll calculate the total cost by adding these amounts together: £18 + £16 + £10 = £44.
question：Jamie, a fellow parent, has compiled a list of educational resources and activities for their child's class. They shared this list with 10 other parents, who each shared it with 5 more parents in their network. If each parent (including Jamie) decided to add 3 new activities to the list, how many new activities were added in total?
answer：First, I need to determine the total number of parents involved in sharing the list. Jamie shared the list with 10 other parents, and each of those 10 parents shared it with 5 more parents. So, the total number of parents is 1 (Jamie) + 10 + (10 × 5) = 61 parents.Next, each parent added 3 new activities to the list. Therefore, the total number of new activities added is 61 parents × 3 activities = 183 new activities.