A volunteer photojournalist, Alex, is recovering from an injury sustained while documenting a conflict zone. During the recovery period, Alex spends 3 hours each day editing photos and writing articles. After 2 weeks of this routine, Alex decides to gradually increase the time spent working by 30 minutes each day for the next week. How many total hours will Alex spend editing photos and writing articles by the end of the third week?


Alex is a young professional who loves listening to music and occasionally hosts parties. For an upcoming party, Alex decides to create a playlist. Alex wants the playlist to last exactly 3 hours. Each song on the playlist is 4 minutes long. Additionally, Alex plans to take a 10-minute break every 45 minutes to interact with guests. How many songs can Alex include in the playlist to fit the 3-hour party duration, including breaks?


The chief information security officer of a major energy company is tasked with allocating resources to handle AI-driven threats. In one week, her team identifies 6 different AI threats. Each threat requires 3 team members and 4 hours to analyze. Additionally, for every threat analyzed, 2 hours are spent on implementing security measures. If her team works 8 hours a day, how many total team member-hours are needed to handle all 6 AI threats in that week?


An investor has found a promising startup that aligns perfectly with their investment thesis and growth strategy. This startup requires an initial investment of $50,000. The investor plans to invest an additional $10,000 every year for the next 5 years to support the startup's growth. If the startup's value is projected to grow by 20% each year based on the initial investment and yearly contributions, what will be the total projected value of the startup at the end of 5 years?


László Bíró, a notable Hungarian inventor, is famous for inventing the modern ballpoint pen. Suppose you are preparing a presentation for your friends about his invention. You discover that László Bíró patented his ballpoint pen in 1938. In your presentation, you include a fun fact: the first commercial production of ballpoint pens began 8 years later. If each year since the patent, the interest in ballpoint pens increased by 15%, and the initial interest level was 100 units in 1938, calculate the interest level in 1946, the year when the commercial production started.


In 1981, a young history lover in Czechoslovakia was fascinated by the medieval castles scattered across the country. She decided to visit some of them with her family. There are 4 castles in her region that she wants to visit. Each castle is located 25 kilometers apart from the next. If she starts her journey from her home, visits each castle once, and returns home, how many kilometers will she travel in total?


Dr. Maya is a postdoctoral researcher who is studying the role of mythology in religious belief systems across different cultures. She decides to survey 5 different ancient cultures, each with its own set of mythologies. In each culture, she finds that there are 12 unique mythological stories. She also discovers that in each culture, 3 of these stories are shared with at least one other culture. How many unique mythological stories does Dr. Maya find in total across all 5 cultures?


Sofia is a foreign language major who is preparing for a cultural exchange event at the embassy. She plans to present information about three different countries she has studied: France, Japan, and Brazil. She has prepared 25 facts about France, 18 facts about Japan, and 22 facts about Brazil.

Sofia wants to divide her presentation time of 65 minutes evenly among the three countries and ensure that she spends an equal amount of time discussing each fact for each country.

How many minutes will Sofia spend discussing each fact for each country during her presentation?


Old Mr. Thompson, a retired gentleman with a penchant for storytelling, fondly recalls the days when he would enjoy a smoke while chatting with friends. Although those days are behind him, he always finds a way to see the silver lining in every situation. One sunny afternoon, while reminiscing about those times, he decides to count the number of good things that have come from quitting smoking.

He remembers that he used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day. After quitting, he saved $5 a day that he would have spent on cigarettes. He started saving this money exactly 3 years ago. In addition, he also gained 2 extra hours each day that he used to spend smoking, which he now uses for his favorite hobby: gardening.

If in each of the 2 extra hours he spends an average of 15 minutes actually planting flowers, how many flowers has Mr. Thompson planted in total since he quit smoking?

Calculate the total number of flowers Mr. Thompson has planted since he quit smoking.


Samantha, an aspiring AFLW coach, is studying the winning patterns of successful coaches. She has compiled data on the last 5 seasons of the league, focusing on two renowned coaches: Coach A and Coach B.

In her research, she found that Coach A's team has won 60% of their 25 games each season, while Coach B's team has won 70% of their 20 games each season.

Samantha wants to know how many more games Coach B's team won than Coach A's team over the past 5 seasons combined. Can you help her figure this out?


Sarah is a sales representative at a company that specializes in high-quality storm chasing equipment. She has a goal to sell three different types of equipment this month: anemometers, barometers, and rain gauges. Each anemometer costs $150, each barometer costs $120, and each rain gauge costs $80.

Sarah managed to sell 10 anemometers, 15 barometers, and 20 rain gauges this month. However, she also offered a special discount package where for every set consisting of 1 anemometer, 1 barometer, and 1 rain gauge sold together, the customer gets a $50 discount on the total price of that set. Sarah sold 5 of these discount packages this month.

Calculate the total revenue Sarah generated from her sales this month after applying the discounts.


Jamie is a super fan of Billy Sweezey and keeps track of all his basketball games and activities. Last season, Billy played in 15 games and scored an average of 24 points per game. This season, Billy has already played in 10 games and scored a total of 260 points. Jamie is excited to see if Billy will maintain his average from last season. How many more points does Billy need to score in his next game to match his average points per game from last season?


Mr. Thompson, the local bookstore owner in West Kootenay, received a new shipment of books. He received 250 books in total, divided into three categories: fiction, non-fiction, and children's books. The fiction books make up 40% of the shipment, and the non-fiction books account for 35% of the shipment. How many children's books did Mr. Thompson receive in this shipment?


A researcher named Alex is working on a documentary about historical battles and needs to find shooting locations that are both historically accurate and visually captivating. Alex has identified three potential sites: Site A, Site B, and Site C.

- Site A is 15 miles from the production studio, Site B is 25 miles away, and Site C is 35 miles away.
- The team plans to visit each site twice to evaluate its suitability for filming.
- For each visit, the team will incur a travel cost of $2 per mile.

Calculate the total travel cost for visiting all three sites twice each.


An energy analyst is studying the impact of a new oil discovery in a country. The discovery is estimated to contain 500 million barrels of oil. If the country plans to extract 5% of the oil each year, how many barrels of oil will they extract in the first year? If the global demand increases and they decide to increase the extraction by an additional 1% each year, how many barrels will they extract in the second year?


Alex is a budget-conscious backpacker planning a trip to three different cities. He has found a budget airline that offers flights between the cities with the following costs: $50 from City A to City B, $30 from City B to City C, and $40 from City A to City C. Alex also plans to spend $20 per day on meals and $15 per day on local transportation. If he stays 3 days in each city, what is the total cost of his flights, meals, and local transportation for the entire trip?


Jin, a quiet musician from South Korea, finds peace and comfort in playing the guitar. Each day, he spends 3 hours practicing new songs and 2 hours playing his favorite tunes for relaxation. Over the weekend, Jin dedicates 5 hours each day solely to learning new techniques on the guitar.

If Jin practices for six days a week, including both weekdays and weekends, how many total hours does he spend playing the guitar in one week?


A famous Red Sox player, known for giving exclusive interviews, talked about his game strategies and revealed some interesting numbers. He mentioned that during a recent game, he hit a total of 3 home runs. In the first interview, he shared that each home run brought in 2 additional runs, including himself. In the second interview, he revealed that he also made 4 successful base steals during the game. If each home run and each base steal contributes 1 point to the team's score, how many total points did the Red Sox player contribute to his team's score in that game?


Alex is a broadcasting history enthusiast who loves sending in questions and suggestions for podcast episodes. This month, Alex has decided to focus on his favorite decade, the 1960s. He plans to send in 3 questions and 2 suggestions for each year of that decade. However, he realized he can only manage to send half of that amount for the year 1965 due to a busy schedule. How many total questions and suggestions will Alex send in for the entire 1960s decade?


Maria is a single mother who has been able to go back to school thanks to a scholarship program for underprivileged students funded by a generous businessman. As part of her studies, she receives a monthly stipend of $500 to help cover her expenses.

Every month, Maria allocates her stipend as follows:
- 40% for her child's education expenses.
- 25% for groceries.
- The remainder is saved for emergencies.

In the first three months, Maria saved a total of $240.

How much money did Maria spend on her child's education expenses and groceries combined during these three months?


A curriculum specialist is designing a gamified lesson plan for a class of 30 students. She wants to divide the class into teams of 5 students each to participate in a math challenge. For each team, she plans to prepare a set of 10 math puzzles. Each puzzle requires 3 minutes to solve. If the lesson plan is to be completed in one class period of 60 minutes, how many math puzzles can she realistically expect each team to solve during the class?


Amina is an aspiring young poet from Yemen who is inspired by the works of Mutaher Ali Al-Eryani. She decides to write a collection of poems and plans to include 12 poems in total. After writing every 3 poems, she takes a break and reads 4 poems by Al-Eryani to gain more inspiration. How many Al-Eryani poems will Amina read by the time she finishes writing her entire collection of 12 poems?


An esteemed Islamic scholar is organizing a series of weekend classes to teach young Muslims about the principles of Islam. He plans to hold classes every Saturday and Sunday for 4 weeks. Each class can accommodate 15 students. On Saturdays, he teaches about the history of the Quran, and on Sundays, he teaches about the application of Islamic principles in daily life.

If the scholar wants to ensure that each student attends the same number of Saturday and Sunday classes, how many students can fully participate in all the classes over the 4 weeks?


Mrs. Johnson, a retired primary school teacher, has been reflecting on how teaching methods have evolved over her 35-year career. She remembers starting with a class of 20 students. Each year, the number of students in her class increased by 2, as the school grew and more children enrolled. In her final year before retirement, she had 90 students throughout the year. How many students, in total, did Mrs. Johnson teach over her entire career?


A reality-based TV producer is working on a new series that will share stories of change and redemption. In the first episode, they plan to follow three individuals over a year. Each individual's story will be divided into segments that show their progress every 3 months.

The producer has decided to allocate 5 minutes of screen time for each segment. If each episode is 30 minutes long and only features one individual, how many episodes can the producer create with their current footage, assuming each individual has 4 segments?


Alex, an education technology expert, is invited to give a presentation about the future of library technology at a conference. For the presentation, Alex plans to use a total of 5 gadgets: 2 tablets, 1 laptop, and 2 smartboards. Each tablet requires 3 hours to charge fully, the laptop requires 4 hours, and each smartboard needs 5 hours to be ready. If Alex starts charging all devices at the same time and can charge 3 devices simultaneously, how many hours in total will Alex need to charge all the gadgets for the presentation?


Alex, an aspiring screenwriter, is passionate about crafting scripts that pay homage to the adventure genre of the 80s. In one of his scripts, the heroes must solve a series of puzzle challenges to recover a lost treasure. The treasure is buried under an ancient pyramid that requires entering several numbers into a secret keypad to unlock the chamber.

The first number is the total number of classic 80s adventure films Alex has watched, which is 24. The second number is the number of days Alex has spent writing his script, which is 15. The third number is the sum of the years the two main actors in his favorite 80s adventure movie were born: 1950 and 1955.

To unlock the chamber, Alex needs to calculate the sum of these three numbers and then divide the result by the number of main characters in his script, which is 3. What is the final number Alex should enter into the keypad?


Alex is a mechanical engineer who designs the intricate moving parts within consumer electronics. He is currently working on a new type of smartwatch that contains a tiny motor with gears to control the hands of the watch. Each gear in the motor system has a different number of teeth: the first gear has 12 teeth, the second gear has 18 teeth, and the third gear has 24 teeth.

To ensure smooth operation, Alex needs to check how many full rotations the first gear completes when the third gear completes 2 full rotations. If each rotation of a gear causes the gear it is directly connected to spin in the opposite direction and the number of teeth determines the rotational ratio, how many full rotations does the first gear make?


A retired Azerbaijani musician from Baku, who was a close friend of the famous pianist Oqtay Radjabov, decides to host a small gathering to celebrate the anniversary of Oqtay's most popular concert. The retired musician plans to play 3 of Oqtay's compositions during the event, each lasting 12 minutes. He also wants to share 15 stories about his experiences with Oqtay, with each story taking about 4 minutes. If the musician wants the entire program to last exactly 90 minutes, how many minutes does he have left for a tea break during the gathering?


Mr. Thanh, a local resident of Khương Đình, Hanoi, loves to share historical stories with his neighbors. One day, he decided to organize a walking tour to explore some significant historical sites in the area. The tour starts at the Khương Đình Pagoda, built in the year 1010, and includes stops at three other sites. Each site Mr. Thanh shares is 200 years younger than the previous one. If the tour covers a total of 4 sites, what is the average age of all the historical sites visited during the tour?


Jamie is a talent acquisition specialist who is helping five recent graduates find jobs at different video game companies. Each graduate has applied to three unique companies, and each company offers positions in both game design and game programming. On average, each company offers 4 positions for game design and 6 positions for game programming. If Jamie successfully connects each graduate to one job position at any of the companies they applied to, how many total job positions remain unfilled after Jamie's successful placements?


Mr. Tanaka, a retiree with a passion for collecting historical data about Japanese financial institutions, decides to analyze the number of banks established in Japan over a century. He discovers that from 1900 to 1950, an average of 5 banks were established per year. From 1951 to 2000, the number of banks established each year increased by 2. How many banks were established from 1900 to 2000?


Jamie is a TV series fanatic who loves watching shows from NBC and HBO. Every week, Jamie watches 3 NBC shows and 2 HBO shows. Each NBC show has 4 episodes, and each HBO show has 6 episodes. If Jamie watches 1 episode per evening and doesn't miss a day, how many weeks will it take Jamie to watch all the episodes of these shows?


You are a tenant who pays $1,200 in rent each month. Recently, you lost your job and have only $3,600 in savings to cover your expenses. You are determined to find a new job within 3 months. Additionally, your monthly expenses for groceries and utilities are $400. If you use your savings to cover only rent and these basic expenses, how much of your savings will be left after 3 months?


At a retail store, the manager assigns a dedicated sales associate, Alex, to train new employees every month. In January, Alex trained 5 new employees. In February, the manager recognized Alex's dedication and decided to increase the number of new employees trained by 20%. In March, the number of new employees trained was increased by another 20% from February's number. How many new employees did Alex train in March?


An urban planning agency hired a photographer to document the city's transformation over a period of 5 years. In the first year, the photographer took 120 photos. Each subsequent year, the number of photos increased by 20% compared to the previous year due to more developments occurring in the city. How many photos did the photographer take in total over the 5-year period?


A blogger who is a fan of the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra attended a three-day music festival to write concert reviews. Over the course of the festival, they attended a total of 12 concerts. On the first day, they attended 4 concerts and wrote 2 reviews. On the second day, they attended 5 concerts and wrote 3 reviews. On the final day, they attended the remaining concerts and wrote enough reviews to have reviewed every concert they attended. How many reviews did the blogger write on the third day?


An artisan from a small village in India specializes in crafting beautiful wooden chairs. Each chair takes him 4 days to complete. He works 6 days a week, taking one day off for rest. If the artisan starts working on a batch of 5 chairs on the first day of the month, how many days will he need to finish crafting all 5 chairs?


Alex, a hardcore music fan and sound engineer, loves tuning into international radio stations. One day, Alex decides to calculate how many hours they spend listening to different stations in a week. If Alex tunes into a station in Japan for 1.5 hours each day, a station in Brazil for 2 hours every other day, and a station in Germany for 1 hour three times a week, how many total hours does Alex spend listening to these stations over the course of a week?


Alex, a history major with a keen interest in the social and political context of law enforcement, is analyzing the distribution of police precincts in a city over the decades. In 1970, there were 5 precincts. By 1990, the number of precincts had increased by 60% due to urban expansion. From 1990 to 2020, the number of precincts decreased by 10% because of consolidation efforts. How many precincts were there in the city in 2020?


Alex is an aspiring soccer coach who loves studying the game's tactics and strategies. During a training session, Alex sets up a practice drill for his team. The drill involves passing the ball through a series of cones arranged in a zigzag pattern. There are 5 cones set up, each 3 meters apart from the next. After passing through each cone, players must take a shot at the goal, which is 10 meters away from the last cone. If a player completes the drill and returns to the starting point by running in a straight line from the goal back to the first cone, how many meters in total does the player travel during one complete cycle of the drill?


Alex is the president of the computer science club at school. He is planning to host a series of workshops for club members to learn new programming languages. Alex knows that learning Python takes about 15 hours, Java takes about 20 hours, and JavaScript takes about 10 hours. He plans to recommend these three languages and allocate time for learning each of them over the next month. If he schedules 5 hours of learning time per week for Python, 4 hours per week for Java, and 3 hours per week for JavaScript, how many total weeks will it take for a club member to complete learning all three languages?


Alex is a software engineer working on privacy controls for a tech company. This week, Alex needs to update the privacy settings for a new feature. The feature is used by 150 employees and each employee requires 5 different privacy settings. For each privacy setting, Alex has to write 3 lines of code and spend an additional 10 minutes reviewing the code. If Alex works 8 hours a day and spends half the time coding and the other half reviewing, how many days will it take Alex to complete the update?


A fashion photographer is planning an editorial shoot and wants to use a specific color grading technique that involves balancing the primary colors: red, green, and blue. To achieve the perfect look, she needs to mix her current color palette with additional colors. She has a base palette containing 180 units of red, 225 units of green, and 195 units of blue.

For the shoot's theme, each color needs to be increased by a specific percentage: red by 20%, green by 15%, and blue by 10%. After the increase, she also wants to add an equal number of additional units to each color to further enhance the overall vibrancy. If she decides to add 30 additional units to each color after the percentage increase, how many units of red, green, and blue will she have in total for the shoot?


A safari company offers unique experiences in a region of Africa known for its diverse wildlife and beautiful landscapes. They have designed a 5-day safari package that includes daily 4-hour guided tours. On each tour, guests can expect to see an average of 12 different animal species. If the safari company plans to host 3 groups of tourists each week, with each group consisting of 8 tourists, how many different animal species, in total, will all the tourists collectively expect to see in one week?


A group of climate researchers is studying how different weather patterns affect the growth of corn in a region. They have collected data over 4 weeks. In the first week, the temperature was 70°F and 5 inches of rain fell. In the second week, the temperature was 75°F and 3 inches of rain fell. In the third week, the temperature was 80°F and 4 inches of rain fell. In the fourth week, the temperature was 85°F and 2 inches of rain fell. The researchers observed that for every degree increase in temperature, the corn yield decreases by 2 bushels, and for every inch of rain, the yield increases by 3 bushels.

If the initial yield without any changes in temperature or rain is 200 bushels, what is the total corn yield at the end of the 4 weeks?


A retired firefighter named Sam, who is fascinated by extreme weather, decides to help his community prepare for the upcoming stormy season. He volunteers to distribute sandbags to protect homes from potential flooding. Sam plans to give each household 15 sandbags. There are 12 neighborhoods in the community, and each neighborhood has 20 households. However, after distributing sandbags to 7 neighborhoods, Sam receives a report that another storm is approaching, and he needs to distribute an additional 5 sandbags to each household. How many sandbags does Sam need to distribute in total to all the households in the community?


Alex is a superfan podcast listener who listens to a variety of social issue-focused podcasts. Each week, Alex listens to 3 different podcasts that cover topics such as equality, mental health, and environmental awareness. Each podcast releases 2 new episodes per week. Alex has set a goal to share insights from these episodes with 5 friends to help raise awareness about important social issues.

This week, Alex listened to all the new episodes from each podcast and shared insights from 60% of the episodes with their friends. How many episodes did Alex share insights from with their friends this week?


A journalist from a local news agency in Segno is covering a community event. The event starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 2:30 PM. The journalist plans to interview 3 people every hour throughout the event's duration. Each interview lasts about 10 minutes. During one of the hours, the journalist takes a 20-minute break. How many people does the journalist interview by the end of the event?


A social justice advocate from another state is organizing online campaigns to raise awareness about a discriminatory ordinance. They manage to recruit 8 volunteers, each of whom reaches out to 50 people every week. If each of these people shares the campaign with 5 additional people, how many people in total are reached after 4 weeks?


Alex, an Australian expatriate living in Canada, loves listening to comedy podcasts. Every week, he listens to 5 different comedy podcasts, each with a new episode released weekly. Each podcast episode is about 45 minutes long. In a typical week, Alex spends 3 times as much time listening to podcasts as he does watching Australian comedy shows online. If Alex watches 2 Australian comedy shows online each week, and each show is 30 minutes long, how many total minutes does Alex spend on comedy, both podcasts and shows, in one week?


Eddie, a seasoned software developer with a knack for witty remarks, is working on a new WPF application. To ensure his application runs smoothly, he calculates that he needs to implement a total of 48 features. Each feature takes him approximately 2 hours to develop. However, being a .NET expert, he can optimize his code and save 15 minutes per feature. On top of that, Eddie spends 1 hour every day reviewing and improving his witty remarks in the application, which adds up to 7 hours in a week. If Eddie works 5 days a week and wants to complete all features within 2 weeks, how many hours per day should Eddie work on developing the features, excluding the time spent on his witty remarks?


Judge Johnson, known for her traditional views on the justice system, believes in the importance of incarceration for rehabilitation. Each month, she handles a certain number of cases, half of which result in incarceration. In January, she handled 24 cases. In February, she managed 30 cases. In March, the number of cases increased by 10% compared to February.

Judge Johnson is curious about how many cases led to incarceration over these three months. Calculate the total number of cases that resulted in incarceration during this period.


An aspiring actor wants to practice his acting skills by watching all of Ethan Hawke's films. He discovers that Ethan Hawke has appeared in 45 movies. The actor decides to watch 3 movies per week. After 5 weeks of watching, he realizes he missed a week and plans to catch up by watching 5 movies each week for the next 2 weeks. How many movies will the aspiring actor have watched in total by the end of these 2 weeks?


A local hunter named Alex is interested in participating in wildlife conservation efforts. To help with the conservation of deer in the nearby forest, Alex decides to monitor the deer population over several months. In January, Alex counts 120 deer in the forest. By March, due to conservation efforts, the deer population increases by 25%. However, in April, a natural event causes the population to decrease by 15%. How many deer are in the forest at the end of April?


Jim, an overzealous baseball fan, believes there's a conspiracy in the number of hot dogs sold at baseball games. At his favorite team's stadium, he notices that the number of hot dogs sold increases by 20% whenever the home team wins. On a particular weekend, the team played 3 games and won 2 of them. On Friday's game, 1,000 hot dogs were sold. How many hot dogs were sold in total over the weekend if the number of hot dogs sold is the same for each win and loss, except for the increase after a win?


Alex is a successful business executive who believes practical skills are essential. One day, Alex decides to invest in a new business venture. The initial investment is $50,000. The business is projected to grow by 20% each year. However, Alex plans to donate 5% of the annual profit to a local school to support reading programs, despite initially dismissing the importance of literature.

Calculate the amount of profit Alex donates to the school at the end of the second year.


Dr. Mindwell is a psychology professor who specializes in mental health and provides guidance and resources to help people navigate their challenges. She hosts a weekly mental health workshop where she distributes helpful resources to attendees. This week, she prepared 120 pamphlets and 60 stress-relief journals to give out.

During the workshop, she noticed that each attendee took 2 pamphlets and 1 journal. By the end of the workshop, Dr. Mindwell had 20 pamphlets and 15 journals left.

How many attendees were at Dr. Mindwell's workshop this week?


Alex is a young American soccer enthusiast who loves learning about the history of the game. He recently discovered that the United States hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1994, a year before he was born. Alex learned that during the 1994 World Cup, a total of 52 matches were played, and the total attendance for all matches combined was 3,587,538 spectators. Alex wonders about the average number of spectators per match during that tournament. Calculate the average number of spectators per match by dividing the total attendance by the number of matches played.


Jamie is an ambitious news reporter who strives to provide the quickest updates on world politics. One day, Jamie received news alerts from three different time zones. The first alert came from London at 9:00 AM local time, the second alert came from New York at 4:00 AM local time, and the third alert came from Tokyo at 6:00 PM local time. Jamie wants to calculate the total number of hours between the first alert and the last alert, considering the time differences between the cities: London is 5 hours ahead of New York and 9 hours behind Tokyo. How many hours are there between the first alert from London and the last alert from Tokyo?


Dr. Lawman, a constitutional law expert, is advising three countries on the legal implications of their nationalistic policies. Each country has a different number of policies to review. Country A has 12 policies, Country B has 15 policies, and Country C has 18 policies. Dr. Lawman can review 3 policies per day. If he spends an equal number of days reviewing policies for each country, how many days will he spend in total reviewing policies for all three countries?


Professor Smith is a college professor who loves helping students explore interdisciplinary fields. She has a child who is interested in both medicine and art. During a weekend, she decides to create an educational project that combines these interests. They plan to create a series of 5 medical-themed art pieces. Each piece requires 3 hours of researching medical concepts and 2 hours of painting. If Professor Smith and her child work together, with Professor Smith doing 2 hours of research and her child doing 1 hour of painting each day, how many days will it take them to complete all 5 art pieces?


At the veterans' hospital, the aged but lively administrator is organizing a special event for 120 veterans. She is known for her efficiency and excellent organizational skills, so she has decided to arrange the veterans into groups for different activities. Each activity requires a specific number of participants: painting needs 12 veterans, gardening needs 15 veterans, and storytelling needs 18 veterans. The administrator wants to ensure that all veterans participate in at least one activity. How many veterans will be left without an assigned activity if she assigns the maximum possible number to each of these three activities?


The South African ambassador in Kenya is organizing a special event to promote trade relationships between South Africa and Kenya. She decides to invite 120 South African business delegates and 80 Kenyan business delegates. During the event, each South African delegate exchanges contact information with 3 Kenyan delegates, and each Kenyan delegate exchanges contact information with 2 South African delegates. How many total exchanges of contact information occur during the event?


Alex, a dedicated professional who analyzes and predicts cyber threats, is tasked with protecting an organization's network from potential attacks. To strengthen the network, Alex decides to implement a series of protective measures. First, he identifies 12 potential vulnerabilities. For each vulnerability, he estimates that it will take 3 hours to analyze and another 4 hours to implement a fix. After analyzing and fixing the vulnerabilities, Alex initiates a monitoring system that checks each vulnerability every 6 hours. If Alex works 8 hours a day, how many total days will it take him to complete the analysis, implement all fixes, and monitor each vulnerability once?


Maria is a young immigrant who has just arrived in a new country. She's excited about making new friends and values the support and friendship she can share with others. On her first day at school, she meets 4 new friends: Alex, Jamie, Sam, and Lee. Each of her new friends gives her a small welcome gift. Alex gives Maria 3 colorful pencils, Jamie gives her 2 notebooks, Sam gives her 5 stickers, and Lee gives her 4 erasers. If Maria wants to give each of her 4 friends an equal number of gifts in return, how many gifts should she prepare in total?


Maria, a fellow probate court survivor, organizes group meetings to discuss strategies and share resources. She has scheduled 5 meetings this month, and she expects an average of 8 participants per meeting. Each participant brings 3 resource materials to share, such as pamphlets, brochures, or articles. If Maria wants to prepare a folder for each participant that includes one copy of each unique resource material shared during the meetings, how many total resource materials does Maria need to prepare for all the participants across all meetings?


A podcast host records an episode with Dave Franco, which lasts for 90 minutes. During the first 30 minutes, they discuss Dave's early career, followed by a 15-minute segment about his creative process. The remaining time is dedicated to discussing his recent projects. If the host wants to include 3 commercial breaks of equal duration throughout the episode, how long is each commercial break in minutes?


A spacecraft systems analyst is testing a new communication satellite. The satellite is designed to send data back to Earth every 30 minutes. If the satellite operates successfully for 8 hours, how many times will it send data back to Earth during this period? Additionally, if each data transmission uses 2 megabytes of data, how much total data in megabytes will the satellite use in this 8-hour period?


As a political scholar focused on international relations and geopolitical analysis, you are invited to present your latest research on crisis diplomacy at three different conferences across Europe. The first conference in Berlin requires you to prepare a 25-minute presentation. The second conference in Brussels needs a 40-minute presentation, and the third conference in Paris asks for a 35-minute presentation. If you spend 2 minutes preparing each slide and plan to evenly distribute the preparation time across all three presentations, how many slides do you need to prepare in total for all three conferences?


A popular football vlogger named Alex visits the pub before each match to document the pre-match atmosphere. On Saturday, Alex visited 4 different pubs. At the first pub, Alex bought 3 soft drinks for $2 each and 2 snacks for $1.50 each. At the second pub, Alex bought 2 soft drinks and 4 snacks, spending a total of $10. At the third pub, Alex bought 5 soft drinks and spent $12 in total. At the fourth pub, Alex bought 3 snacks for $1.50 each and spent $7.50 in total. How much money did Alex spend in total on soft drinks and snacks during the visits to the 4 pubs?


A medical student is conducting research for their thesis on neurodegenerative diseases. They have collected data on the number of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at three different hospitals over a span of four months. In the first month, Hospital A reported 15 patients, Hospital B reported 22 patients, and Hospital C reported 18 patients. In the second month, the number of patients diagnosed increased by 5% at each hospital. In the third month, the numbers increased by 10% compared to the second month. Finally, in the fourth month, Hospital A saw an increase of 3 patients, Hospital B an increase of 4 patients, and Hospital C an increase of 5 patients. How many total patients were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease across all three hospitals by the end of the four months?


A historical geographer is studying the growth of a human settlement near a river over the last 100 years. In 1923, the settlement had a population of 1,200 people. Every decade, the population increased by 10% due to natural growth, and an additional 100 people moved to the settlement because of its fertile lands. Calculate the total population of the settlement in 2023.


Jenna is a production line operator who assembles gadgets at a factory. Each day, she relies on Sam, the materials coordinator, to deliver the raw materials needed for her work. Jenna can assemble 15 gadgets per hour when she has enough materials. One day, Sam delivers 120 gadgets' worth of materials in the morning and another 90 gadgets' worth in the afternoon. If Jenna works for 8 hours that day, how many more gadgets could she have assembled if Sam had delivered all the materials in the morning?


Mr. Thompson, a retired engineer who loves solving Sudoku puzzles, is sharing his problem-solving strategies with a group of students. To make it fun, he decides to create a math challenge based on his Sudoku techniques. Mr. Thompson explains that in one of his favorite Sudoku strategies, he starts by counting the number of empty cells in a row, then the number of empty cells in a column, and finally the number of empty cells in a 3x3 box.

In his latest Sudoku puzzle, Mr. Thompson finds that there are 5 empty cells in one particular row, 3 empty cells in a corresponding column, and 4 empty cells in the intersecting 3x3 box. Mr. Thompson challenges the students to calculate the total number of empty cells that he needs to fill in these specific row, column, and 3x3 box together, knowing that the row, column, and 3x3 box overlap at exactly 2 cells.

How many unique empty cells does Mr. Thompson need to fill in this combination of row, column, and 3x3 box?


Jamie is a concerned guardian who wants to ensure their child, Alex, maintains a healthy lifestyle. Instead of opting for quick-fix diets, Jamie decides to gradually increase Alex's weekly exercise routine. Currently, Alex exercises for 30 minutes a day, 4 days a week. Jamie plans to increase Alex's exercise time by 10 minutes every week for the next 4 weeks. How many total minutes will Alex exercise in the fourth week after all the increases have been made?


Jamie is a busy working parent who uses a cookbook author's meal planning tips to simplify family dinners. The author suggests preparing meals for the entire week every Sunday to save time during weekdays. If each meal takes Jamie 30 minutes to prepare and cook, how much total time does Jamie spend preparing meals for a family of four for seven days? If Jamie follows the author's advice and batch cooks all the meals on Sunday, how many minutes does Jamie save compared to preparing one meal each day throughout the week?


The Archaeological Research Institute is planning an excavation at a site rumored to have ancient artifacts. The site is divided into 5 equal sections, each measuring 200 square meters. The team has uncovered 8 artifacts in the first section, 6 in the second, 10 in the third, and 7 in the fourth. If the pattern of discoveries continues, how many artifacts can the team expect to find in the fifth section? After excavating all sections, what is the total number of artifacts found at the site?


Jens Lekman has just released a new album with 12 melancholic songs. A fan decides to listen to the album in a peculiar way: he plays the first song 3 times, the second song 2 times, and each of the remaining songs just once. After listening, he realizes that he has played a total of 22 songs, including repeats. How many times did he play the 12th song?


A professional book reviewer named Alex has been reviewing Ian McEwan's novels for 15 years. Over these years, Alex has read 3 new McEwan novels each year that focus on different themes. In the past 5 years, Alex noticed a shift in McEwan's writing style and decided to re-read half of the novels from those years to study the changes more closely. How many novels has Alex re-read in the past 5 years?