Dr. Layla, a retired archaeologist, owns a traditional guesthouse in a historical Middle Eastern city. Her guesthouse has 8 rooms, each uniquely decorated with artifacts she collected during her career. On a particular weekend, she has booked 6 of these rooms for guests arriving to explore the ancient city. Each room can accommodate up to 3 guests. On Friday, 2 rooms are fully occupied, 3 rooms have 2 guests each, and 1 room is empty. By Saturday, the guesthouse is fully booked. How many additional guests arrive on Saturday to fill all the rooms?


Emma is a devoted fan of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and loves to keep track of her favorite players' match statistics. During the WTA season, she watches a total of 16 matches. She notices that on average, each match lasts about 1.5 hours. However, during the semi-finals, she watches 2 matches that last an average of 2 hours each, and the final match lasts 2.5 hours. How many hours has Emma spent watching WTA matches in total?


Mr. Thompson, a local music teacher, is organizing a talent showcase at the community center. He has 5 students who will each perform 3 songs, and he plans to have 4 open mic spots, where each participant can perform 2 songs. If each song takes about 4 minutes, and there is a 5-minute break after every 5 performances, how long will the entire showcase last in total minutes?


Professor Smith, an art history professor at the University of Edinburgh, is curating an exhibition that explores the connection between art and science. For the exhibition, she selects 12 paintings that each include a scientific element. She wants to display these paintings in the gallery in such a way that each painting is accompanied by 3 scientific artifacts. If Professor Smith has collected a total of 45 scientific artifacts for the exhibition, how many paintings will have to share the scientific artifacts with other paintings?


Gareth is a passionate football reporter from Wales who covers matches and events for his favorite team, Connah's Quay Town FC. During a football season, Gareth attends 12 home games and 8 away games. He writes an average of 3 articles per home game and 2 articles per away game. However, for special matches, he writes 5 articles, and this season, there were 3 special matches at home and 2 special matches away.

How many articles does Gareth write in total during the football season for Connah's Quay Town FC?


A single and adventurous food blogger attends 5 singles' mixer events in one month. At each event, there are 3 different special desserts to try. The blogger decides to taste 2 different desserts at each event and writes a review about each one. At the end of the month, the blogger realizes that they have written reviews covering some desserts more than once across different events. If the blogger wants to ensure that all 15 dessert reviews (3 desserts per event) are unique by the end of the month, how many more unique dessert reviews do they need to write, assuming they have already written 8 unique reviews?


After the recent passing of a family member, Alex, a middle-aged person who typically ignores law firm advertisements, needs to consult a probate lawyer to settle the estate. Alex decides to interview several lawyers before making a decision. Alex has narrowed it down to 3 potential lawyers and plans to meet each of them.

The first lawyer charges a consultation fee of $150 for an hour-long session. The second lawyer offers a free 30-minute consultation but charges $200 per hour if additional time is needed. Alex expects to spend 1.5 hours with the second lawyer. The third lawyer charges a flat fee of $250 for a two-hour consultation.

Calculate the total amount of money Alex will spend on consultations with these three probate lawyers.


Mrs. Thompson, a retired teacher from Ontario, receives a monthly pension of $2,500. She decided to invest 40% of her pension in a sustainable energy fund and the remaining 60% in a high-yield bond. After one year, the sustainable energy fund earned an annual return of 5%, and the high-yield bond earned an annual return of 3%. How much total money did Mrs. Thompson earn from her investments at the end of the year?


A social activist is organizing a community event to bring together people from different generations to watch a documentary. The activist has invited 40 children, 30 parents, and 20 grandparents. To foster unity, they plan a meal where each child will sit with two parents and one grandparent. Each of these groups of four people will be given a large tray of food to share, and 5 extra trays are ordered as a reserve. How many trays in total does the activist need to order for the event?


Alex is a WordPress plugin developer who specializes in creating add-ons and extensions for WooCommerce. He is working on a new plugin that will help online store owners manage their inventory more efficiently. To test his plugin, Alex decides to create a mock store with various products.

He starts by adding 12 different types of products to his store. For each type of product, Alex wants to add 15 items to the inventory. However, he realizes that one of the product types is a special edition item, and he needs to add 5 extra items to its inventory to meet the demand.

If Alex successfully adds the products to the inventory as planned, how many total items will he have in his mock store's inventory?


A business owner, Alex, is reviewing a contract for a project deliverable. According to the contract, Alex needs to deliver 120 units of a product within a month. Alex's team can produce 8 units per day, and they work 5 days a week. However, due to a holiday, the team will not work for 2 days this month.

How many more units does the team need to produce each day to meet the contractual obligation of delivering 120 units by the end of the month?


A young Yoruba woman named Amina loves running and goes for morning jogs every day. She runs a distance of 3 kilometers each time she jogs. This week, she invited you to join her for 5 of her morning jogs. If you both ran the same distance each time, how many kilometers did you run together in total this week?


A writer is working on an article covering the history of music piracy and its impact on the music industry. They find that in the year 2000, there were approximately 10 million cases of music piracy worldwide. By the year 2005, the number of piracy cases increased by 25%. In 2010, due to new anti-piracy measures, the number of cases was reduced by 20% from the 2005 figure. How many cases of music piracy were there in 2010?


At the rehabilitation center, the staff member is planning a week of activities for the patients. She organizes a daily exercise class, an arts and crafts session, and a relaxation hour each day from Monday to Friday. For each activity, she needs 3 volunteers to assist, and she has 10 volunteers available each day.

On Monday, she realizes she needs 5 extra volunteers for a special event. To manage, she decides to reduce the number of volunteers assisting in the arts and crafts session for that day.

How many volunteers will be assisting in the arts and crafts session on Monday after the adjustment?


During a cultural event at school, the professional translator volunteers to share insights into 5 different languages. For each language, the translator prepares 3 unique cultural facts and presents them in 2 different sessions. If each session lasts 15 minutes, how many total minutes does the translator spend presenting all the cultural facts during the event?


Alex runs a successful family bakery and is planning to expand the operation by opening two new branches. Each new branch requires an initial investment of $15,000. To fund the expansion, Alex decides to reinvest 40% of the bakery's monthly profit of $10,000 into the new branches. Additionally, Alex has saved $5,000 specifically for this expansion. After covering the initial investments for both branches, how much money will Alex have left from the reinvested profits and savings?


A respectful former student of Professor 曹凤岐 wants to show appreciation by organizing a book donation in his honor. The student decides to donate a total of 120 books to a library where each book is valued at $5. The student plans to distribute the books evenly over 3 weeks. In the first week, the student donates 10 more books than in the second week. How many books does the student donate in the third week?


Every Sunday, Mrs. Thompson attends church services that begin at 9:00 AM and last for 1 hour and 30 minutes. After the service, she spends 45 minutes in fellowship with her friends over tea. She then walks home, which takes her 20 minutes. If she leaves her house at 8:30 AM to arrive at church on time, how many total minutes does Mrs. Thompson spend on her Sunday church-related activities, including travel time?


In the 1960s, Jane is a law student who spends her weekends organizing civil rights rallies. She plans to distribute pamphlets to raise awareness for an upcoming event. Jane has 480 pamphlets and intends to distribute them equally among 8 rally stations. After distributing them, she realizes she should have saved 40 pamphlets to distribute on campus next week. How many pamphlets does she need to collect back from each station to have 40 pamphlets reserved for campus distribution?


A filmmaker releases a music video that is 4 minutes long. A dedicated viewer watches the video 5 times, pausing every 30 seconds to analyze each frame for hidden meanings and symbolism. If it takes the viewer an additional 2 minutes to analyze each paused frame, how many total minutes does the viewer spend watching and analyzing the video?


Sarah is a sales executive at a neighboring hotel competing with Tom, the sales manager, to secure corporate clients. Last month, Sarah secured 5 corporate clients, each booking an average of 20 rooms for a 3-day conference. Each room costs $150 per night. This month, Sarah aims to increase her bookings by 30%. Meanwhile, Tom secured 4 corporate clients last month, each booking an average of 25 rooms for a 2-day conference, with each room costing $160 per night. This month, he plans to increase his bookings by 20%.

Calculate the total revenue Sarah aims to achieve this month from the corporate clients and compare it to the total revenue Tom aims to achieve this month from his corporate clients. Who is expected to generate more revenue, and by how much?


A dedicated groupie attends every performance of their favorite band over a 10-day music festival. Each day, the band performs 3 songs. After each performance, the groupie reads 4 different critics' reviews and writes down 2 interesting opinions from each critic to discuss later. How many total opinions does the groupie write down over the entire 10-day festival?


Jamie is an aspiring newbie actor who looks up to Arka Das as a role model. Jamie has just started preparing for a big audition and plans to watch 5 of Arka Das's movies to study his acting style. Each movie is 2 hours long, and Jamie decides to watch 2 movies each day. Additionally, Jamie wants to spend 1 hour each day practicing lines from these movies. How many total hours will Jamie spend watching the movies and practicing lines over the course of the next 3 days?


Sarah is a devoted fan of the country music artist Adam Brand and lives in the United States. She plans to attend an upcoming concert tour that includes stops in 5 different cities. In each city, she wants to buy a concert ticket and a special Adam Brand souvenir. The concert ticket costs $45, and the souvenir costs $15. However, she also wants to buy a special fan club package for $30, which gives her a $5 discount on the concert ticket price in each city. If Sarah buys the fan club package, how much will she spend in total for the concert tickets and souvenirs across all 5 cities?


As a video editor working on a new Marvel film project, you have a sequence of 5 different scenes to edit. Each scene takes a different amount of time to edit. The first scene requires 45 minutes, the second scene takes 30 minutes, the third scene needs 50 minutes, the fourth scene requires 35 minutes, and the fifth scene takes 40 minutes. After editing each scene, you decide to watch a 10-minute clip from your favorite Marvel movie to get some inspiration. How many total minutes will you spend editing and watching movie clips to complete all 5 scenes?


A member of an underground art forum loves collecting prints of a freelance graphic designer's piracy-themed creations. Each month, the designer releases 3 new piracy-themed prints. The forum member decides to buy 2 prints each month. After 6 months, the forum member decides to gift half of their collection to a friend who is also a fan of the designer's work. How many prints does the forum member have left after gifting their friend?


Lisa and Tom are planning their first international trip to Paris on a tight budget. They have saved $2,000 for the trip. They found round-trip plane tickets for $450 each. The hotel they want to stay at costs $100 per night, and they plan to stay for 5 nights. They also want to budget $50 per day for meals and $30 per day for attractions. How much money will Lisa and Tom have left from their budget after they pay for the plane tickets, hotel, meals, and attractions for their trip?


Alex is a science writer who covers topics related to artificial intelligence and automation. Recently, Alex wrote an article about a factory that uses robots to automate its production line. In the factory, there are 5 robotic arms, each capable of assembling 12 gadgets per hour. Additionally, there are 3 automated conveyor belts that transport the assembled gadgets to the packaging area, each moving 20 gadgets per hour.

If the factory operates for 8 hours a day, how many gadgets can be assembled and transported by the robots and conveyor belts in one day?


Alex is a compassionate workers' compensation lawyer who specializes in helping injured workers receive fair settlements. One week, Alex successfully helped 4 injured workers. Each worker was initially offered a settlement of $5,000 by their employer. However, with Alex's hard work and dedication, each worker's settlement increased by 20%. After the settlements were finalized, Alex donated 10% of the total increased amount to a charity supporting injured workers. How much money did Alex donate to the charity?


Dr. Kim is an international relations researcher who writes insightful articles about diplomatic strategies. Last month, Dr. Kim wrote 5 articles. Each article took an average of 6 hours to research and 4 hours to write. Dr. Kim also spends 2 hours per article discussing strategies with colleagues. If Dr. Kim dedicates an average of 3 hours per week to analyzing the feedback received on each article, how many total hours did Dr. Kim spend on all activities related to these articles last month?


Tommy is a curious schoolboy who loves history. He recently read about the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and learned that the Great Pyramid of Giza was completed around 2560 B.C. Tommy wonders how many years have passed since the pyramid was completed until today, which is the year 2023. To find out, he starts by calculating the total number of years from 2560 B.C. to 1 B.C., then adds the years from 1 A.D. to 2023 A.D. How many years ago was the Great Pyramid of Giza completed?


Alex, a passionate coffee shop owner, only accepts cash payments at their cozy café. One morning, Alex opens the café with $50 in the cash register. By lunchtime, Alex sells 8 cups of coffee for $2 each and 5 pastries for $3 each. In the afternoon, Alex sells 10 more cups of coffee and 7 pastries, each at the same prices as before. At the end of the day, Alex realizes that 3 customers paid with a $20 bill, and the rest paid with exact change. How much cash does Alex have in the register at closing time?


An artisan named Raul, who admires the weaving skills of an elderly woman named Maria in his village, decides to learn her craft. Maria weaves beautiful tapestries using a traditional technique that has been passed down through generations. Each tapestry requires 7 days to complete, and Maria can weave 3 tapestries in a month while also teaching Raul.

Raul wants to practice his weaving skills and plans to create his own tapestries. If Raul can weave at half the speed of Maria, how many days will it take Raul to weave 5 tapestries?


A policy analyst working in a government agency is supervising a student's research project. As part of the project, the student needs to analyze survey data collected from 150 local residents about their satisfaction with a new public transportation policy. The survey results show that 60% of the respondents are satisfied, 25% are neutral, and the rest are dissatisfied.

The policy analyst wants to calculate how many more residents are satisfied with the policy compared to those who are dissatisfied. Can you help the analyst determine this number?


A sports commentator is analyzing West Ham's recent match and notices something interesting about their tactics. During the first half of the match, West Ham made 8 successful passes for every 3 unsuccessful passes. In the second half, they adjusted their tactics, making 12 successful passes for every 2 unsuccessful passes. If West Ham made a total of 120 successful passes during the entire match, how many unsuccessful passes did they make in total?


A renowned Japanese glass artist is creating a series of 5 unique glass sculptures for an upcoming exhibition. Each sculpture will display a different color theme, and the artist plans to use 18 different colors of glass in total. To create each sculpture, the artist will use 4 different colors of glass, making sure that no two sculptures have the exact same combination of colors. How many different colors of glass will be left unused after the artist has completed all the sculptures?


Alex is a data analyst who loves collecting stamps. One day, Alex decided to organize their stamp collection by country. They discovered that they had 3 times as many stamps from Canada as from Japan. Additionally, they have 25 more stamps from Japan than from Germany. If Alex has 40 stamps from Germany, how many stamps do they have in total from Canada, Japan, and Germany?


During a training session on operational excellence, a machine operator is teaching a new recruit about the efficiency of a production line. The machine operator explains that the production line can produce 12 units of product per hour. The recruit is tasked with calculating the total production for a full 8-hour shift.

The operator also mentions that every 2 hours, the production line must stop for 15 minutes for maintenance. During these maintenance breaks, no units are produced. The recruit needs to determine how many units are produced during the entire 8-hour shift, accounting for the maintenance breaks.

How many units are produced during the 8-hour shift?


A skilled negotiator from a non-EU country is preparing to negotiate a trade deal that will protect their country's interests. During the negotiation, they aim to increase their country's export of goods by 20%. Currently, the country exports 150,000 units of goods annually. In addition, they want to reduce imports by 15%, as the country currently imports 200,000 units of goods per year. What will be the total change in the number of units traded (exports increased plus imports decreased) after the negotiation?


Jesse is a former 80s rock musician who has overcome addiction and now supports a cause advocating for recovery and mental health awareness. He decides to organize a charity concert to raise funds for his advocacy. Jesse plans to sell tickets to the concert at $25 each. He expects to sell 200 tickets. Additionally, Jesse's band will sell 50 special edition merchandise items at $15 each.

To set up the concert, there are expenses: the venue costs $1,200, and the sound equipment rental is $800. Jesse also decides to donate $500 from his personal savings to support the cause.

Calculate the total amount of money raised after covering all expenses.


Sarah is a junior legal reporter who is learning about employment laws. She is tasked with understanding the concept of overtime pay. She learns that, according to employment laws, employees are entitled to 1.5 times their regular hourly wage for any hours worked over 40 in a week. Sarah decides to interview three employees at a local company to gather data for her report.

Employee 1 earns $20 per hour and worked 45 hours this week. Employee 2 earns $18 per hour and worked 50 hours. Employee 3 earns $25 per hour and worked 42 hours.

Help Sarah calculate the total overtime pay for all three employees combined.


Maria is a strong-willed mother who always encourages her children to make their own choices and believes in the power of women's individual decisions. She has planned a special day to celebrate International Women's Day with her family. She wants to take her daughters, Emma and Sofia, to an inspiring women's conference and then treat them to dinner at their favorite restaurant.

The conference tickets cost $15 each, and Maria buys one for herself and one for each of her two daughters. After the conference, they head to the restaurant, where Maria lets her daughters choose their meals. Emma chooses a meal that costs $12, and Sofia chooses a meal that costs $10. Maria decides to have a meal that costs $18.

After dinner, Maria wants to treat her daughters to ice cream from the dessert menu. The ice cream costs $5 per scoop, and each of them decides to have two scoops. How much money does Maria spend in total on the conference tickets, dinner, and ice cream for herself and her daughters?


Jamie, a trauma survivor, is inspired by a retired officer, Mr. Thomas, who often shares his wisdom on healing and moving forward. Jamie decides to write a journal reflecting on their journey every day for a month to track their progress. In the first week, Jamie writes 5 pages each day. Motivated by Mr. Thomas's encouragement, Jamie increases the number of pages by 2 each day for the second week. For the remaining two weeks, Jamie maintains a steady pace of writing 8 pages a day. How many pages does Jamie write in total for the entire month?


Alex, a film critique with a passion for old Christmas movies, is planning a holiday movie marathon. He has a collection of 12 classic Christmas films, each with a soundtrack composed by different artists. However, 5 of these soundtracks were composed by his favorite composer, Harry Gregson-Williams.

Alex decides to watch 3 movies per day leading up to Christmas. On the first day, he randomly selects and watches 2 movies with soundtracks not composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and 1 movie with a soundtrack by him.

If Alex continues to watch the same pattern of movies (2 non-Gregson-Williams and 1 Gregson-Williams) each day, how many days will it take him to watch all 12 movies from his collection?


A film director is working on a historical movie set in the 18th century. To create an immersive cinematic experience, the director wants to include 5 different period-appropriate musical pieces in the film. Each piece needs to be played by 3 musicians, and each musician charges $120 per hour. If each piece takes 2 hours to perform and record, how much will the director pay in total for all the musicians to record the music for the film?


Alex and Jamie, childhood friends who grew up playing strategy games with their parents, are planning a board game tournament for their neighborhood. They decide to have a total of 5 rounds in the tournament. In each round, there are 4 games being played simultaneously, and each game requires 3 players.

If they want to ensure every player gets to play at least one game and they have 15 players available, how many additional players do they need to invite to make sure all games in all rounds can be played without any player playing more than once in a single round?


The mayor's office staff is planning a community fair to promote local artisans and small businesses. They have decided to allocate different areas of the park for various activities: arts and crafts, food stalls, and live performances. The total area of the park is 15,000 square feet. The arts and crafts section will take up 3,000 square feet, the food stalls need twice that area, and the live performances area requires 1,500 square feet more than the food stalls. How much area will be left for other activities after these three sections are allocated?


An irony-loving Internet humorist named Sam decided to create a series of posts that humorously exaggerate the daily life of a mathematician. Sam posts 3 ironic memes each day and receives a burst of 50 likes per meme. However, due to the irony of being an Internet humorist, Sam also loses 5 followers for each meme posted because they think Sam's humor is too niche. If Sam starts the week with 200 followers, how many followers will Sam have at the end of 7 days?


Dr. Lee is a linguist who specializes in translating historical documents related to human rights movements. For a new project, Dr. Lee is translating a collection of 45 documents, each containing an average of 120 pages. She estimates that she can translate 20 pages per day.

1. How many total pages does Dr. Lee need to translate for the entire collection?
2. If she works every day without taking a break, how many days will it take her to complete the translation of all documents?
3. Dr. Lee decides to take every 7th day off to ensure she stays refreshed. How many total days, including her days off, will it take her to finish the translation work?


Professor Smith is a machine learning expert who often collaborates on research papers with a candidate. Last year, they worked on several papers together. On average, each paper took them 6 weeks to complete. This year, they aimed to increase their productivity by 50%, so they planned to reduce the average time per paper to achieve this goal. How many weeks, on average, should they aim to spend on each paper this year to meet their productivity target?


In 1962, a McNeese State University alumnus played in the marching band for a total of 10 football games during the season. During each game, the band performed 3 different songs at halftime and 2 additional songs in the stands between quarters. After each halftime performance, the band took a 15-minute break. If each song performed at halftime lasted 5 minutes, and each song performed in the stands lasted 3 minutes, how many total minutes did the band spend performing songs and taking breaks over the entire season?


An archivist is gathering historical data on city infrastructures and wants to compare the number of bridges built in two different cities over the decades. In City A, the archivist finds records showing that 8 bridges were constructed each decade from 1950 to 1980, and then 5 bridges per decade from 1980 to 2020. In City B, the records reveal that 10 bridges were built each decade from 1950 to 1990, and 3 bridges per decade from 1990 to 2020. How many more bridges were built in City A than in City B from 1950 to 2020?


A journalist covering international affairs is planning a trip to interview a retired ambassador. The journalist plans to visit 3 different countries to gather insights before the interview. In the first country, the journalist spends 5 days and conducts 2 interviews per day. In the second country, the journalist spends 4 days and conducts 3 interviews per day. In the third country, the journalist spends 6 days and conducts 1 interview per day. After gathering all the insights, the journalist finally spends 2 days interviewing the retired ambassador in the final country. How many interviews in total does the journalist conduct during this entire trip?


During a coffee break at the law library, a jurisprudence enthusiast named Alex is debating legal principles with three colleagues. Each of them orders a cup of coffee that costs $3.50. After the discussion, Alex offers to pay for everyone's coffee. As a gesture of appreciation, each colleague contributes $2.00 towards the total bill. If Alex also buys a legal book for $20.00 after the coffee break, how much does Alex spend in total?


Two acclaimed historical fiction writers, Alex and Jamie, are collaborating on a new literary project. They plan to write a book consisting of 12 chapters. They agree that Alex will write 5 chapters, Jamie will write 4 chapters, and they will co-write the remaining chapters together. If each chapter takes an average of 10 days to complete, calculate the total number of days Alex and Jamie will spend working on the book, including the chapters they co-write.


Dr. Greenfield, an environmental economist, is studying the economic impact of pollution in a local river. She discovers that for every 1,000 pounds of trash removed from the river, the local community saves $2,500 in environmental costs. Last month, volunteers removed 8,000 pounds of trash from the river. This month, they plan to remove 50% more trash than last month. How much money will the community save in total if the volunteers achieve their goal this month?


A seasoned graphic designer, Alex, is evaluating the time efficiency of using a DIY design platform compared to traditional design software. Normally, Alex spends 3 hours creating a design using traditional software. The DIY platform promises to cut design time by 40%. However, Alex is skeptical and believes that the platform will only save 20% of the time because of the need to make adjustments afterward. If Alex decides to try the DIY platform, how many hours does Alex expect to spend in total on a single design, including the time saved and the adjustments?


Alex is a 30-year-old white collar professional working in an office in New York. Every weekday, Alex takes the subway to work, which costs $2.75 per ride. Alex works 5 days a week and always takes the subway to and from work. On weekends, Alex enjoys exploring the city, taking an average of 3 additional subway rides each weekend. If Alex spends 4 weeks following this routine, how much does Alex spend on subway rides in total during this period?


A talented writer focusing on psychological horror is drafting a new story that combines eerie elements with futuristic technology. In the story, they introduce a haunted AI that sends messages to 5 people every 6 hours. Each message contains 9 words, and each word increases in complexity with each consecutive message. The writer plans to write a total of 72 messages in one day to fully develop the storyline. If the writer wants to calculate how many total words they will have written by the end of the day, how many words will the haunted AI have sent in 24 hours?


Kai and Alex have been training together in martial arts since they were kids. They both started training at the age of 8. Now, they are each 16 years old. Every week, they attend 3 training sessions together. Each session lasts 1.5 hours.

One day, their instructor announced a special challenge: for every hour they train over the next 4 weeks, they will earn 10 bonus points.

If Kai and Alex continue to attend all their regular training sessions for the next 4 weeks, how many bonus points will each of them earn by the end of the period?


Maria is a regional sales representative for a company that sells electronic gadgets. Each week, she needs to manage the inventory levels and ensure that the delivery schedules are met for her region. This week, she starts with 150 gadgets in her inventory. She receives a shipment of 200 more gadgets on Monday. By Wednesday, she sells 120 gadgets. On Thursday, she sends out a delivery of 50 gadgets to a nearby store. On Friday, another delivery of 80 gadgets is scheduled to be sent out, but she discovers that 30 gadgets are defective and cannot be sold or delivered. How many gadgets does Maria have left in her inventory at the end of the week?


Mr. Johnson, a retired bank security officer, often reminisces about his days of protecting the bank from criminals. One day, he decides to organize his old case files. He has 28 files, each representing a crime he helped prevent. He wants to divide these files into 4 equal stacks so he can easily review them one at a time each week. Additionally, he discovers 3 extra files that were misplaced, and decides to add them evenly to the stacks. How many files will each stack contain after he adds the extra files?


Dr. Pat, a Ph.D. candidate, is conducting an experiment on the effects of play-based learning on early literacy. She organizes a series of 5 workshops for preschool children. Each workshop is attended by 12 children. During each workshop, Dr. Pat introduces 3 new playful learning activities focused on literacy. If she evaluates the effectiveness of each activity separately and finds that each activity increases the children's literacy scores by an average of 2 points, how many total literacy points do all the children gain from all the workshops combined?


Jesse is a big fan of Breaking Bad and decides to rewatch the series. He notices that each episode of Breaking Bad is approximately 47 minutes long. There are 62 episodes in total. After finishing Breaking Bad, Jesse finally decides to start watching the spin-off, Better Call Saul, which has 63 episodes, each approximately 46 minutes long.

Jesse plans to watch 3 episodes of Breaking Bad each day until he finishes the series. After that, he will watch 2 episodes of Better Call Saul each day.

How many total minutes will Jesse spend watching Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul together?


Mr. Smith is a workers' compensation lawyer with 20 years of experience. Over his career, he has successfully handled an average of 45 cases per year. This year, he decided to take on 10% more cases than his yearly average to offer more help to injured workers. How many cases did Mr. Smith decide to handle this year?


After waiting in line for 45 minutes at the city hall to process a permit, a frustrated citizen is told they need to fill out three different forms. Completing the first form takes 15 minutes, the second form takes 25 minutes, and the third form takes 20 minutes. Once the forms are filled out, the citizen must wait an additional 30 minutes for processing. How much total time, in minutes, does the citizen spend at the city hall to complete the entire procedure from the moment they start waiting in line until the forms are processed?


The editor-in-chief of a magazine is reviewing the monthly budget for bringing unfiltered global news to the public. The magazine has sections dedicated to different continents, and each section requires a specific number of pages. The magazine allocates 12 pages for Asia, 8 pages for Europe, 10 pages for Africa, 6 pages for South America, 5 pages for North America, and 4 pages for Australia and Oceania. If each page costs $15 to print and the editor-in-chief wants to add a special 3-page investigative report section that costs an additional $10 per page to print, what is the total printing cost for the magazine this month?


Professor Smith is an English literature professor who recently came across a collection of Islamic poetry while researching for her next lecture. She decides to include a few poems in her syllabus and plans to allocate a certain number of days for her students to study them. Professor Smith has 42 poems, and she wants her students to read 3 poems each day. If she starts this part of the syllabus on a Monday, on which day of the week will her students finish reading all the poems?

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Alex, a football commentator and historian, is preparing for a special broadcast about the history of football championships. He wants to share some interesting statistics with his audience. Over the last 30 years, there have been 6 different teams that have won the championship. Each team, on average, has won the championship 3 times. However, one team, the Hawks, won 2 more championships than the average number of championships won by the other teams. How many total championships have been won by all the teams combined over the last 30 years?


John is a middle-class factory worker who supports the local businessman's economic initiatives. The businessman has proposed building a new factory that will create 150 new jobs but will increase local pollution levels. John is concerned about the environment but sees the benefit of additional jobs for the community. If the new factory increases local pollution by 20% but also increases the local employment rate by 10%, how many more jobs will be created if the original number of jobs in the community was 1,200?


Sara, a homesteader living off the grid, has a sustainable farm where she grows vegetables and raises chickens. She collects eggs from her chickens every morning. This week, Sara collected the following number of eggs each day: Monday - 12, Tuesday - 15, Wednesday - 10, Thursday - 13, Friday - 11. On Saturday and Sunday, she collects twice the average number of eggs she collects on weekdays. How many eggs does Sara collect in total during the week?


Alex is a busy corporate lawyer who works 10 hours a day from Monday to Friday. Despite their hectic schedule, Alex always finds time to visit their retired mother every weekend. Each visit lasts exactly 3 hours. If Alex worked for 3 weeks without taking any day off, how many total hours did they spend visiting their mother during this period?


An aspiring African politician is planning to visit 7 different regions in his country to understand the needs of the people, inspired by how Joy Alemazung effectively engaged with communities. In each region, he plans to meet with 5 community leaders, and each meeting lasts 2 hours. After each meeting, he spends 1 additional hour discussing strategies with his team. How many total hours will the politician spend on meetings and discussions across all 7 regions?


In a Nigerian town, there are two local markets: Market A and Market B. Market A has 150 stalls, each run by a local vendor selling traditional Nigerian goods. Market B, influenced by colonial-era trade, has 100 stalls, 80% of which sell imported products. The local government wants to encourage the sale of locally produced goods and decides to increase the number of stalls in Market A by 20% and convert 50% of the stalls in Market B to sell local products instead of imports. After these changes, how many stalls in total are dedicated to selling local products in both markets?


A visual artist is creating a painting that incorporates elements of light and shadow. The artist uses 12 different shades of gray to depict the shadows in the painting and 8 different shades of yellow to depict the light. If the artist decides to use 3 shades of gray for each shadowed area and 2 shades of yellow for each lit area, how many total areas of light and shadow can the artist create in the painting?


Alex is a nostalgic TV aficionado who loves collecting information about late-night talk shows. He has a collection of DVDs featuring his favorite hosts. Each DVD contains 5 episodes. Alex has 12 DVDs of "The Tonight Show," 8 DVDs of "Late Night with Conan O’Brien," and 10 DVDs of "The Late Show with David Letterman." If Alex watches 3 episodes every night, how many nights will it take for him to watch all of his late-night talk show episodes?


A dedicated student is studying postcolonial literature and decides to analyze Margaret Atwood's works over the course of a month. The student plans to read three of Atwood's novels. The first novel has 320 pages, the second novel has 275 pages, and the third novel has 400 pages. The student wants to complete the reading in 30 days, reading the same number of pages each day. How many pages does the student need to read per day to finish all three novels in 30 days?


Carlos is a proud and patriotic Salvadoran who wants to celebrate Independence Day by decorating his house with the national flag of El Salvador. He decides to buy small flags to hang around his front porch. Each flag costs $2, and he wants to buy enough flags to represent each year since El Salvador gained independence in 1821 until the current year, 2023. How much money will Carlos spend on buying all the flags he needs?


Dr. Star, a professional astronomer, is giving a special tour to a group of 12 interns at the renowned Celestial Heights Observatory. During the tour, Dr. Star explains that they will observe 4 different planets through a powerful telescope. Each intern will have 10 minutes to observe each planet. After the observation, the interns will gather for a 30-minute discussion session led by Dr. Star. How much total time, in minutes, will the entire session (observation plus discussion) take for all the interns?


Nathaniel Kong is a famous musician, and you are his biggest fan! You decide to create a playlist of all his songs to listen to every day. Nathaniel has released 4 albums, each with 10 songs. He recently released a new album with 12 songs, and you bought a special edition of one of his previous albums that includes 3 bonus tracks. How many songs in total do you have in your Nathaniel Kong playlist now?


An art magazine columnist is reviewing a new typeface designed by a famous typographer. The typeface includes 5 different styles: regular, italic, bold, bold italic, and light. Each style has a unique number of glyphs: regular has 128 glyphs, italic has 140 glyphs, bold has 150 glyphs, bold italic has 135 glyphs, and light has 120 glyphs. The columnist decides to analyze a sample set consisting of 3% of the total glyphs from each style to write a detailed critique.

How many total glyphs does the columnist analyze from all the styles combined?


Dr. Emily is a marine biologist who loves spending her weekends at a peaceful coastal lagoon, observing the gentle movements of the sea turtles. One Sunday, she counted 8 sea turtles swimming nearby. She noticed that each turtle swims peacefully for 3 hours before taking a break to rest on the shore for 2 hours. If Dr. Emily watched the turtles for a total of 10 hours, how many total hours did the turtles spend swimming during her observation?


Jamie, a photographer, is creating a new photo book and seeks advice from their designer friend, Alex, on choosing colors and layouts. Jamie wants to include 12 pages of portraits and 18 pages of landscapes in the photo book. Alex suggests using 3 different color themes, alternating every 2 pages, starting with the first color theme on the first page. How many pages will use the second color theme in total?


A graduate student in linguistics, Alex, is testing a new language platform's usability and effectiveness in modeling linguistic change. Alex spends 3 hours a day testing the platform for 5 consecutive days. Each hour of testing includes analyzing 12 different linguistic patterns. On the final day, Alex spends an additional 2 hours providing detailed feedback to the developers. How many linguistic patterns does Alex analyze in total over the 5 days, including the feedback time?


Thomas is a legal historian specializing in the interpretation of the Founding Fathers' intentions. He is preparing for a lecture series about the United States Constitution. For his research, he has decided to study the writings and letters of four key Founding Fathers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton.

Thomas has compiled the following collection of documents for each Founding Father:

- George Washington: 8 letters and 10 essays
- Thomas Jefferson: 15 letters and 5 essays
- James Madison: 12 letters and 7 essays
- Alexander Hamilton: 9 letters and 8 essays

Each letter takes him about 2 hours to analyze, while each essay takes 3 hours.

How many total hours will Thomas need to analyze all the documents from these four Founding Fathers?


Mr. Thompson is a high school teacher in San Francisco who is planning a field trip for his class to the Exploratorium, a famous science museum in the city. He has 25 students in his class and plans to rent a bus for transportation. The bus rental company charges $150 for the first hour and $100 for each additional hour. The museum is 20 miles from the school, and the bus travels at an average speed of 30 miles per hour. If the class plans to spend 3 hours at the museum and the round trip takes the bus a total of 1 hour and 20 minutes of driving time, how much will Mr. Thompson need to pay for the bus rental?


Dr. Lise Meitner, an Austrian-Swedish physicist, was a prominent scientist in the early 20th century. She is known for her work on nuclear fission, which she conducted with her collaborator Otto Hahn. Suppose you are writing a paper on lesser-known scientists like Meitner and you want to include some interesting numbers related to her life and work.

Dr. Meitner was born in 1878 and she began collaborating with Otto Hahn in 1907. They worked together for 31 years until she had to flee Germany in 1938. During the next 20 years, she continued to contribute to scientific research and published an average of 3 papers per year until she retired.

Calculate the total number of years Dr. Meitner was actively working in science, the number of years she collaborated with Otto Hahn, and the total number of papers she published after fleeing Germany. Then, find the sum of these three numbers to get a final interesting number related to her career.


Alex, a non-religious skeptic living in Kansas, loves to explore unusual facts about the state. Recently, Alex discovered that Kansas has a curious number of counties: 105. Wanting to dig deeper into the state's history, Alex decides to visit 3 counties each weekend. If Alex also plans to take a 2-week break from visiting counties, how many weekends will it take for Alex to visit all the counties in Kansas?


As a former transportation worker and current member of TWUSUPER, you are keeping a close eye on your retirement savings. You have been following the news and have learned that your pension fund will grow by 4% each year. Currently, you have $50,000 in your pension fund and you plan to retire in 5 years. Meanwhile, you also learn that your union has secured an additional yearly contribution of $2,000 to your fund, starting at the end of this year.

Calculate how much money you will have in your pension fund at the end of 5 years, considering both the annual growth rate and the additional yearly contributions.


Mr. Thompson, the owner of Green Acres Farm, oversees several workers who help him manage the farm's daily operations. On Monday, Mr. Thompson asked his workers to plant vegetable patches. Each worker can plant 3 vegetable patches in a day, and Mr. Thompson has 8 workers currently available. How many vegetable patches can all the workers plant together in one day?

On Tuesday, Mr. Thompson decided to split the workers into two equal groups to handle different tasks. The first group continued planting vegetable patches, while the second group harvested the ripe vegetables. If each group worked for 2 days, how many vegetable patches did the first group plant by the end of Wednesday?

Finally, Mr. Thompson realized he had 24 vegetable patches already planted before the week started. By the end of Wednesday, how many total vegetable patches does Mr. Thompson have planted on the farm?


A local political analyst in West Bengal, India, is studying the distribution of funds among various Panchayati Raj institutions in a rural district. The district has 5 villages, each with its own Panchayat. The total budget allocated for rural development is ₹500,000. The analyst discovers that each Panchayat receives an equal share of 20% of the total budget, while the remaining budget is distributed based on the population of each village.

If each Panchayat receives its equal share first, how much money is left to be distributed based on population?


A deputy of the Bryansk Oblast Duma is planning a community event to celebrate the region's culture. They have decided to distribute gift bags to the attendees, each containing local products. The deputy anticipates that 250 people will attend the event. Each gift bag costs 120 rubles to prepare. The deputy has secured a budget of 35,000 rubles for the gift bags. How many more rubles does the deputy need to meet the full cost of the gift bags for all attendees?


A political analyst is studying the population growth in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland over a 5-year period. In the first year, the population was estimated to be 3,000,000 people. Each year, the population grew by 2%. Additionally, every year, 10,000 people migrated to Puntland from other regions. What will be the estimated population of Puntland at the end of the 5-year period?


The local government wants to encourage households to switch to geothermal energy by offering a grant. A sustainable energy advisor informs that each household can receive a grant of $2,500 to help cover the installation costs. Additionally, there is a government incentive of $200 per year for the first 5 years for households that switch to geothermal energy. If a household decides to switch to geothermal energy, how much total financial support will they receive from the government over the first 5 years?


Dr. Stone, a geologist, is studying the geological features and formation of different types of soil. She collected samples from three different sites. From the first site, she collected 18 kg of clay soil. The second site provided her with 25 kg of sandy soil. At the third site, she found 30 kg of loamy soil. Dr. Stone needs to evenly distribute all the soil samples she collected into 5 separate containers for further analysis. How much soil, in kilograms, will each container hold?


A Russian artist is planning an exhibition to showcase contemporary Russian art to gain more recognition. To organize the event, the artist has created 3 different series of paintings. Each series consists of 8 paintings. The artist also plans to invite 5 art critics to review the exhibition, and each critic will review 4 paintings. However, the artist wants to make sure that each painting is reviewed by exactly one critic.

If each critic writes a review for every painting they assess, how many total reviews will be written?


An independent labor rights auditor is visiting a factory to conduct an inspection. The factory has three sections: manufacturing, packaging, and quality control. The auditor spends 3 hours in the manufacturing section, 2 hours in the packaging section, and 1 hour in the quality control section.

During the inspection, the auditor observes that there are 45 workers in the manufacturing section, 30 workers in the packaging section, and 15 workers in the quality control section. The auditor needs to ensure that each worker is following international labor standards, which takes approximately 10 minutes per worker.

If the auditor can only work for a total of 8 hours a day, how many additional hours will the auditor need to allocate to complete the inspection of all workers in the factory?


Lila is a 6-year-old girl with a severe peanut allergy. Her school is having a picnic day, and each student needs to bring their own lunch. Lila's mom packs her a lunch with 5 apple slices, 4 carrot sticks, 3 pieces of cheese, and a special peanut-free cookie. At the picnic, Lila shares her apple slices with her friend Emma, giving Emma 2 of her apple slices. Then, she trades 1 carrot stick with her friend Noah, who gives her a grape in return.

How many pieces of food does Lila have left in her lunch after sharing and trading?


In the Naruto franchise, let's say there are 720 episodes in the original series and 500 episodes in the sequel, "Naruto: Shippuden." Imagine you decide to rewatch both series. You plan to watch 3 episodes each day. On weekends, you double your pace and watch 6 episodes each day. If you start watching both series from the first episode on a Monday, how many full weeks will it take you to finish watching all the episodes?


A nature photographer is planning to take a series of photos of a waterfall with a fast shutter speed to capture the water droplets in action, a technique admired by sports photographers. The photographer plans to take 180 pictures in a span of 30 minutes. If the photographer sets the camera to take a picture every 10 seconds, how many total pictures will they be able to take in that time frame? How many more pictures would they need to take to reach their goal of 180 pictures?


In the village of Halnad, an elderly resident named Mr. Naik has witnessed the village's growth over the years. When Mr. Naik was young, there were only 15 houses in the village. Over the decades, new houses were built at a steady rate of 3 houses every 5 years. Now, Mr. Naik is 80 years old, and he remembers that the last new house was built when he turned 75. How many houses are there in Halnad now?


An artist and activist named Alex is helping their friend Jordan with an art project. Alex supports Jordan's creative endeavors but is concerned about Jordan's extravagant lifestyle. Jordan has decided to buy 15 new canvases for the project, each costing $30. Alex suggests that Jordan could save money by using 10 recycled canvases from previous projects, which cost only $5 each to refurbish.

How much money would Jordan save by using the recycled canvases instead of buying all new ones?


Mr. Thompson runs a successful import business and has a loyal customer base. He imports handcrafted vases from Italy. Each month, he imports 150 vases at a cost of $20 per vase. He sells these vases to his customers for $50 each. This month, he managed to sell all the vases he imported. Calculate Mr. Thompson's total revenue, total cost, and the total profit he earned from selling the vases this month.


The CEO of a rival company, who is skeptical about employee well-being initiatives, decides to analyze the costs associated with a proposed yoga program. The program costs $150 per employee for the year, and the company has 200 employees. The CEO instead wants to invest in productivity software that costs $90 per employee. Calculate how much more or less the company would spend annually if it opted for the yoga program instead of the productivity software.


Alex is a software engineer who loves contributing to open-source databases. Every weekend, Alex dedicates time to improving these databases. Last month, Alex spent 5 weekends working on different projects. On the first weekend, Alex contributed 12 hours. On the second weekend, Alex doubled the hours from the first weekend. On the third weekend, Alex worked 3 fewer hours than the second weekend. On the fourth weekend, Alex worked twice as many hours as the third weekend. On the fifth weekend, Alex decided to take it easy and worked 4 hours less than the average of the hours worked in the first four weekends.

How many total hours did Alex spend working on open-source databases last month?


Liam lives in Larne, Northern Ireland, and frequently travels to the Isle of Man for work. The ferry from Larne to the Isle of Man takes 2 hours and 45 minutes one way. Liam makes this trip twice a week. Last month, Liam traveled to the Isle of Man every week and spent an additional 5 hours each week working on the island.

How many hours in total did Liam spend traveling to and working on the Isle of Man last month, assuming last month had 4 weeks?


Jamie recently received their genetic information and found out about a health trait that suggests they should aim to exercise regularly to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Jamie decides to set a goal to walk a total of 150,000 steps over the next 10 days to help manage their stress as they process the genetic results with their therapist. If Jamie walks 12,500 steps on the first day and plans to increase their steps by 500 each subsequent day, how many steps will Jamie need to walk on the tenth day to meet their goal?


An animal behaviorist is working with a horse trainer to develop a new training regimen. They decide to observe a group of 12 horses over a 4-week period. During the first week, each horse needs to be trained for 3 hours. In the second week, the training time increases by 2 hours per horse. In the third week, they reduce the training time by 1 hour per horse from the second week. Finally, in the fourth week, they decide to increase the training time again by 1 hour per horse from the third week. What is the total number of training hours for all the horses combined over the 4-week period?


Maria, a teenage immigrant, is learning English as her second language. She spends 3 hours every weekday at school and 1 hour each weekday with her principal, who helps her with English. She also spends 2 hours on weekends practicing English by reading and writing. How many hours does Maria spend in total on English practice each week?


The Debate Club at Lincoln Middle School consists of 12 members who are all public speaking enthusiasts. They meet every week to prepare for their upcoming debate competitions. Each debate session lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes. This month, they have scheduled 4 debate sessions. During each session, they split into 3 groups to practice. Each group debates for an equal amount of time during the session, and each member gets the same amount of speaking time.

How many minutes does each member get to speak in total during all the debate sessions this month?


Alex is a train travel aficionado who is planning a railway circumnavigation trip around the world. He plans to visit 5 continents, spending an equal number of days on each continent. The total duration of his trip is 60 days. During his travels, Alex will use 10 different trains, with each train journey taking an average of 4 hours. If he travels every second day, how many hours in total will Alex spend on trains during his circumnavigation journey?


John, a Purdue alumnus, is organizing a friendly sports betting pool for the upcoming Purdue basketball game. He has invited 12 of his college friends to join the pool. Each friend decides to bet $5 on the game. John will also contribute $10 to the pool to make it more exciting. If Purdue wins, the total pool amount will be doubled, and the winnings will be equally distributed among all participants, including John. How much money will each person receive if Purdue wins the game?


A government official is planning a series of community meetings to promote a single national language for unity. Each meeting can accommodate 50 people. The official plans to hold 8 meetings in the capital city and 12 meetings in various towns. If 75% of the seats are filled at each meeting in the capital city, and 60% of the seats are filled in the towns, how many people in total attend these meetings?


A literary critic is organizing a series of lectures on classical literature. Each lecture focuses on a different century, starting from the 8th century BC with Homer's "The Iliad" and ending with the 19th century AD featuring works like "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. If the critic dedicates 3 lectures to each century, how many lectures does the critic need to prepare in total?


Alexei is a big fan of Russian movies and works as customer support at a major tech company. He recently decided to organize a movie marathon weekend featuring his favorite Russian films. Alexei has a collection of 12 Russian movies, and he plans to watch as many movies as he can while also ensuring he gets enough sleep.

Each movie lasts approximately 2 hours. Since Alexei works on Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM, he can only start watching movies on Saturday evening. He plans to watch movies until midnight and continue watching on Sunday from 10 AM to 10 PM.

If Alexei wants to make sure he gets at least 8 hours of sleep each night, how many movies can he watch over the weekend?


Alex is an international development practitioner who frequently travels to different countries for work. To enhance their field experience, Alex is pursuing a degree that requires attending classes twice a week for 15 weeks. Each class lasts 3 hours. In addition to attending classes, Alex also spends 2 hours each week researching case studies related to international development.

If Alex has 10 weeks left in the semester, how many total hours will Alex spend on both attending classes and researching case studies by the end of the semester?


A nostalgic sports journalist, who always admired Mick Ellard's work, is writing a feature article on the legendary sports commentator's career. Mick Ellard covered an average of 15 sports events per year for 30 years. In his first 10 years, he covered 8 events per year. How many more events did Mick Ellard cover in his last 20 years compared to his first 10 years?


An art dealer has a collection of 120 paintings from the Renaissance era, 85 from the Baroque period, and 95 modern art pieces. She decides to sell 15% of her Renaissance paintings, 20% of her Baroque paintings, and 10% of her modern art pieces to make space for new acquisitions. How many paintings will she have left in her collection after these sales?


Alex is a local news anchor who covers LSU sports and loves attending games with college friends to maintain their shared fandom. This weekend, Alex plans to cover three LSU football games and hang out with friends. Each game lasts 2 hours, and Alex spends an additional 30 minutes after each game interviewing players and coaches. After each game, Alex and the friends spend 1 hour at a café discussing the game before heading to the next. If all three games and the associated activities happen in one day, how many total hours does Alex spend on these activities?


An agnostic historian, fascinated by Abraham Lincoln's leadership, is writing a book about Lincoln's presidency. The historian plans to include 5 chapters specifically discussing Lincoln's leadership qualities. For each chapter, the historian wants to include 3 quotes from speeches or letters written by Lincoln. However, the historian is skeptical about including any religious references in these quotes, so he decides to exclude 2 quotes containing religious references from each chapter.

If the historian initially finds 20 potential quotes for each chapter, how many quotes will he ultimately include in the book?


A screenwriter is collaborating with James Nesbitt on a new movie project. They need to write 120 pages of the script. The screenwriter wants to write 3 pages every day, while James suggests writing 5 pages on weekends. If the screenwriter follows this plan and writes every day, how many weekends will it take them to complete the script?


Alex, a self-described nerd and an avid comic book collector, has been attending Comic-Con annually since 1995. To celebrate his love for comics, each year at Comic-Con, Alex buys a set of comic books equal to the number of years he's been attending. In 2023, how many comic books did Alex purchase in total at Comic-Con?


Alex, a computer science major, is thrilled to explore the history and evolution of technology. As part of a project, Alex decides to study the timeline of computer development. Alex discovers that the first modern computer was created in 1946. Each decade, the number of significant technological developments in computing doubles. In the first decade after 1946, there were 3 significant developments. How many significant technological developments were there by the end of 1986?


Professor Langley, a literature professor, is planning a series of workshops to help students develop an interest in reading classic novels. She has a collection of 60 classic books, and she wants to distribute them equally among her 5 workshops. Additionally, she plans to give a special book prize to each student who attends all workshops. If there are 12 students attending each workshop, and each student who attends all workshops gets 2 special books, how many special books does Professor Langley need in total for the prizes?


Olena, a Ukrainian history enthusiast and avid video gamer, is playing a new strategy game based on historical events from Kyiv. In the game, she needs to build a virtual city by collecting resources and completing quests. Each day she gathers 8 units of wood, 6 units of stone, and 10 units of iron.

One of the quests requires her to build a replica of the famous Golden Gate of Kyiv, which costs 40 units of wood, 30 units of stone, and 25 units of iron. If Olena plays the game for 5 days and focuses only on collecting resources during this time, will she have enough materials to complete the quest and build the gate?

Solution: \boxed{Yes}


Sarah is a journalist who writes about money matters in sports. Her husband, Tom, is a retired professional basketball player who now coaches young athletes. Sarah is writing an article on the financial benefits of playing sports at a professional level. To gather insights, she looks at Tom's career earnings and expenses.

During his 10-year career, Tom earned a total of $2,000,000. Out of this, he spent $150,000 on training and equipment, $200,000 on travel expenses, and $50,000 on healthcare. Additionally, Tom invested 10% of his total earnings into a retirement fund that grew by 20% over the years.

What is the total amount of money Tom has left after accounting for all his expenses and the growth of his retirement fund?


Alex, a fandom film critic with a special love for Burroughs and Cronenberg films, decides to host a marathon screening event featuring their favorite movies by these creators. Alex plans to show 3 movies by Burroughs and 4 movies by Cronenberg. Each Burroughs movie lasts 120 minutes, while each Cronenberg movie lasts 100 minutes. If Alex schedules a 15-minute break between each movie, how many total minutes will the marathon event last?


Jamie is a graduate student conducting research on the social consequences of free trade policies. For her research project, she needs to analyze the economic impact of importing goods from three different countries over the past year. Jamie finds that the total import value from Country A was $12,000, from Country B was $15,500, and from Country C was $8,250. In her analysis, Jamie also considers the number of jobs affected by these imports. She estimates that for every $1,000 of imported goods, 2 local jobs are influenced. How many local jobs were influenced by the imports from these three countries combined?


Mr. Johnson, a 50-year-old school teacher living in Crown Heights, plans a field trip for his class to the local museum. The museum charges $8 per student and $12 per adult. Mr. Johnson's class has 25 students, and he will be accompanied by 3 other teachers. How much will the total cost be for the entire group to visit the museum?


Jamie is a college student studying psychology and is very interested in the impact of forgiveness on mental health. For a class project, Jamie decides to conduct a small survey among friends and family. Jamie finds that out of 30 people surveyed, 60% reported feeling significantly happier after practicing forgiveness in their daily lives.

Jamie then asks these individuals to rate their happiness on a scale from 1 to 10, both before and after practicing forgiveness. The average happiness score before practicing forgiveness was 5, while the average score after practicing forgiveness was 8.

After the survey, Jamie gives a presentation to their psychology class and receives feedback from 80% of the 25 classmates attending the presentation. Each classmate who gave feedback rated the presentation, with an average score of 9 out of 10.

Calculate the total number of people (including survey participants and classmates who gave feedback) who reported their happiness or rated Jamie's presentation.


Mr. Clearview is a transparent and open-minded supervisor who loves to encourage feedback and growth among his team members. Every month, he holds a special meeting where he asks each of his 5 team members to share 3 suggestions for improving their work environment. After the meeting, Mr. Clearview carefully considers each suggestion and gives constructive feedback. This month, he also decided to implement 2 of the suggestions from each team member.

If each suggestion takes about 4 hours to implement and Mr. Clearview himself spends 1 hour reviewing and providing feedback on each suggestion, how many total hours will Mr. Clearview and his team spend on this month's suggestions, including implementing and reviewing them?


Alex is a successful entrepreneur who believes that regular exercise and a healthy lifestyle are key to financial success. He starts his day with a 45-minute workout and ensures he eats 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. On Monday, Alex spent 2 hours on business meetings, 3 hours on product development, and 1 hour reviewing financial reports. He also made time for 30 minutes of meditation in the evening to maintain a balanced lifestyle.

If Alex wants to ensure that his day includes 8 hours of productive work related to his business, how many additional hours does he need to spend on work-related activities on Monday?


Jamie is a devoted teenage follower of a pop star known for her rebellious and individualistic style. Jamie wants to create a unique fan art display in their room to celebrate the star's latest album release. They plan to hang 4 posters, each featuring a different album cover. Each poster costs $12. Jamie also wants to string up a set of 5 lights for each poster to highlight them, with each set of lights costing $3. If Jamie has saved up $100 from babysitting jobs, how much money will Jamie have left after purchasing the posters and lights for the display?


A mathematics major is helping an aerospace engineering student design the wings of a new aircraft. They need to calculate the lift generated by the wings. The lift depends on the surface area of the wings, the air density, and the velocity of the aircraft. Here's the data they have:

- The wings have a total surface area of 150 square meters.
- The air density at cruising altitude is 0.4 kg/m³.
- The aircraft will cruise at a velocity of 250 meters per second.

The lift (L) can be calculated using the formula:

\[ L = C \times A \times \rho \times V^2 \]

where:
- \( C \) is the lift coefficient, which is 1.2 for this design.
- \( A \) is the surface area of the wings.
- \( \rho \) is the air density.
- \( V \) is the velocity of the aircraft.

Calculate the lift generated by the wings in newtons (N).


A curious traveler is planning a trip to Rome and wants to learn Italian to fully immerse themselves in the culture. They decide to take an Italian language course before their trip. The course consists of 20 lessons, and each lesson is 90 minutes long. The traveler plans to complete 2 lessons per week. If they start their course 10 weeks before their trip, how many weeks before their trip will they finish the course?


A former KGB agent named Alexei lives incognito in a small community. He enjoys solving puzzles and keeping his mind sharp. Alexei decides to plant some trees in his backyard to create a hidden area where he can relax and read spy novels.

He buys 5 different types of fruit trees: apple, pear, plum, cherry, and peach. Each type comes in bundles of 4 trees. Alexei also purchases a packet of seeds for a vegetable garden, which contains 30 seeds in total.

While calculating the total number of plants, Alexei recalls that he wants to plant twice as many trees as the number of seed packets and realizes he needs to buy more trees to meet this plan.

How many additional trees does Alexei need to buy to ensure he has twice as many trees as the number of seeds?

(Note: Assume each bundle consists of 4 trees and each packet contains 30 seeds.)


The minister of finance is evaluating a population projection for a small country over the next 5 years. The current population of the country is 800,000 people. It is projected that the population will increase by 2% each year due to natural growth. Additionally, the country plans to implement a new policy that is expected to bring in 5,000 new immigrants each year. What will be the total projected population of the country at the end of 5 years?


A retired British barrister, who once worked alongside Sir Stephen Morris, enjoys spending his retirement days in the countryside. Every morning, he takes a leisurely walk through his garden and then sits down to read. On one particular day, he decided to tally the number of pages he reads in a week.

He starts each day reading 15 pages of a classic British novel and then reads 10 pages of a legal thriller in the afternoon. On Sundays, he spends extra time reading and finishes 20 more pages of his novel and 15 more pages of the thriller.

Calculate how many pages in total he reads in a week, including his extra reading on Sunday.


A journalist is investigating a company that has recently been targeted by activist investors. She is skeptical about the impact these investors might have on the company's stock price. Over the last 5 days, the stock price has changed as follows:

- Day 1: Increased by 3%
- Day 2: Decreased by 2%
- Day 3: Increased by 4%
- Day 4: Decreased by 1%
- Day 5: Increased by 5%

If the stock price was originally $100 before the activist investors got involved, what is the stock price at the end of the 5 days?


The director of a local dance festival is organizing a special event that includes performances by dancers from 5 different schools. To ensure safety, the director consults with a doctor who recommends that the dancers should not perform for more than 15 minutes each without a 5-minute break. The festival starts at 2:00 PM and ends at 5:00 PM. If each school has 10 dancers and each dancer performs for exactly 12 minutes, how many total minutes of break time are needed to ensure the dancers follow the doctor's recommendation during the entire festival?


Alex is a novice Unity game developer working on a space-themed game. In the game, Alex wants to create a scene where a spaceship collects energy crystals floating in space. Each energy crystal gives the spaceship 5 energy points. During the first level, Alex places 8 energy crystals. After testing, Alex decides to add 3 more crystals to make the game more exciting. However, during the second level, Alex realizes the spaceship should collect at least 60 energy points to unlock a special feature. If Alex decides to place the same number of crystals as in the first level but wants to add enough additional crystals to meet the 60 energy point requirement for the second level, how many additional energy crystals should Alex add?


An author of historical fiction novels is working on a new book set in the 18th century. To ensure accuracy, the author consults an archivist and decides to visit the archive 5 times per week for research. Each visit takes 2 hours. The author's book is set to have 12 chapters, and the author estimates that for every chapter, 8 hours of research are necessary. If the author plans to complete all the research in 3 weeks, how many additional hours per week, beyond the regular visits, must the author dedicate to research to meet the target?


Jamie, a successful engineer, credits their participation in JROTC during high school for developing their leadership and time management skills, which played a crucial role in their career. In JROTC, Jamie participated in 6 different leadership workshops, each lasting 2 hours. For each hour of a workshop, Jamie spent an additional 30 minutes practicing the skills learned that day. How many total hours did Jamie spend practicing the skills from all the workshops combined?


The government agency representative is overseeing a new infrastructure project that involves building 5 bridges in a city. Each bridge requires 250 tons of steel to construct. The agency has allocated funds to purchase 1,500 tons of steel at a cost of $800 per ton. However, due to a recent price increase, the cost of steel has risen to $1,000 per ton. How much additional funding does the government agency need to purchase the necessary steel to complete all 5 bridges?


A health department representative is analyzing a new tissue engineering treatment that can help patients recover faster after surgery. For every 10 patients treated with the new method, 8 require 2 fewer days in the hospital compared to the standard treatment. The representative wants to determine the impact on a hospital with 50 patients undergoing surgery each month.

If the standard treatment requires patients to stay in the hospital for 5 days on average, and all 50 patients receive the new treatment, how many total hospital days are saved in a month compared to the standard treatment?


The ambitious indie rock band "SoundWaves" has a lead singer who is searching for the perfect logo to define their sound. They are considering three different design options and want to print a total of 500 t-shirts with the chosen logo to sell at their upcoming concerts. The cost to print each t-shirt with Design A is $8, Design B is $7, and Design C is $9. If the band decides to split the printing evenly among the three designs, how much will they spend in total on printing the t-shirts?


Alex is a data engineer who loves discussing the integration of distributed databases and neural networks on online forums. One day, Alex decides to contribute to an online discussion by analyzing the number of posts related to distributed databases and neural networks over a week.

In the first three days of the week, Alex notices that there are 15 new posts related to distributed databases each day. On the fourth day, the number of posts increases by 5. For the next three days, there are twice as many posts about neural networks as there were about distributed databases on the fourth day.

How many posts, in total, about distributed databases and neural networks did Alex observe over the entire week?


A basketball analyst is studying the popularity of basketball compared to other sports. He analyzed a survey of 1,000 people from five different countries. In each country, 60% of the surveyed people said basketball is their favorite sport. The analyst believes that basketball's influence is growing, so he predicts that next year, this percentage will increase by 10% in each country. How many people from the survey in each country are expected to say basketball is their favorite sport next year?


Maria is a single mother who carefully budgets to ensure her family's financial stability. Each month, she earns $3,200 from her job. Her monthly expenses include $1,200 for rent, $400 for groceries, $150 for utilities, and $250 for daycare. She also sets aside $300 each month for emergencies and savings. After covering all these expenses, how much money does Maria have left for other expenses or unforeseen costs each month?


María, a retired female wrestler who represented Spain in international competitions, has decided to start a wrestling school for young athletes. She plans to offer three different classes each week: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Each class can accommodate up to 15 students. María wants to ensure that she can give personalized attention to her students, so she decides to limit the total number of students she teaches in a single week to 40. If the beginner class has 10 students, the intermediate class has 12 students, how many students can she enroll in the advanced class without exceeding her limit for the week?


A tech journalist is writing an article about the impact of technology on language and frequently interviews a sociolinguist. During one week, the journalist schedules 3 interviews with the sociolinguist, each lasting 45 minutes. After each interview, the journalist spends twice as long writing about the insights gained from the conversation. If the journalist spends an additional 30 minutes researching for each article, how much total time does the journalist spend on these activities in a week?


Emily, a Kiwi aspiring historical novelist, wants to write a novel set in the 19th century. To get inspiration, she decides to visit three historical sites across New Zealand. The first site is 120 kilometers away from her home, the second site is 50 kilometers further from the first site, and the third site is 80 kilometers beyond the second site. After visiting the third site, Emily returns directly to her home.

If Emily's car consumes fuel at the rate of 8 liters per 100 kilometers, how many liters of fuel will Emily need for the entire round trip?


The owner of a freight shipping company has three cargo ships that specialize in the bulk transportation of raw materials. Each ship can carry a maximum of 1,200 tons of material. One day, the owner receives an order to transport 2,500 tons of iron ore and 1,500 tons of coal to a nearby port.

How many trips will the three ships need to make in total to carry all the iron ore and coal?


The wise and revered spiritual leader is preparing for a grand storytelling event where they will share powerful spiritual messages through tales. The event is scheduled to last for 3 hours, and the leader plans to tell a series of stories, each lasting 15 minutes. For each story, the leader uses 5 props to illustrate key points. After telling each story, the leader takes a 5-minute break to reflect and prepare for the next story. How many props does the leader need in total for the entire event?


An author writes books that tackle important social issues. This year, they decided to write a book focusing on three different social topics. Each topic will be discussed in three chapters. The author's child, who loves debating, reads each chapter and spends 2 hours preparing debates for each social topic discussed in the book. If the author plans to write a total of 9 chapters, how many hours will the author's child spend preparing debates for all the chapters in the book?


Rahim, a 7th-grade student from Bangladesh, decides to help his family with their vegetable stall at the local market. Every morning, his task is to sort and count the vegetables. On Monday, Rahim counts 34 kg of potatoes, 18 kg of onions, and 27 kg of tomatoes. His mother asks him to pack the vegetables into bags. Each bag should contain exactly 5 kg of vegetables, regardless of type. Rahim then notices that they sold 12 kg of potatoes, 6 kg of onions, and 9 kg of tomatoes by the end of the day. How many full 5 kg bags can Rahim make with the remaining vegetables at the end of the day?


Mr. Stevens, a businessman, owned and operated a small retail shop in Boone Mall from 1995 to 2015. During his first year in business, he sold 1,200 items. Over the next 10 years, his sales increased by 150 items each year. In his final year of business, he decided to have a closing sale and managed to sell 2,000 items. How many items in total did Mr. Stevens sell from 1995 to 2015?


Pastor Andrew believes that understanding the wonders of science can help answer many spiritual questions. He is organizing a special event at his church to demonstrate the harmony between science and spirituality. For the event, he wants to set up a series of interactive science exhibits for children.

Pastor Andrew plans to have 5 different science exhibits. Each exhibit requires 3 volunteers to assist and guide the children. If each volunteer can work for 2 hours, and the entire event is planned to last for 6 hours, how many volunteer hours in total does Pastor Andrew need to ensure that all exhibits are fully staffed for the entire event duration?


As a former player of the 2004 Letran Knights basketball team, you decide to organize a friendly basketball game with your old teammates. You want to invite the same number of players as the 2004 team roster, which had 15 players, including yourself. On the first day, you manage to contact 5 of your former teammates. On the second day, you reach out to 3 more. On the last day, you contact half of the remaining players you need to invite. How many more teammates do you need to contact to reach the total number of 15 players?


A concerned parent wants to make sure their child, who was recently diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, gets enough rest and nutrition during their treatment. They plan to prepare a special smoothie every morning that contains 150 calories, along with other meals throughout the day. The child's doctor recommends a daily intake of 1,800 calories. If the child has breakfast, lunch, and dinner providing 400, 500, and 600 calories respectively, how many more calories does the child need to consume in snacks throughout the day to meet the doctor's recommended daily intake?


An aspiring economics PhD student is inspired by Armen Alchian's works and decides to analyze the spending habits of students on textbooks. Based on Alchian's principles, the student identifies that each year of college requires 4 economics textbooks, each costing $75, and each year of graduate school requires 5 economics textbooks, each costing $90. If the student spent 4 years in college and is now in the second year of graduate school, how much has the student spent on economics textbooks in total?


The fire department chief is planning to implement new fire suppression technology across the district. There are 8 fire stations in the district. Each fire station needs 5 new fire suppression devices, and each device costs $250. If the chief has a budget of $11,000 to purchase these devices, how much money will the department have left after buying all the necessary devices for each station?


As a business intelligence consultant, Alex spends his day analyzing data to help companies make better decisions. One of his clients, a retail company, has asked him to assess the sales performance of their three most popular products over a week.

The sales figures for each product are as follows:

- Product A: Sold 120 units each day for 7 days.
- Product B: Sold 85 units each day for 5 days, and then 130 units each day for the last 2 days.
- Product C: Sold 200 units the first day, with sales decreasing by 10 units each day for the next 6 days.

Help Alex calculate the total number of units sold for all three products combined over the week.


A local therapist runs support groups for parents and students facing mental health challenges. Each week, the therapist holds 3 support group sessions, with each session accommodating up to 8 participants. If each participant is encouraged to attend at least 5 sessions to complete the program, what is the minimum number of weeks needed to accommodate 120 participants, assuming the sessions are always filled to capacity?


Jamal is a peace-loving hip-hop enthusiast who loves to bring people together through music and dance. One day, he organized a neighborhood dance-off to spread joy and harmony. At the event, there were 12 groups of dancers, each consisting of 8 members. To keep things fair and fun, Jamal decided that each group would perform twice. After their performances, Jamal gave each dancer a peace bracelet as a token of appreciation. How many peace bracelets did Jamal need in total for all the dancers at the event?


Alex is a cryptocurrency expert researching the impact of digital currencies on Russia's financial activities. He is analyzing the number of cryptocurrency transactions over a week. On Monday, he records 150 transactions. Each subsequent day, the number of transactions increases by 20% compared to the previous day. By the end of Sunday, Alex wants to calculate the total number of cryptocurrency transactions that took place during the week. How many transactions were there in total by the end of Sunday?


A documentary filmmaker is exploring the ethical implications of talent agency representation. During their research, they conducted interviews with 5 different talent agencies. Each agency represents a different number of artists: 12, 15, 18, 10, and 25. The filmmaker learns that on average, each agency takes a 15% commission from the earnings of their artists. If the total earnings of all artists represented by these agencies last year was $600,000, what is the total commission amount these agencies collectively earned?


Hiroshi is a translator who spends his days translating contemporary Japanese novels into English. One day, he receives a new novel consisting of 240 pages. Hiroshi can translate 8 pages per day on weekdays (Monday to Friday) and 5 pages per day on weekends (Saturday and Sunday). If Hiroshi begins translating on a Monday, how many days in total will it take him to translate the entire novel?


Jamie is a label representative who specializes in recognizing the commercial potential of punk bands. She has identified 4 promising new punk bands and is planning to sign them to her label. Each band can generate an estimated $15,000 in revenue per year, but Jamie plans to invest $2,000 annually in marketing each band to boost their popularity. Additionally, Jamie has noticed that 3 out of every 4 bands she signs tends to double their revenue by the second year due to increased popularity.

If Jamie signs all 4 bands, how much total revenue can she expect to generate from these bands by the end of the second year, after accounting for the marketing investment?


Carlos is a successful business owner in a developing country. He started his business with the help of venture capital financing. Initially, he received $50,000 from a venture capital firm. With this funding, Carlos was able to increase his monthly revenue by $2,000 every month. After 10 months, he decided to reinvest 20% of his total revenue into expanding his business further.

How much money did Carlos reinvest after 10 months?


Mr. Thompson, a senior sales associate with years of experience in the plumbing department, is assisting customers at the local hardware store. On a busy Saturday, he helps a total of 18 customers. Each customer requires advice on plumbing supplies for different projects. On average, he spends 15 minutes with each customer. If Mr. Thompson takes a 30-minute lunch break and works an 8-hour shift, how many minutes does he have left after helping all the customers and taking his lunch break?


In a free market healthcare scenario, a libertarian economist believes that competition among hospitals will lead to better services and lower costs for patients. In a city, there are 4 private hospitals competing for patients. Each hospital has the following number of beds available: Hospital A has 120 beds, Hospital B has 150 beds, Hospital C has 110 beds, and Hospital D has 130 beds.

The economist argues that if each hospital operates at 80% capacity due to increased efficiency from competition, calculate the total number of patients that can be accommodated across all hospitals at any given time.


A young AI research scientist named Ananya works at a start-up in Hyderabad. She divides her time between developing AI models and attending networking events. In a typical week, she spends 5 days at work, and each workday consists of 8 hours. On average, she dedicates 60% of her daily work hours to developing AI models and the remaining 40% to attending networking events and meetings. If Ananya attends a special AI conference on one of her workdays, where she spends half of that day exclusively at the conference, how many hours in total does she spend developing AI models during the rest of the week?


Jamie, a fellow lacrosse player, loves to relive memorable moments from their games. In one exciting game, Jamie scored a total of 4 goals and assisted on 3 more. Each goal moment lasted 2 minutes, and each assist moment lasted 1.5 minutes. After the game, Jamie spent an additional 15 minutes discussing each of these moments with their teammates. How many minutes in total did Jamie spend reliving those memorable game moments and discussing them?


A national park ranger named Alex is organizing a cultural heritage tour for a group of students. The tour will visit 3 different sites within the park. Each site has a unique artifact that Alex wants to highlight. The first site has an ancient stone tool collection with 15 artifacts. The second site features 10 traditional woven baskets, and the third site displays 8 handmade pottery pieces. Alex wants to ensure that each student sees every artifact. If there are 5 students in the group, how many total artifacts will each student see during the tour?


Mr. Tan, an alum of Chung Hua Middle School Kuala Belait and now a history teacher there, is planning a field trip for his history class to explore the local community's historical sites. He is organizing the trip to reflect the school's legacy and its role in the community.

For the trip, he plans to take 24 students, and he needs to arrange transportation and meals. He can rent a van that holds 8 people, including the driver. The cost to rent one van for the day is $50. Additionally, he will provide a packed lunch for each student, which costs $4 per meal.

How much will it cost Mr. Tan in total to rent enough vans for all the students and to provide a packed lunch for each student?


Carlos is a local amateur football player who passionately supports Club Unión Zona Norte. Every weekend, he practices with his team for 3 hours on Saturday and 2 hours on Sunday. After practice on Saturday, he watches a Club Unión Zona Norte match, which lasts 90 minutes. On an average weekend, Carlos also spends 30 minutes reading about his favorite team's history online. If Carlos dedicates a total of 10 hours each weekend to football-related activities, how many minutes does he spend on activities other than practicing and watching the match?


Ana is a competitive tennis player from Croatia who practices her serves every day. On Monday, she served 120 balls, on Tuesday she served 10% more than she did on Monday, and on Wednesday she served 15% more than she did on Tuesday. How many tennis balls did Ana serve in total over these three days?


Lucy is a cheerful waitress who loves hearing about different cities from the diner's clientele. She dreams of traveling to these places one day. One busy afternoon, she served 5 tables. Each table had a group of people from a different city, and they shared stories that inspired her travel wishlist.

At the first table, there were 4 people, and each person shared 2 stories about their city. At the second table, there were 3 people who each shared 3 stories. At the third table, there were 5 people, each sharing 1 story. At the fourth table, 6 people were seated, and they each shared 2 stories. Finally, the fifth table had 4 people, with each sharing 4 stories.

How many stories did Lucy hear in total from all the tables combined?


Emma, who is a dog owner, often meets her neighbor, Alex, a blogger, during their morning walks. They enjoy exchanging pet care tips while their dogs play together. One day, Emma and Alex decide to count how many times they meet over a month to see if there's a pattern. If they meet 3 times a week on average, how many times do they meet in the month of April?

(Note: Assume April has 30 days.)


Dr. Luna, an open-minded scientist who is intrigued by the possibility of extraterrestrial life, is conducting research on potentially habitable planets. She has identified 8 planetary systems to study, each having a different number of planets.

In the first system, there are 3 planets. In the second system, there are twice as many planets as in the first system. The third system has 3 more planets than the second system. The fourth system has half as many planets as the third system. The fifth system has 4 times the number of planets as the first system. The sixth system has 1 more planet than the fifth system. The seventh system has the same number of planets as the fourth system. Finally, the eighth system has 5 fewer planets than the sixth system.

How many planets are there in total across all 8 systems?


Jamie, a fellow Democrat from another state, is organizing a virtual political discussion forum with their friend Alex. They plan to invite a total of 50 participants, with an equal number of Democrats from each of their states. If Jamie has already invited 18 Democrats from their state, how many more Democrats does Alex need to invite from their state to meet their goal?


Sarah is a big fan of James Marsden and decides to dedicate a weekend to watching his movies. She plans to watch 3 movies each day. On Saturday, she starts with "Enchanted" which is 107 minutes, followed by "27 Dresses" which is 111 minutes, and ends with "Sonic the Hedgehog" which is 99 minutes. On Sunday, she watches "The Notebook" for 123 minutes, "X-Men" for 104 minutes, and finishes with "Hairspray" which is 117 minutes. If Sarah takes a 15-minute break between each movie, how many total minutes does she spend on her James Marsden movie marathon over the weekend?


A nutritionist believes that a balanced diet should include a certain number of servings from different food groups each day. She recommends 5 servings of vegetables, 4 servings of fruits, 3 servings of proteins, 6 servings of grains, and 2 servings of dairy.

If a person follows this diet for one week, how many total servings from each food group will they consume? Additionally, calculate the total number of servings from all food groups combined that the person will consume in one week.


A professional boxer named Alex is making a comeback after an injury. Before the injury, Alex used to train 5 days a week, doing 8 rounds of sparring each day. After recovering, Alex decided to increase his training to 6 days a week, but now he does only 6 rounds of sparring each day to avoid overexertion. How many more rounds of sparring does Alex do now in a week compared to before the injury?


Optimus Prime is planning a reunion with the Autobots from the original '80s Transformers team. He sends out 15 invitations to his fellow Autobots. Each Autobot can bring one guest, and Bumblebee, being extra enthusiastic, decides to bring 3 friends instead. However, due to Decepticon interference, 5 Autobots cannot make it to the reunion. How many Transformers, including guests, will attend the reunion?


As a former rodeo clown and now a historian of rodeo culture, Tom has been collecting and categorizing old rodeo posters. He has 42 posters from the 1980s, 56 posters from the 1990s, and 34 posters from the 2000s. Tom decides to organize them into groups, with each group containing an equal number of posters from each decade. If Tom wants to make as many complete groups as possible, how many posters will be in each group?


Mr. Desai, a long-time resident of Mumbai, takes the metro every day to his office. He noticed that over the past few months, the number of new apartment buildings near his metro station has increased significantly. Initially, there were 4 buildings, but now there are 10 more. Mr. Desai observed that each new building brings an average of 15 additional commuters to the metro during his morning ride. Given that his metro coach originally had 60 passengers before the new buildings were constructed, how many passengers are now in the metro coach during his morning commute?