monique made 7 more videos than ana. how many videos did monique make if ana made 12 videos?
We add 7 to Ana's videos to get Monique's total:
Monique's videos = Ana's videos + 7
Monique's videos = 12 + 7
Monique's videos = 19
A store manager must calculate the total number of winter hats available to sell in the store from a starting number of 293. In the past month, the store sold 43 blue hats, 96 black hats, 28 red hats, and 61 pink hats. The store received a shipment of 48 blue hats, 60 black hats, 18 red hats...
I am 12 years old. My brother is 5 years older than me. How old is my brother?
Older means we add, so we have:
Brother's age = 12 + 5
Brother's age = 17
The famous mathematician Pythagoras founded the Mathematical Brotherhood in 530 BC. About how many years ago did this happen?
BC means before year 0. So we take the current year, which at the time of this post, is 2021. We add 530 years to that since BC is before year 0, and we get:
2021 + 530...
The Henson family cleaned out all their drawers. They found 47 black pens and 39 blue pens. They also found 6 pens in other colors. How many pens did they find in all?
The phrase in all means we add, so we have:
Total pens = Black Pens + Blue Pens + Other color pens
Total pens = 47 + 39 + 6...
Last December at Dubai International Airport 1,309,738 passengers travelled through terminal 1 and 2,516,989 passengers through terminal 2. How many passengers travelled through terminal 1 and terminal 2 altogether?
The word altogether means we add Terminal 1 to Terminal 2:
1,309,738 +...
A boy is 6 years younger than his sister. If he is (x-9) years old, how long will it take for his sister to be x years old?
If the boy is x - 9 years old, and he's 6 years younger than his sister, than the sister is older by 6 years.
Sister's Age = x - 9 + 6
Sister's Age = x - 3
In order to be...
A company delivered 498 packages on Monday. On Tuesday they delivered 639 and on Wednesday they delivered 436. How many packages did the company deliver in all?
Add up all the packages:
498 + 639 + 436 = 1573
A software company, in 3 consecutive years, makes profits of -3 million dollars, 10 million dollars, and -2 million dollars. What was its profit over the 3 year period?
Profit = -3,o00,000 + 10,000,000 - 2,000,000
Profit = 5,000,000
At night, the average temperature on the surface of Saturn is -150 C. During the day, the temperature rises 27 C. What is the average temperature on the planet's surface during the day?
Rising temperature means we add, so we have:
-150+ 27 = -123C
Charlie collects rare coins. Of his display cases, 3 cases contain 15 coins each and 4 cases contain 17 coins each. On Monday, Charlie bought 10 new coins for his collection. How many total coins does he have in his collection now?
We have cases * coins + extra coins:
3(15) + 4(17) + 10
45 + 68...
A small theater had 6 rows of 24 chairs each. An extra 7 chairs have just been brought in. How many chairs are in the theater now?
Calculate the chairs in the theater before the extra chairs were brought in:
Chairs in theater (before) = Rows * Chairs per row
Chairs in theater (before) = 6 * 24...
Kendrick set his watch 9 seconds behind, and it falls behind another 1 second everyday.How far behind is Kendrick's watch if he last set it 23 days ago?
Seconds Behind = 9 seconds behind + 1 second everyday * 23 days
Seconds Behind = 9 + 23
Seconds Behind = 32
Joey withdrew $125 from his savings account. After the withdrawal, his balance was $785. How much was in his account initially?
Withdrawal means he took money out, which means his initial balance is found by adding back the withdrawal:
Initial Balance = Current Balance + Withdrawal
Initial...
You but a sandwich for $2.25, an a apple for $0.55, and a bottle of juice for $1.85 what is the total cost
Calculate total cost:
Total cost = Sandwich cost + apple cost + juice cost
Total cost = 2.25 + 0.55 + 1.85
Total cost = $4.65
A card is picked from a deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a black ace or a red queen.
In a standard deck of 52 cards, we have:
2 black Aces with probability 2/52 = 1/26 using our fraction simplifier
2 red Queens with probability 2/52 = 1/26 using our fraction simplifier
The...
After paying 7 dollars for the pie, Keith has 64 dollars left. How much money did he have before buying the pie?
we add the 7 dollars back in to find Keith's original total t:
t = 64 + 7
t = $71
Deyante made a loss of $79.45 on shirt he sold for $240. What was the price of the shirt?
He sold for $240. If he took a loss, that means he bought the shirt for:
$240 + 79.45 = $319.45
Can you solve this word problem? The Wildgrove Middle School cafeteria goes through a lot of peanut butter. Currently, they have 120 ounces of regular peanut butter in stock. They also have 319 ounces of crunchy peanut butter. How many ounces do they have in total?
Calculate Total Peanut Butter...