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How many apples were there?

Sophie has 4 baskets of apples. Each basket has the same number of apples. She gives 18 apples to her friend and then finds she has 54 apples left. How many apples were in each basket to begin with?

How much juice?

Liam has 3/4 of a litre of orange juice and 1/3 of a litre of apple juice. He decides to mix them together in a pitcher. How many litres of juice does Liam have in the pitcher after mixing them?

What is the third angle

A triangle has two angles measuring 65 degrees and 35 degrees. What is the measure of the third angle in the triangle?

Town A and Town B

A train travels from Town A to Town B at a constant speed of 80 kilometres per hour (km/h). On the return journey from Town B to Town A, the train travels at a constant speed of 100 km/h. The total travel time for the round trip is 6 hours. How far is Town A from Town B?

How old are Peter and John?

John is twice as old as Peter. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 54. How old is each one now?

Fraction Calculations

If 1/4 of a number is 7, what is 2/3 of that number

A car rental company...

A car rental company charges a fixed fee of £50 and an additional £30 per day for renting a car. Let's denote the total cost as C and the number of days as D. Write an equation to represent the total cost C in terms of the number of days D.