Question: Two apartment roommates split the rent, utilities, and grocery payments equally each month. The rent for the whole apartment is $1100 and utilities are $114. If one roommate pays $757 in all, how many dollars are groceries for the whole apartment?
Answer: Rent plus utilities for the whole apartment is 1100 + 114 = $1214. If one roommate pays $757 in all, the total cost of everything is 757 * 2 = 1514. The groceries cost 1514 - 1214 = 300. The answer is 300.
[Question]In the city park, there are various attractions for kids and their parents. The entrance ticket to the park is $5, but for each attraction, you have to pay separately - such ticket costs $2 for kids and $4 for parents. How much would a family with 4 children, their parents, and her grandmother pay for visiting the park, and one attraction inside?
[Answer]The whole family consists of 4 + 2 + 1 = 7 persons. The entrance ticket to the park costs the same for every person, so the family would need to pay 7 * 5 = $35 to enter. For visiting the attraction the tickets would cost 4 * 2 = $8 for the kids. Their parents and grandmother would need to pay 3 * 4 = $12. That means a total cost for the family standing at 35 + 8 + 12 = $55. The answer is 55.
Q: 3/5 of the mangoes on a mango tree are ripe. If Lindsay eats 60% of the ripe mangoes, calculate the number of ripe mangoes remaining if there were 400 mangoes on the tree to start with.
A: The number of ripe mangoes from the tree is 3 / 5 * 400 = 240. If Lindsay eats 60% of the ripe mangoes, she eats 60 / 100 * 240 = 144 mangoes. The total number of ripe mangoes remaining is 240 - 144 = 96. The answer is 96.
Question: Haley has 5 more necklaces than Jason. Josh has half the number of necklaces as Jason. If Haley has 25 necklaces, how many more necklaces does Haley have than Josh?
Answer: Jason has 25 - 5 = 20 necklaces. Josh has 20 / 2 = 10 necklaces. Haley has 25 - 10 = 15 more necklaces than Josh. The answer is 15.
[Question]Rachel and Sara want to attend a beauty and modeling contest. They both want to buy new pairs of shoes and dresses. Sara buys a pair of shoes which costs $50 and a dress which costs $200. How much should Rachel budget if she wants to spend twice as much as what Sara spent on the pair of shoes and dress?
[Answer]The cost Rachel should budget for her pair of shoes is $50 * 2 = $100. The cost Rachel should budget for her dress is $200 * 2 = $400. The total Rachel should budget is $100 + $400 = $500. The answer is 500.
[Question]Elizabeth uses $3.00 worth of ingredients to make a bag of granola. She makes 20 bags and sells them for $6.00 a bag at the farmer's market. An hour before closing, she has sold 15 bags and marks the remaining 5 bags down to $4.00 and sells them soon after. What is her net profit?
[Answer]
She uses $3.00 of ingredients per 1 bag of granola and she makes 20 bags so she spends 3 * 20 = $60.00 on ingredients. She sells 15 bags for $6.00 so she makes 15 * 6 = $90.00. She sells her last 5 bags for $4.00 so she makes 5 * 4 = $20.00. She made $90.00 and $20.00 for a total of 90 + 20 = $110.00. She made $110.00 but spent $60.00 on ingredients so her net profit is 110 - 60 = $50.00. The answer is 50.