Question: Cynthia wants floor-to-ceiling curtains made with an additional 5" of material so it will pool at the bottom. If her room is 8 feet tall, how long will the curtains need to be?
Answer: There are 12 inches in 1 foot and her room height is 8 feet so that's 12 * 8 = 96 inches tall. She wants an additional 5 inches of material added so the 96 inch long curtains will pool so she needs 5 + 96 = 101 inch long curtains. The answer is 101.

Question: Chad has 100 apples and each apple has different sizes and different price ranges. Each small apple cost $1.5, medium apple cost $2, and big apples cost $3. If Donny bought 6 small and medium apples and also 8 big apples, how much will Donny have to pay for all of it?
Answer: Donny was charged $1.5 x 6 = $9 for the small apples. He was charged $2 x 6 = $12 for the medium apples. And he was also charged $8 x 3 = $24 for the big apples. Therefore, Donny has to pay $9 + $12 + $24 = $45 for all the apples. The answer is 45.

Question: Nadine's dog rolls around in the mud. She spends 10 minutes hosing him off outside, then shampoos him three times, which takes 15 minutes per shampoo. How long does she spend cleaning her dog total?
Answer: First find the total shampoo time: 15 minutes / shampoo * 3 shampoos = 45 minutes. Then add the hosing off time to find the total cleaning time: 45 minutes + 10 minutes = 55 minutes. The answer is 55.

Question: A bond paper ream has 500 sheets and costs $27. An office needs 5000 sheets of bond paper. How much will it cost to buy their needed sheets of paper?
Answer:
An office needs to buy 5000 / 500 = 10 reams of bond paper. So, it will cost 10 x $27 = $270. The answer is 270.