Q: Since Jason started investing, he has earned the same amount he invested twice over in 5 months. If Jason's investment currently is worth $90, how much has he been earning per month from his investment assuming he has been earning an equal amount of returns each month?
A: Let's say Jason invested x amount of money. Since Jason started investing, he has earned the same amount he invested twice over in 5 months, meaning he has earned x + 2 * x = $90. This evaluates to 3x = $90. The total amount of money that Jason invested is x = $90 / 3. Jason invested x = $30. The total amount of money that Jason has earned from his investments is $90 - $30 = $60. If he earned an equal amount of money from the investment in five months, his monthly returns is 60 / 5 = $12. The answer is 12.
Question: Justin wanted to watch a movie that came on at 8 pm that night. His parents agreed as long as he finished his homework and chores before the movie started. He wouldn't be home until 5 pm because of baseball practice. He knew dinner would take 45 minutes, and he figured his homework would take 30 minutes to finish. He needed to clean his room, which would take 30 minutes; then take out the trash, which would take about 5 minutes; and empty the dishwasher, which would take another 10 minutes. What was the latest time that Justin could start his chores and homework to be done by 8 pm to watch his movie?
Answer: Justin would spend 45 minutes at dinner, 30 minutes doing homework, 30 minutes cleaning his room, 5 minutes on the trash and 10 on dishes for a total of 45 + 30 + 30 + 5 + 10 = 120. Justin knows that 60min is the same as 1 hour. He has 120 minutes of work so 120 / 60 = 2 hours. His movie comes on at 8 pm and he has 2 hours of chores so 8 - 2 = 6 pm is the latest time he could start his chores. The answer is 6.
[Question]For an operations manager job at a company, a person with a degree earns three times the amount paid to a diploma holder for the same position. How much will Jared earn from the company in a year after graduating with a degree if the pay for a person holding a diploma certificate is $4000 per month?
[Answer]Since the pay for a person holding a degree is three times the amount paid for a diploma holder, Jared will earn 3 * $4000 = $12000 per month. In a year with 12 months, Jared will earn a total of 12 * 12000 = 144000. The answer is 144000.
Q: Bethany loved riding horses. She rode 1 hour after school every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday, she rode for 30 min and on Saturdays, she could ride for 2 hours. How many hours in total did she ride over a 2 week period?
A: She rode 1 hour every Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week so every week she rode 1 * 3 = 3 hours. She rode 30 min on Tuesday and Thursday each week for a total of 30 * 2 = 60 min or 1 hour. On Mon, Wed & Friday she rode 3 hours, 1 hour total on Tue and Thur and 2 hours on Sat for a total of 3 + 1 + 2 = 6 hours. She rode 6 hours per week for 2 weeks so in total she rode 6 * 2 = 12 hours. The answer is 12.
Question: Greg has his own dog walking business. He charges $20 per dog plus $1 per minute per dog for walking the dog. If he walks one dog for 10 minutes, two dogs for 7 minutes and three dogs for 9 minutes, how much money, in dollars, does he earn?
Answer: Single dog is $20 + (10 minutes * $1 per minute) = $30. Two dogs are 2 * ($20 + (7 minutes * $1 per minute)) = $54. Three dogs are 3 * ($20 + (9 minutes * $1 per minute)) = $87. The total is $30 + $54 + $87 = $171. The answer is 171.
Q: Bucky earns money each weekend catching and selling fish. He wants to save up for a new video game, which costs $60. Last weekend he earned $35. He can earn $5 from trout and $4 from blue-gill. He caught five fish this Sunday. If 60% were trout, and the rest were blue-gill, how much more does he need to save before he can buy the game?
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He is $25 short for the game because 60 - 35 = 25. He caught 3 trout because 5 x .6 = 3. He caught 2 blue - gill because 5 - 3 = 2. He earned $15 from the trout because 3 x 5 = 15. He earned $8 from the blue - gill because 2 x 4 = 8. He earned $23 total because 15 + 8 = 23. He is $2 short because 25 - 23 = 2. The answer is 2.