Question: Rhett has been late on two of his monthly rent payments, but his landlord does not charge late fees and so he will be able to pay their total cost with 3/5 of his next month's salary after taxes. If he is currently paid $5000 per month and has to pay 10% tax, calculate his rent expense per month?
Answer: If Rhett is currently paid $5000 per month, he pays 10 / 100 * $5000 = $500 in taxes. Rhett has been late on two of his monthly rent payments and plans to pay them with 3 / 5 * $4500 = $2700 from his salary after taxes. If he is to pay $2700 for two late monthly rent payments, his monthly rent expense is $2700 / 2 = $1350. The answer is 1350.
[Question]Mira jogs every morning. She jogs 5 miles per hour. If she jogs for 2 hours every morning, how many miles can she jog for five days?
[Answer]Mira jogs 5 x 2 = 10 miles per day. Therefore she can jog 10 x 5 = 50 miles for 5 days. The answer is 50.
Q: John's cow weighs 400 pounds. It increased its weight to 1.5 times its starting weight. He is able to sell the cow for $3 per pound. How much more is it worth after gaining the weight?
A: The cow initially weighs 400 * 1.5 = 600 pounds. So it gained 600 - 400 = 200 pounds. So its value increased by 200 * $3 = $600. The answer is 600.
Question: Billy can spit a watermelon seed 30 inches. Madison can spit a watermelon seed 20% farther than Billy. Ryan can spit a watermelon seed 50% shorter than Madison. How far can Ryan spit a watermelon seed?
Answer: Madison can spit a seed 20% farther than Billy's 30 inches so that's .20 * 30 = 6 inches farther. Billy spits a seed 30 inches and Madison can spit 6 inches farther for a total of 30 + 6 = 36 inches. Ryan can spit a seed 50% shorter than Madison's 36 inches for a total of .50 * 36 = 18 inches. The answer is 18.
[Question]Charley bought 30 pencils. She lost 6 pencils while moving to school, and of course, also lost 1/3 of the remaining pencils because she wasn't very good at keeping track of pencils. How many pencils does she currently have?
[Answer]If Charley bought 30 pencils and lost 6 while moving, she remained with 30 - 6 = 24 pencils. Because she isn't good at keeping track of her pencils, Charley lost 1 / 3 * 24 = 8 more pencils. She currently has 24 - 8 = 16 pencils. The answer is 16.
[Question]Keiko sent 111 text messages last week. This week she sent 50 less than double what she sent last week. How many text messages did Keiko send last week and this week combined?
[Answer]
Last week = 111 texts. This week = (2 * 111) - 50 = 172 texts. 111 + 172 = 283 texts. Keiko sent 283 texts last week and this week combined. The answer is 283.