Question: Joshua bought 25 oranges for $12.50. If he sells each one for 60c, how much profit in cents will he make on each orange?
Answer: $1 is equivalent to 100 cents so $12.50 is equivalent to 100 * 12.50 = 1250 cents. He bought 25 oranges for 1250 cents so each orange cost 1250 / 25 = 50 cents each. If he sells each orange for 60 cents, he is making a profit of 60 - 50 = 10 cents on each one. The answer is 10.
[Question]There are 36 seagulls on the roof of the Taco Bell. Kids scare 1/4 of them away by throwing stones, and 1/3 of the remaining birds decide to fly to McDonald's parking lot. How many seagulls are left?
[Answer]First find how many birds get scared away by kids: 36 seagulls / 4 = 9 seagulls. Then subtract that number from the starting total: 36 seagulls - 9 seagulls = 27 seagulls. Then divide that number by 3: 27 seagulls / 3 = 9 seagulls. Then subtract that number from the 27 seagulls to find the final number of seagulls: 27 seagulls - 9 seagulls = 18 seagulls. The answer is 18.
Q: Cary is 72 inches tall. Her younger brother Bill is half her height, and her younger sister Jan is 6 inches taller than Bill. How tall is Jan?
A: First find Bill's height by dividing Cary's height by 2: 72 inches / 2 = 36 inches. Then add six inches to find Jan's height: 36 inches + 6 inches = 42 inches. The answer is 42.
Question: Hansel makes $30,000 a year and just received a 10% raise. Gretel makes the same amount as Hansel but received a 15% raise. How much more money will Gretel make compared to Hansel?
Answer: Hansel makes $30,000 and received a 10% raise so his raise is 30,000 * .10 = $3,000.00. Hansel now makes 30,000 + 3,000 = $33,000 a year. Gretel makes $30,000 and received a 15% raise so her raise is 30,000 * .15 = $4,500.00. Gretel now makes 30,000 + 4,500 = $34,500 a year. If Gretel makes $34,500 a year and Hansel makes $33,000 then Gretel makes 34,500 - 33,000 = $1,500 more a year than Hansel. The answer is 1500.
[Question]Ephraim has two machines that make necklaces for his store. On Sunday the first machine made 45 necklaces. The second machine made 2.4 times as many necklaces as the first machine. How many necklaces were made in total on Sunday?
[Answer]The second machine made 2.4 times as many necklaces as the first machine, so the second machine made 2.4 * 45 = 108 necklaces on Sunday. In total, 45 + 108 = 153 necklaces were made on Sunday. The answer is 153.
[Question]Lily types 15 words a minute and takes a 2-minute break every 10 minutes. How long does it take for Lily to type 255 words?
[Answer]
It would take Lily 255 words / 15 wpm = 17 minutes to type without taking a break. Since Lily takes a break after 10 minutes of typing she takes 17 minutes + 2 minutes = 19 minutes. The answer is 19.