Q: At a certain car dealership, 15% of the cars cost less than $15000 and 40% of the cars cost more than $20000. If there are 3000 cars at the dealership, how many of them cost between $15000 and $20000?
A: 15% of 3000 cars is (15 / 100) * 3000 = 450 cars. 40% of 3000 cars is (40 / 100) * 3000 = 1200 cars. 450 + 1200 = 1650 cars which cost either less than $15000 or more than $20000. Out of 3000 cars, there will then be 3000 - 1650 = 1350 cars left which cost between $15000 and $20000. The answer is 1350.
Question: Bill decides to bring donuts to work for a meeting that day. He buys a box of donuts that has 50 in total in them. He eats 2 on the ride in because he's hungry. When he gets to the office, the secretary takes another 4 out of the box when he's not looking. Lastly, right before the meeting Bill sets the box down on his desk and leaves the office to take a phone call. While Bill's away, his coworkers steal half the remaining donuts. Bill comes back and brings the box into his meeting. How many donuts are left in the box?
Answer: Bill eats 2 donuts out of a box of 50 for 50 - 2 = 48 donuts remaining. The secretary takes 4 more donuts out of the box, leaving 44 donuts remaining. Bills coworkers take half of the remaining donuts, leaving 44 / 2 = 22 donuts remaining. The answer is 22.
[Question]Linda owns a store. She sells jeans at 11 dollars each and tees at 8 dollars each. If she sold 7 tees and 4 jeans in a day, how much money, in dollars, did she have at the end of the day?
[Answer]7 tees cost 7 * 8 = 56 dollars. 4 jeans cost 4 * 11 = 44 dollars. Linda had 56 + 44 = 100 dollars in the end. The answer is 100.
Q: Jim and his Cousin are out at a restaurant. They each order a cheeseburger and milkshake. They also split an order to cheese fries. A cheeseburger is $3. A milkshake is $5. Cheese fries are $8. They spend 80% of their combined money. If Jim brought $20 how much did his cousin bring?
A: They spent $8 each on cheeseburgers and milkshakes because 3 + 5 = 8. They spent $16 on these items in total because 2 x 8 = 16. They spent $24 on their meal because 16 + 8 = 24. They had $30 to start because 24 / .8 = 30. His cousin had $10 because 30 - 20 = 10. The answer is 10.
Question: Bob bought 2 show dogs for $250.00 each to breed as a side business. The female just had a litter of 6 puppies. If he sells each puppy for $350.00, what is his total profit?
Answer: He bought 2 dogs for $250.00 each so they costs 2 * 250 = $500.00. He sells each of the 6 puppies for $350.00 so he'll make 6 * 350 = $2,100.00. He made $2,100 on the puppies but spent $500.00 to buy the dogs so his total profit is 2,100 - 500 = $1,600.00. The answer is 1600.
Q: John injures his shoulder while lifting weights. After the injury, his bench press goes down 80%. After a bit of training, he manages to triple the weight he can bench. If he started with a 500-pound bench press, what is it now?
A:
He lost 500 * .8 = 400 pounds from his bench. So his bench went to 500 - 400 = 100 pounds. After training it increased to 100 * 3 = 300 pounds. The answer is 300.