Question: Jim's bi-weekly gross pay is $1120. He automatically has 25% of his paycheck go into his retirement account. They also take $100.00 out of each paycheck for taxes. After money is taken out for retirement and taxes, how much money will be on Jim's paycheck?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: He has 25% of his take - home pay automatically enrolled into his 401k so that's .25 * 1120 = $280.00. His take - home pay is $1120.00 and $280.00 is taken out for retirement so that leaves 1120 - 280 = $840.00. They also take $100.00 out of his paycheck for taxes so his paycheck will be issued for 840 - 100 = $740.00.
So the answer is 740.

Question: There are 50 goldfish in the pond. Each goldfish eats 1.5 ounces of food per day. 20% of the goldfish need to eat special food that costs $3 an ounce. How much does it cost to feed these fish?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: There are 10 fish who need the special food because 50 x .2 = 10. These fish eat 15 ounces a day because 10 x 1.5 = 15. This food costs $45 because 15 x 3 = 45.
So the answer is 45.

Question: On a moonless night, three fireflies danced in the evening breeze. They were joined by four less than a dozen more fireflies, before two of the fireflies flew away. How many fireflies remained?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Four less than a dozen is 12 - 4 = 8. The three fireflies were joined by four less than a dozen more fireflies, for a total of 3 + 8 = 11 fireflies. Two flew away, leaving 11 - 2 = 9 fireflies remaining.
So the answer is 9.

Question: The school is having a book-a-thon. The winning class gets a pizza party. The fifth grade has 20 students and one week to read as much as possible. The 6th grade already finished and read a total of 299 hours. How many hours does each student in 5th grade need to average per day to beat them by 1?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: The class needs to read 300 hours in a week because 299 + 1 = 300. The class needs to read 60 hours a day because 300 / 5 = 60. Each student needs to read 3 hours a day because 60 / 20 = 3.
So the answer is 3.