Answer this question:Farmer Steven needs to load his truck up with compost. His tractor can scoop up compost at a rate of 75 pounds per minute. Steven's son, Darrel, wants to help. Using a shovel, Darrel can scoop up 10 pounds per minute. How much time, in minutes, would it take for the two working together at the same time to load up 2550 pounds of compost into the truck?
Working together at the same time, the rate at which the two would be able to load compost would be 75 + 10 = 85 pounds / minute. At 85 pounds / minute, the 2550 pounds could be loaded in 2550 / 85 = 30 minutes.
The answer is 30.

Answer this question:Maggie went to Lou's aquarium and saw 100 goldfish in the aquarium. She asked if she could take some home to care for, and she was allowed to catch half of them. While using a catching net, she caught 3/5 of the total number of goldfish she was allowed to take home. How many goldfish does Maggie remain with to catch to get the total number she was allowed to take home?
Maggie was allowed to take half of the goldfish in the aquarium, a total of 1 / 2 * 100 = 50 goldfish. On her first catch, Maggie got 3 / 5 * 50 = 30 goldfish. To reach the number of goldfish she was allowed to take home, Maggie has to catch 50 - 30 = 20 more goldfish.
The answer is 20.

Answer this question:Harold makes $2500.00 a month from his job. His rent is $700.00, his car payment is $300.00, his utilities cost 1/2 the amount of his car payment and he spends $50.00 on groceries. He wants to put half of the remaining money into a retirement account. How much money will that leave him?
His utilities cost 1 / 2 the amount of his $250.00 car payment so his utilities cost 250 / 2 = $125.00. All total, his bills cost him 775 + 250 + 125 + 50 = $1,200. He makes $2500 a month and his bills cost $1200 a month so that leaves him with 2500 - 1200 = $1300.00. He wants to put half of $1300 into a retirement account so he will invest 1300 / 2 = $650 into his retirement account. He had 1300 and puts $650 into his retirement account so that leaves him with 1300 - 650 = $650 remaining.
The answer is 650.

Answer this question:Angie is part of a household with shared expenses and contributes $42 a month for necessities. She has a salary of $80 per month. She also pays a share of the household taxes each month. At the end of this month, she had $18 left over. How much did she pay in taxes this month?
Angie earned 80 and paid 42 for necessities, so she had 80 - 42 = $38 left. Angie had 18 left after paying taxes, so her share of the taxes was 38 - 18 = $20 this month.
The answer is 20.