Reasoning and answer: The membership costs $12 * 12 months = $144 per year. For three years, the monthly membership fee will be $144 * 3 = $432. The total amount paid for 3 years will be $432 + $50 = $482.
The answer: 482
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Question: Joanie wants to join a gym to get into shape. The gym costs $12 per month and has a $50 down payment. How much will she need to pay for the first 3 years?
Combining Monday and Tuesday, they raked 5 + 3 = 8 bags of leaves. They earned 8 * $4 = $32 for the first two days. O for Wednesday's work they earned $68 - $32 = $36. Thus, they raked $36 / $4 = 9 bags of leaves on Wednesday.
The answer: 9
Reverse engineering the question: Bob and Johnny have a leaf raking business. They charge $4 for each bag of leaves they rake. On Monday they raked 5 bags of leaves. On Tuesday they raked 3 bags of leaves. On Wednesday, they counted their money and found they had $68 for all three days. How many bags of leaves did they rake on Wednesday?
Reasoning and answer: His expenses are 80 / 100 = 4 / 5. His profit would be 20 / 100 = 1 / 5. Total sales for the day is $200 x 5 = $1000. Total ice cream cones he sells is $1000 / 5 = 200.
The answer: 200
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Question: Marco owns an ice cream truck. His ice cream cones are $5 each. If his expenses are 80% of total sales for the day, how many ice cream cones would he need to sell to make a $200 profit for the day?
Let M be the number of square feet in Matha's bedroom. Jenny's bedroom is M + 60 square feet. M + M + 60 = 300. 2M + 60 = 300. 2M = 240. M = 120. Martha's bedroom is 120 square feet.
The answer: 120
Reverse engineering the question: The square footage of the two bedrooms in the apartment that Jenny and Martha share totals 300 square feet. If Jenny's bedroom is 60 square feet larger than Martha's, how large, in square feet, is Martha's bedroom?
Reasoning and answer: Lowella got 100 x 35 / 100 = 35 correct answers. Pamela got 35 x 20 / 100 = 7 more correct answers than Lowella. So, Pamela got 35 + 7 = 42 correct answers. Thus, Mandy got 42 x 2 = 84 correct answers.
The answer: 84
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Question: In a 100-item exam, Lowella got 35% of the questions correctly. Pamela got 20% more correct answers than Lowella and Mandy got twice Pamela's score. What is Mandy's score?
Reasoning and answer: A kilogram of chicken costs $6 - $2 = $4. Three kilograms of chicken cost $4 x 3 = $12. So, a 3 - kilogram of chicken and a kilogram of pork cost $12 + $6 = $18.
The answer: 18
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Question:
A kilogram of pork costs $6 while a kilogram of chicken costs $2 less. How much will a 3-kilogram of chicken and a kilogram of pork cost?