Q: Maria went on a trip to Belgium. She paid $300 for the ticket and half of that for the hotel. How much money does she have left, when she had $760 at the beginning?
A: For the hotel Maria paid 300 / 2 = $150. So Maria has 760 - 300 - 150 = $310 left. The answer is 310.
Question: Cathy and Chris got summer jobs at the cake shop and were supposed to work 20 hours per week each for 2 months. During that time, Chris got sick for one week and Cathy took her shifts. If there are four weeks in a month, how many hours did Cathy work during the 2 months?
Answer: There are 4 weeks in a month so Cathy and Chris were supposed to work for 4 weeks / month x 2 months = 8 weeks each. Since Chris got sick then Chris was only able to work for 8 weeks - 1 week = 7 weeks while Cathy worked for 8 weeks + 1 week = 9 weeks. Therefore, Cathy worked for 9 weeks x 20 hours / week = 180 hours. The answer is 180.
[Question]Kevin has been for a run and wants to calculate how far he traveled. He ran at 10 miles per hour for half an hour, 20 miles per hour for half an hour, then ran at 8 miles per hour for 15 minutes. How many miles has Kevin run?
[Answer]At his first speed, Kevin ran 10 miles per hour * 0.5 hours = 5 miles. At his second speed, he ran 20 miles per hour * 0.5 hours = 10 miles. 15 minutes is a quarter of an hour so at his third speed, he ran 8 miles per hour * 0.25 hours = 2 miles. Therefore, Kevin ran a total of 5 miles + 10 miles + 2 miles = 17 miles. The answer is 17.
Q: Susan is picking strawberries. She's trying to fill her basket, but out of every handful of 5 strawberries she can't help but eat one of them herself. If her basket holds 60 strawberries, how many berries will she actually pick before she fills it?
A: Out of every 5 berries, she eats 1, so only 5 strawberries - 1 strawberry = 4 strawberries go into the basket for each handful. The basket holds 60 strawberries, so it will take 60 strawberries / 4 strawberries per handful = 15 handfuls to fill the basket. So in total, Susan will pick 60 strawberries + 15 handfuls * 1 strawberry eaten per handful = 75 strawberries. The answer is 75.
Question: James scored 13 field goals worth 3 points and 20 shots worth two points. How many total points did he score?
Answer: The field goals were worth 3 * 13 = 39 points. The two - point shots were worth 2 * 20 = 40 points. So the total score is 39 + 40 = 79 points. The answer is 79.
Q: Tommy's home is worth 25% more than he bought it for. He sells it and buys a new house that costs $500,000. If he had to take a loan for the 75% he can't pay, how much did he buy his first house for?
A:
He paid 25% of the new home price because 100 - 75 = 25. He paid $125,000 towards the new home because 500,000 x .25 = 125,000. Therefore he paid $100,000 for his first home because 125,000 / 1.25 = 100,000. The answer is 100000.