Answer the following question.
Susie has $200 in her piggy bank. If she puts 20% more money into her piggy bank, how much money she will have?
Step-by-step reasoning process: If Susie puts 20% more money into her piggy bank, she'll have 20 / 100 * 200 = $40 more in her piggy bank. The total amount of money in Susie's piggy bank will increase to $200 + $40 = $240.
The answer is 240.

Answer the following question.
John needs to replace his shoes so he decides to buy a $150 pair of Nikes and a $120 pair of work boots. Tax is 10%. How much did he pay for everything?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The shoes cost $150 + $120 = $270. The tax was $270 * .1 = $27. So the total cost was $270 + $27 = $297.
The answer is 297.

Answer the following question.
Mr. McNeely takes a register of the total number of students present in class every day. On a particular week, the number of students in the class on the second day was 40 more than the first day. The number of students who didn't turn up for the class on the second day was twice the number of students who didn't turn up on the third day. On the third day, 1/7 of the total number of students of the class called in sick. If the total number of students in the class is 280, calculate the number of absent students in the three days.
Step-by-step reasoning process: On the third day, 1 / 7 * 280 = 40 students called in sick. If the number of students absent on the second day was twice the number on the third day, then 2 * 40 = 80 students didn't show up for the class on the second day. The total number of students present in the class on the second day was 280 - 80 = 200. If 40 fewer students showed up for the class on the first day than on the second day, then 200 - 40 = 160 students showed up for the class on the first day. The number of students absent on the first day is 280 - 160 = 120. In the three days, the total number of absentees is 120 + 80 + 40 = 240.
The answer is 240.

Answer the following question.
Barbie enjoys buying jewelry. One day, she bought 12 pairs of earrings, and gave half of them to Alissa, making Alissa's total number of collections to be triple the number of earrings she was given. How many earrings does Alissa have now?
Step-by-step reasoning process: If 1 pair of earrings equals 2 earrings, then Barbie bought 12 * 2 = 24 earrings. Half of 24 earrings is 24 / 2 = 12 earrings. If receiving 12 earrings tripled Alissa's collection, then she now has 12 * 3 = 36 earrings.
The answer is 36.