Q: James gets paid $0.50/mile to drive a truck carrying hazardous waste. He has to pay $4.00/gallon for gas and his truck gets 20 miles per gallon. How much profit does he make from a 600 mile trip?
A: First find the total payment James receives: $0.50 / mile * 600 miles = $300. Then find how many gallons of gas he needs to buy: 600 miles / 20 miles / gallon = 30 gallons. Then multiply that number by the price of gas per gallon to find the total cost of the gas: $4.00 / gallon * 30 gallons = $120. Then subtract that amount from James' earnings to find his profit: $300 - $120 = $180. The answer is 180.

Q: Jackie loves to climb trees. She climbed a 1000 foot tall tree. Then she climbed 2 trees that were half as tall as the first tree. She finished by climbing a tree that was 200 feet taller than her first tree. What was the average height of the trees that Jackie climbed?
A: Jackie climbed 2 trees that were 1 / 2 * 1000 feet = 500 feet tall each. Jackie climbed a final tree that was 1000 + 200 feet = 1200 feet. In total, the 4 trees Jackie climbed were 1000 feet + 500 feet + 500 feet + 1200 feet = 3200 feet. The average height tree that Jackie climbed was 3200 feet / 4 trees = 800 feet tall. The answer is 800.

Q: Stormi is saving up to buy a bicycle. She washes 3 cars for $10 each. She mows 2 lawns for $13 each. If the bicycle she wants costs $80, how much more money does Stormi need to make to afford the bicycle?
A:
The total amount of money from washing cars is 3 * $10 = $30. The total amount of money from mowing lawns 2 * $13 = $26. The total amount of money Stormi makes is $30 + $26 = $56. Stormi still needs to make $80 - $56 = $24. The answer is 24.