Question: A trader made a profit of $960 after a week of sales. To raise $610 to pay for her next shipment of wares, she splits the profit in half and solicits donations from her family and friends. If she received a total donation of $310 and adds it to one-half of her profit, how much money did she make above her goal?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: She splits her $960 profit in half to get $960 / 2 = $480. She receives a total donation of $310, so she now has $310 + $480 = $790. She needed only $610 so she has $790 - $610 = $180 more than she needs.
So the answer is 180.

Question: Hally and her friends organized a high school reunion. To cover the cost of a late-night party that they planned for at the reunion, each attendee had to pay $100. After the party, Hally and her friends realized that the total expenses were $500 less than the total contributions. If there were 50 people at the party, how much money was used to pay for the party expenses?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: The total planned cost for the party was 100 * 50 = $5000. The total expenses for the party are 5000 - 500 = $4500.
So the answer is 4500.

Question: In 2021, Wayne is 37 years old. His brother Peter is 3 years older than him and their sister Julia is 2 years older than Peter. What year was Julia born in?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Peter is 3 years older than Wayne who is 37 so Peter is 37 + 3 = 40 years old. Julia is 2 years older than Peter who is 40 so Julia is 2 + 40 = 42 years old. It's 2021 and Julia is 42 years old so she was born in 2021 - 42 = 1979.
So the answer is 1979.

Question: Shannon bought 5 pints of frozen yogurt, two packs of chewing gum, and five trays of jumbo shrimp from The Food Place for a total of $55 If the price of a tray of jumbo shrimp is $5 and a pack of chewing gum costs half as much as a pint of frozen yogurt, what is the price of a pint of frozen yogurt?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: 5 trays of jumbo shrimp cost 5 x 5 = $25. 5 pints of frozen yogurt and 2 packs of gum in total cost 55 - 25 = $30. 2 packs of gum cost as much 2 / 2 = 1 pint of frozen yogurt. Therefore 5 + 1 = 6 pints of frozen yogurt costs $30. A pint of frozen yogurt costs 30 / 6 = $5.
So the answer is 5.