Answer this question:Jackson wants to go on a shopping spree, so his mom says she will give him some spending money if he does extra chores. She promises $5 per hour spent on chores. Jackson spends 2 hours vacuuming, and decides to do this twice. He also spends 0.5 hours washing dishes, and three times as long cleaning the bathroom. How much spending money has Jackson earned?
Jackson spent a total of 2 * 2 = 4 hours vacuuming. This means he earned 4 * $5 = 20 dollars from vacuuming. He earned 0.5 * $5 = 2.5 dollars from washing dishes. Cleaning the bathroom took three times as long as the dishes, so he spent 0.5 * 3 = 1.5 hours in the bathroom. This means he earned 1.5 * $5 = $7.5 from cleaning the bathroom. In total, he has earned $20 + $2.5 + $7.5 = $30.
The answer is 30.

Answer this question:Marcus had 18 pebbles. He skipped half of them across the lake, but Freddy gave him another 30 pebbles. How many pebbles does Marcus have now?
Marcus had 18 / 2 = 9 pebbles left. After Freddy gave him more, he has 9 + 30 = 39 pebbles.
The answer is 39.

Answer this question:Sweet Hope hosts a casino with 3 roulette tables labeled A, B, and C. At 6:00 pm, Table B had twice as much money on it as table C, which had $20 more than table A. If there was $40 on table A, how much money was there on all the tables?
If table C had $20 more than table A, then table C had $20 + $40 = $60. Roulette tables A and C had $60 + $40 = $100. Table B had twice as much money on it as table C, meaning table B had $60 * 2 = $120. Together, the three roulette tables had $120 + $100 = $220.
The answer is 220.

Answer this question:Antonio is preparing a meal of spaghetti and meatballs for his family. His recipe for meatballs calls for 1/8 of a pound of hamburger per meatball. Antonio has 8 family members, including himself. If he uses 4 pounds of hamburger to make meatballs, and each member of the family eats an equal number of meatballs, how many meatballs will Antonio eat?
If one meatball is made from 1 / 8 pound of hamburger meat, then 4 pounds of hamburger meat will make 4 / (1 / 8) = 4 * 8 = 32 meatballs. 32 meatballs divided amongst 8 family members is 32 / 8 = 4 meatballs per family member.
The answer is 4.