An old pirate wants to leave his treasure on an island. He has 3500 gold coins. He wants to spread this equally across 5 chests. Additionally, he will put a total of 500 silver coins and twice as many bronze coins as silver, all distributed equally across the chests. How many coins in total will be in each chest?
Let's think: There will be 3500 gold coins / 5 chest = 700 gold coins in every chest. So, there will be 500 silver coins / 5 chests = 100 silver coins in each chest. Then, the number of bronze coins is double the number of silver coins, so there are 2 * 500 = 1000 bronze coins. So there will be 1000 bronze coins / 5 chests = 200 bronze coins in each chest. Finally, the total number of coins in every chest will be 700 gold coins + 100 silver coins + 200 bronze coins = 1000 coins.. The answer is: 1000.

Zane purchases 2 polo shirts from the 40% off rack at the men's store. The polo shirts are $50 each at the regular price. How much did he pay for the shirts?
Let's think: At regular price, the polo shirts are 2 x $50 = $100. At 40% off, he gets a discount of , $100 x 40% = $40. With this discount, the polo shirts cost $100 - $40 = $60.. The answer is: 60.

Emily went to the store and bought art supplies for $20 and 2 skirts that cost the same amount of money. She spent a total of $50. How much did Emily pay for each of the skirts?
Let's think: First, you need to set up the problem with the information given. The cost of the skirts and art supplies must equal $50. Since we know that the cost of the skirts is the same price and that she bought art supplies for $20, we can set up an equation: 2x + 20 = 50, with x being the cost of the skirts. To solve the equation, subtract 20 from both sides, to give you the new equation: 2x = 30. Solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 2, 2x / 2 = 30 / 2 gives you x = 15. Therefore, each skirt cost $15.. The answer is: 15.

Brendan has entered a kickboxing competition and wins matches against multiple contestants. He wins all of the matches in the first 2 rounds, each of which had 6 matches, then wins half of the 4 matches in the last round. How many matches did Brendan win throughout the competition?
Let's think:
In the first 2 rounds, Brendan wins a total of 2 rounds * 6 matches per round = 12 matches. In the last round, Brendan wins half of the matches which is 4 matches / 2 = 2 matches. Throughout the competition, Brendan has therefore won 12 + 2 = 14 matches.. The answer is: 14.