Q: Jay bought a book for $25, a pen for $4, and a ruler for $1. He paid with a fifty-dollar bill. How much change, in dollars, did Jay get?
A: Jay spent 25 + 4 + 1 = 30 dollars. He received 50 - 30 = 20 dollars in change. The answer is 20.
Question: Keenan needs to write an essay that is 1200 words. Her essay is due at midnight. She writes 400 words per hour for the first two hours. After that, she writes 200 words per hour. How many hours before the deadline does she need to start to finish on time?
Answer: In the first two hours, Keenan writes 800 words because 400 * 2 = 800. After that, she still needs to write 400 words because 1200 - 800 = 400. Since she writes 200 words per hour, she will take 2 hours to write the last 400 words because 400 / 200 = 2. Thus, she needs to start 4 hours before the deadline because 2 + 2 = 4. The answer is 4.
[Question]Rosalina receives gifts from three people on her wedding day. How many gifts did she get if Emilio gave 11 gifts, Jorge gave 6 gifts, and Pedro gave 4 gifts?
[Answer]If Emilio presents 11 gifts and Jorge 6 gifts, together they have presented 11 + 6 = 17 gifts. If Pedro also gives Rosalinda 4 gifts, Rosalinda's total number is 17 + 4 = 21 gifts. The answer is 21.
Q: Apples used to cost $1.6 per pound. The price got raised 25%. How much does it cost to buy 2 pounds of apples for each person in a 4 member family?
A: The price increase raised the price by 1.6 * .25 = $.4. So each pound of apples cost 1.6 + .4 = $2. 2 * 4 = 8 pounds of apples are bought. So the apples cost 8 * 2 = $16. The answer is 16.
Question: Lowry sells bonsai. A small bonsai costs $30 and a big bonsai costs $20. If he sold 3 small bonsai and 5 big bonsai, how much did he earn?
Answer: Lowry earns $30 x 3 = $90 from selling 3 small bonsai. He earned $20 x 5 = $100 from selling 5 big bonsai. Therefore, the total amount he earned is $100 + $90 = $190. The answer is 190.
Q: Ben will receive a bonus of $1496. He chooses to allocate this amount as follows: 1/22 for the kitchen, 1/4 for holidays and 1/8 for Christmas gifts for his 3 children. How much money will he still have left after these expenses?
A:
Ben's spending for the kitchen is $1496 x 1 / 22 = $68. Ben's spending for holidays is $1496 x 1 / 4 = $374. Ben's spending for children's gifts is $1496 x 1 / 8 = $187. The total amount spent is $68 + $374 + $187 = $629. So, Ben still has $1496 - $629 = $867 left. The answer is 867.