[Question]I bought a TV for $1700 excluding tax. What is the price of the television when calculating 15% of the value-added tax?
[Answer]The value - added tax is 1700 * 15% = 255. The price of the television including tax 1700 + 255 = $1955. The answer is 1955.
Q: Jeff makes 10 donuts each day for 12 days. Jeff eats one of the donuts each day. Chris then comes over and eats 8 donuts. If 10 donuts fit in each box, how many boxes can Jeff fill with his donuts?
A: Jeff makes a total of 10 * 12 = 120 donuts. Jeff eats 1 * 12 = 12 donuts. After Chris is done eating, there are 120 - 12 - 8 = 100 donuts remaining. Jeff needs 100 / 10 = 10 boxes to store all of his donuts. The answer is 10.
Question: Jackson and Brandon both invest $500 in the stock market. Jackson's investment quadruples in value, while Brandon's is reduced to 20% of the initial value. How much more money does Jackson have than Brandon now?
Answer: First find the end value of Jackson's investment: $500 * 4 = $2000. Then find the end value of Brandon's investment: 20% * $500 = $100. Then subtract the value of Brandon's investment from the value of Jackson's investment to find the difference: $2000 - $100 = $1900. The answer is 1900.
[Question]There are many CDs in the store. The rock and roll CDs are $5 each, the pop CDs are $10 each, the dance CDs are $3 each, and the country CDs are $7 each. Julia wants to buy 4 of each, but she only has 75 dollars. How much money is she short?
[Answer]Rock and Roll CDs will be 5 * 4 = 20 dollars. Pop CDs will be 10 * 4 = 40 dollars. Dance CDs will be 3 * 4 = 12 dollars. Country CDs will be 7 * 4 = 28 dollars. In total Julia would need 20 + 40 + 12 + 28 = 100 dollars. Julia is short 100 - 75 = 25 dollars. The answer is 25.
Q: Paul earns $12.50 for each hour that he works. He then has to pay 20% for taxes and fees. After working 40 hours, Paul receives his paycheck. If he spends 15% of his paycheck on gummy bears, how much, in dollars, does he have left?
A: His pay before taxes and fees is $12.50 x 40 hours = $500. He pays $500 * 0.20 = $100 for taxes and fees. Then he had $500 - $100 = $400 remaining money. He takes out $400 * 0.15 = $60 for his gummy bears. So he's left with $400 - $60 = $340. The answer is 340.
Question: Jocelyn bought a car 3 years ago at $4000. If the car's value has reduced by 30%, calculate the current value of the car.
Answer:
If Jocelyn bought the car 3 years ago at $4000, the car's value has reduced by 30 / 100 * $4000 = $1200. The current value of the car is $4000 - $1200 = $2800. The answer is 2800.