Question: Brandon sold some geckos to a local pet shop. Brandon sold the geckos for 100$. The pet store sells them for 5 more than 3 times that. How much does the pet store profit?
Answer: The pet store sells the geckos for 5 + 3(100) = 305$. Pet store profit: 305 - 100 = 205$. The answer is 205.
[Question]Kimiko is retiling her kitchen floor. Each tile is 6 square inches. If her kitchen is 48 inches by 72 inches, how many tiles does Kimiko need to buy?
[Answer]First figure out how many tiles are in one row by dividing the kitchen's width by each tile's width: 48 inches / 6 inches / tile = 8 tiles in one row. Then figure out how many rows of tiles there are by dividing the kitchen's height by each tile's height: 72 inches / 6 inches / tile = 12 rows of tiles. Then multiply the number of rows by the number of tiles per row to find the total number of tiles Kimiko needs to buy: 8 tiles / row * 12 rows = 96 tiles. The answer is 96.
Q: At the beginning of an academic year, there were 15 boys in a class and the number of girls was 20% greater. Later in the year, transfer students were admitted such that the number of girls doubled but the number of boys remained the same. How many students are in the class now?
A: The original number of girls was 20% greater than 15 (the number of boys) giving 15 + (20 / 100) * 15 = 18. After the admission of transfer students, the number of girls doubled to become 18 * 2 = 36. In addition to the 15 boys, there are now 15 + 36 = 51 students in the class. The answer is 51.
Question: Carl caused a car accident that resulted in $40,000 worth of property damage and $70,000 worth of medical bills. If Carl's insurance company will pay 80% of the costs, leaving Carl to pay the remaining 20%, how much does Carl personally owe?
Answer: First find the total cost of the accident: $40,000 + $70,000 = $110,000. Then multiply the total cost by the percentage Carl has to pay to find his personal cost: $110,000 * .2 = $22,000. The answer is 22000.
[Question]For the summer, the clothing store has a 50% discount for all items. On Wednesdays, there is an additional $10.00 off on all jeans after the summer discount is applied. Before the sales tax applies, the cost of a pair of jeans is $14.50. How much was the original cost for the jeans before all the discounts?
[Answer]Before the Wednesday discount, the cost of the jean is $14.50 + $10.00 = $24.50. Since the original price was reduced by 50%, the original cost for the jeans is $24.50 * 2 = $49.00. The answer is 49.
[Question]Jason is making a salad. The lettuce has 30 calories, the cucumber has 80 calories, and the 12 croutons have 20 calories each. How many calories are in the salad?
[Answer]
In total, the 12 croutons have 20 calories / crouton * 12 croutons = 240 calories. Together, the croutons, lettuce and cucumber have 240 + 30 + 80 = 350 calories. The answer is 350.