Answer this question:Bob gets rent assistance because he's low-income. If he gets a raise of $0.50/hour and works 40 hours a week, how much more will he actually earn a week if his housing benefit is reduced by $60/month?
First find the total increase in Bob's earnings: $0.50 / hour * 40 hours / week = $20 / week. Then find the weekly decrease in Bob's housing assistance: $60 / month / 4 weeks / month = $15 / week. Then subtract the lost assistance from the increased wages to find Bob's net increase in money: $20 / week - $15 / week = $5 / week.
The answer is 5.

Answer this question:In ancient China, soldiers positioned in beacon towers along the Great Wall would send smoke signals to warn of impending attacks. Since the towers were located at 5 kilometer intervals, they could send a signal the length of the Great Wall. If the Great wall was 7300 kilometers long, and every tower had two soldiers, what was the combined number of soldiers in beacon towers on the Great Wall?
If there were beacon towers every 5 kilometers along the 7300 kilometer length of the Great Wall, then there were 7300 / 5 = 1460 beacon towers. If every tower had two soldiers, then there were a total of 1460 * 2 = 2920 soldiers in beacon towers along the Great Wall.
The answer is 2920.

Answer this question:One-fourth of the airing time of a television program is spent on commercials. If there are 6 thirty-minute programs, how many minutes are spent on commercials for the whole duration of the 6 programs?
The total time of the programs is 6 programs * 30 minutes / program = 180 minutes. A quarter of this time is spent on commercials, so that's 180 minutes / 4 = 45 minutes.
The answer is 45.

Answer this question:Walmart sells a multitool with a screwdriver, 3 knives, and two other tools. Target sells a multitool with a screwdriver, twice as many knives as Walmart, three files and a pair of scissors. How many more tools does the Target multitool have compared to Walmart?
First find the total number of tools in the Walmart multitool: 1 tool + 3 tools + 2 tools = 6 tools. Then find the total number of knives in the Target multitool: 3 knives * 2 = 6 knives. Then find the total number of tools in the Target multitool: 1 tool + 6 tools + 3 tools + 1 tool = 11 tools. Then subtract the number of tools in the Walmart multitool from the number in the Target multitool to find the difference: 11 tools - 6 tools = 5 tools.
The answer is 5.