Answer this question:If it takes 10 people 10 days to shovel 10,000 pounds of coal, how many days will it take half of these ten people to shovel 40,000 pounds of coal?
The 10 people shovel 10,000 pounds per 10 days, or 10,000 / 10 = 1000 pounds per day per 10 people. And 1000 pounds per day per 10 people is 1000 / 10 = 100 pounds per day per person. Half of ten people is 10 / 2 = 5 people. At 100 pounds per day per person, 5 people can shovel 5 * 100 = 500 pounds per day. Therefore, for 5 people to shovel 40,000 pounds, it will take 40,000 / 500 = 80 days.
The answer is 80.

Answer this question:Mikaela earns $10 an hour tutoring. For the first month, she tutored for 35 hours and in the second month, she tutored 5 hours more than the first month. She spent 4/5 of her total earnings on her personal needs and saved the rest of the money. How much did she save?
Mikaela spent 35 + 5 = 40 hours in the second month. So, she tutored a total of 35 + 40 = 75 hours for the first two months. Thus, her total earning was 75 x $10 = $750. And, her total expenses was 4 / 5 x $750 = $600. Therefore, she saved an amount of $750 - $600 = $150.
The answer is 150.

Answer this question:There is a very large room that has 4 tables, 1 sofa and 2 chairs that have 4 legs each. There are also 3 tables with 3 legs each, 1 table with 1 leg, and 1 rocking chair with 2 legs. How many legs are there in the room?
There are 4 tables, 1 sofa and 2 chairs that have 4 legs each so 4 + 1 + 2 = 7 pieces of furniture. These 7 pieces have 4 legs each so they have 7 * 4 = 28 legs. There are 3 tables with 3 legs each so they have 3 * 3 = 9 legs. We have 28 legs and 9 legs as well a 1 leg on a table and 2 on a rocking chair for a total of 28 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 40 legs.
The answer is 40.

Answer this question:Monika went out for the day and spent some money. She went to the mall and spent $250. Then, she went to the movies and watched 3 movies back to back that each cost $24. Then she stopped by the farmer's market on her way home and got 20 bags of beans at $1.25/bag. How much money did Monika spend throughout her day?
Monika spent 24 * 3 = 72 dollars at the movies. Monika spent 20 * 1.25 = 25 dollars at the farmers market. Throughout her day, Monika spent 250 + 72 + 25 = 347 dollars.
The answer is 347.