Q: On Tuesday, a fruit vendor sold 2.5 dozen lemons and 5 dozens avocados. What is the total number of fruits that the fruit vendor sold?
A: Since 1 dozen is equal to 12, then the vendor sold 2.5 x 12 = 30 lemons. While he sold 5 x 12 = 60 avocados. So, the fruit vendor sold a total of 30 + 60 = 90 fruits. The answer is 90.
Question: Keaton climbed a 30 feet ladder twenty times while working at the construction site. Reece, also working at the same site, climbed a ladder 4 feet shorter than Keaton's ladder 15 times. What's the total length of the ladders that both workers climbed in inches?
Answer: If Keaton climbed his ladder twenty times, he covered a length of 30 * 20 = 600 feet. Reece's ladder, 4 feet shorter than Keaton's ladder, was 30 - 4 = 26 feet long. If Reece climbed the ladder 15 times, he covered a length of 15 * 26 = 390 feet. Keaton and Reece's total length covered while climbing the ladders is 390 + 600 = 990 feet. Since one foot is equal to 12 inches, the total length they climbed the ladders in inches is 12 * 990 = 11880 inches. The answer is 11880.
[Question]A basketball team played 40 games and won 70% of the games. It still had 10 games to play. How many games can they lose to win 60% of their games?
[Answer]The team has won 40 x 70 / 100 = 28 games out of 40. There a total of 40 + 10 = 50 games to be played. The team has to win a total of is 50 x 60 / 100 = 30 games. So, it still needs to win 30 - 28 = 2 more games. Hence, they can still lose 10 - 2 = 8 games. The answer is 8.
Q: Mr. Mayer bought Corgi dogs for $1000 each. He plans to sell them with a 30% profit. If one of his friends wants to buy two dogs, how much should his friend pay?
A: Mr. Mayer wants to get a $1000 x 30 / 100 = $300 profit. So, he will sell each Corgi dog for $1000 + $300 = $1300. Hence, his friend should pay $1300 x 2 = $2600. The answer is 2600.
Question: Mike has earned a total of $160 in wages this week. He received the wages for his first job, then later received the wages from his second job where he works 12 hours a week. If his second job pays $9 per hour then how much money, in dollars, did Mike receive from his first job?
Answer: From his second job, Mike receives $9 / hour * 12 hours = $108. He therefore earned $160 $108 = $52 from his first job. The answer is 52.
Q: Brian is a real estate agent. He makes a 2% commission on each sale. During June, he sold three houses. The houses sold for $157,000, $499,000, and $125,000. What was Brian's total commission on these three sales?
A:
Brian sold houses for 157,000 + 499,000 + 125,000 = $781,000 in total. Brian's commission was 781,000 * 0.02 = $15,620. The answer is 15620.