Question: Three friends went out to watch a movie. Mitch paid for their tickets at $7 each. On the other hand, Jam paid for the 2 boxes of popcorn at $1.5 while Jay paid for the 3 cups of milk tea at $3 each. If the three of them will split the total expenses, how much should each contribute?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Three tickets cost $7 x 3 = $21. Two boxes of popcorn cost $1.5 x 2 = $3. Three cups of milk tea cost $3 x 3 = $9. The total expenses for the their tickets and food are $21 + $3 + $9 = $33. So, each of them should contribute $33 / 3 = $11.
So the answer is 11.

Question: Dianne runs a store that sells books. 37% of her 1000 customers end up returning their books. Her books all cost 15 dollars apiece. How much money does she keep in sales after subtracting the returns?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Diane made 1000 * 15 = $15000 in sales because she had 1000 customers each buy a $15 book. 37% of those customers returned their books, so that means she had .37 * 1000 = 370 returns. Each of those returns was for a $15 book, so she had 370 * 15 = $5,550 in returns. For her total leftover income, we subtract the returns from the sales and end up with 15000 - 5550 = $9450 in income.
So the answer is 9450.

Question: Erica is getting dessert at a pie buffet where all the pies are the same size. She takes 1/5 of an apple pie and 3/4 of a cherry pie. What fraction of a whole pie did Erica take, expressed as a percentage?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: First, find a common denominator for the fractions by multiplying 5 and 4: 5 * 4 = 20. Then convert 1 / 5 to twentieths by multiplying the top and bottom by 4: 1 / 5 * 4 / 4 = 4 / 20. Then convert 3 / 4 to twentieths by multiplying the top and bottom by 5: 3 / 4 * 5 / 5 = 15 / 20. Now that the two fractions have the same denominator, you can add them: 4 / 20 + 15 / 20 = 19 / 20. Now divide 19 by 20 and multiply the answer by 100 to convert the fraction to a percentage: 19 / 20 * 100 = %95.
So the answer is 95.

Question: Edric's monthly salary is $576. If he works 8 hours a day for 6 days a week, how much is his hourly rate?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: In a week, Edric's salary is $576 / 4 = $144. In a day, Edric earns $144 / 6 = $24. Thus, his hourly rate is $24 / 8 = $3.
So the answer is 3.