Question: Donna is trying to figure out if her truck is over a particular bridge's weight limit. The bridge can hold 20,000 pounds. Donna's empty truck weighs 12,000 pounds. She's carrying 20 crates of soda that each weigh 50 pounds, 3 dryers that each weigh 3000 pounds, and twice as much weight in fresh produce as in soda. How much does Donna's fully loaded truck weigh?
Answer: First find the total weight of the soda by multiplying the number of crates by the weight per crate: 20 crates * 50 pounds / crate = 1000 pounds. Then find the weight of the fresh produce by doubling the weight of the soda: 1000 pounds * 2 = 2000 pounds. Now find the weight of the dryers by multiplying the quantity by the weight per item: 3 dryers * 3000 pounds / dryer = 9000 pounds. Now add the empty truck's weight to the weight of all three groups of products to find the fully loaded weight: 12000 pounds + 1000 pounds + 2000 pounds + 9000 pounds = 24000 pounds. The answer is 24000.

Question: Nina wants to buy a new video game with her allowance money. The game cost 50 dollars. Nina also has learned that there is a 10 percent sales tax. She receives 10 dollars a week as an allowance, and thinks she can save half of that. How many weeks will it take for Nina to be able to buy the new video game with her savings?
Answer: The 10 percent tax on 50 dollars will be 10 / 100 x 50 = 5 dollars. The cost of the game and the tax will be 50 + 5 = 55 dollars. Nina will save half of her allowance every week, or 10 / 2 = 5 dollars per week. The total cost of the game and tax, divided by Nina's weekly savings is 55 / 5 = 11 weeks. The answer is 11.

Question: If the first skyscraper was built 100 years ago, how many years in the future will it be 5 years before its 200th anniversary of being built?
Answer: First, we perform 200 - 5 = 195 to find the number of total years from the building being built that we're looking for. Then, we subtract out the 100 years that have already passed to determine the remaining amount of time, performing 195 - 100 = 95 years in the future. The answer is 95.

Question: Grace started her own landscaping business. She charges $6 an hour for mowing lawns, $11 for pulling weeds and $9 for putting down mulch. In September she mowed lawns for 63 hours, pulled weeds for 9 hours and put down mulch for 10 hours. How much money did she earn in September?
Answer:
Grace mowed lawns for 63 hours at $6 / hour, so earned 63 * 6 = $378. Grace pulled weeds for 9 hours at $11 / hour, so earned 9 * 11 = $99. Grace put down mulch for 10 hours at $9 / hour, so earned 10 * 9 = $90. During September Grace earned $378 + $99 + $90 = $567. The answer is 567.