Question: Mrs. Thomson received an incentive worth $240. She spent 1/3 of the money on food and 1/5 of it on clothes. Then, she put in her savings account 3/4 of the remaining money. How much money did Mrs. Thomson save?
Answer: Mrs. Thomson spent $240 x 1 / 3 = $80 on food. She spent $240 x 1 / 5 = $48 on clothes. So she spent a total of $80 + $48 = $128 on food and clothes. Hence, she had $240 - $128 = $112 left after buying food and clothes. Then, Mrs. Thomson saved $112 x 3 / 4 = $84. The answer is 84.
[Question]Ned is an explosives specialist racing to deactivate a time bomb on the top floor of a building. The building has twenty flights of stairs to the top floor, and Ned can run up one flight of stairs in eleven seconds. The time bomb has 72 seconds left on the timer, and Ned has spent 165 seconds running up the stairs. How many seconds will Ned have to diffuse the bomb when he reaches it?
[Answer]Ned has gone up 165 / 11 = 15 flights of stairs. Thus, he has 20 - 15 = 5 flights of stairs left to run up. He will spend 5 * 11 = 55 seconds running up the remaining stairs to the bomb. Therefore, he will have 72 - 55 = 17 seconds to defuse the bomb. The answer is 17.
Q: A tractor trailer has a load of 50000 pounds. 10% of the weight gets unloaded at the first store, and 20% of the remaining load is removed at the second store. How much weight, in pounds, is left on the truck after the two deliveries?
A: First Store:50000(.10) = 5000. 50000 - 5000 = 45000 pounds. Second Store:45000(.20) = 9000. 45000 - 9000 = 36000 pounds. The answer is 36000.
Question: Braden had $400 in his money box. He had also placed a bet today with Byan that the Raptors will beat the Bulls. If the game's outcome was as Braden predicted, and he and Bryan had agreed to give the winner twice as much money as Braden had in his money box, calculate the total amount of money Braden had in his money box after winning the bet?
Answer: If they agreed to give the winner twice as much money as Braden had in his money box, after winning the bet, Braden received 2 * $400 = $800. Braden increased the total amount of money in his money box to $800 + $400 = $1200. The answer is 1200.
[Question]Each bank teller has 10 rolls of coins. Each roll has 25 coins. How many coins do four bank tellers have in all?
[Answer]Each bank teller has 10 x 25 = 250 coins. Thus, four bank tellers have 250 x 4 = 1000 coins. The answer is 1000.
[Question]Jackie's favorite cosmetic company was offering free shipping when you spent $50.00. Jackie ordered her favorite shampoo and conditioner that each cost $10.00 a bottle and 3 bottles of lotion that cost $6.00 each. How much more money does Jackie need to spend to be eligible for free shipping?
[Answer]
The shampoo and conditioner cost $10 each so 2 * $10 = $20.00. 3 bottles of lotion cost $6.00 each so 3 * $6 = $18.00. So far she has spent $20 + $18 = $38.00. You need to spend $50.00 for free shipping and she has spent $38.00 already so she needs to buy $50 - $38 = $12.00 more in products. The answer is 12.