Question: Central Park had 8 more than half of the number of trash cans as in Veteran's Park. Then one night, someone took half of the trash cans from Central Park and put them in Veteran's Park. If originally there were 24 trash cans in Veteran's Park, how many trash cans are now in Veteran's Park?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Half the original number of trash cans in Veteran's Park is 24 / 2 = 12 trash cans. Thus Central Park originally had 8 more than half the number of trash cans as what was originally in Veteran's Park, or 12 + 8 = 20 trash cans. Half of the trash cans from Central Park is 20 / 2 = 10 trash cans. After the addition of the 10 new cans, there are now 24 + 10 = 34 trash cans in Veteran's Park.
So the answer is 34.

Question: Mary is paying her monthly garbage bill for a month with exactly four weeks. The garbage company charges Mary $10 per trash bin and $5 per recycling bin every week, and Mary has 2 trash bins and 1 recycling bin. They're giving her an 18% discount on the whole bill before fines for being elderly, but also charging her a $20 fine for putting inappropriate items in a recycling bin. How much is Mary's garbage bill?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find how much Mary pays weekly for the trash bins: $10 / trash bin * 2 trash bins = $20. Then add this to the cost of the recycling bin: $20 + $5 = $25. Then multiply the week cost by the number of weeks per month to find the monthly cost: $25 / week * 4 weeks / month = $100 / month. Now calculate Mary's senior discount: 18% * $100 = $18. Now subtract the discount and add the fine to find the total monthly cost: $100 - $18 + $20 = $102.
So the answer is 102.

Question: Ned opens a left-handed store. He sells left-handed mice. They cost 30% more than normal mice. He sells 25 a day and his store is open every day except Sunday, Thursday, and Friday. If normal mice cost $120 how much money does he make a week?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
The left - hand mice cost 120 * .3 = $36 more than right - handed ones. So they cost 120 + 36 = $156. So he makes 156 * 25 = $3900 a day. The store is open 7 - 3 = 4 days a week. So in a week, he makes 3900 * 4 = $15,600.
So the answer is 15600.