Q: Tim decides to run a campaign for governor. He gets the maximum $1200 donation from 500 people, and three times as many people donated half this sum of money to his campaign. These donations together accounted for 40% of the total money that Tim raised. How much total money did he raise?
A: He got 1200 * 500 = $600,000 from maxed donors. The smaller donors donated 1200 / 2 = $600. He had 500 * 3 = 1500 of these donors. So they donated 1500 * 600 = $900,000. So large donations where worth 900,000 + 600,000 = $1,500,000. So he raised 1,500,000 / .4 = $3750000. The answer is 3750000.
Question: There are 40 students in the 6th grade. 25% of them wear glasses and 40% of them wear contact lenses. How many students do not wear any vision assistance wear?
Answer: There are 40 x 25% = 10 students who wear glasses. There are 40 x 40% = 16 students who wear contact lenses. There are 10 + 16 = 26 students who wear vision assistance. There are 40 - 26 = 14 students who do not wear any vision assistance wear. The answer is 14.
[Question]Akeno spent $2985 to furnish his apartment. Lev spent one-third of that amount on his apartment and Ambrocio spent $177 less than Lev. How many dollars more did Akeno spend than the other 2 people combined?
[Answer]Lev = (1 / 3) * 2985 = $995. Ambrocio = 995 - 177 = $818. 2985 - (995 + 818) = $1172. Akeno spent $1172 more than Lev and Ambrocio combined. The answer is 1172.
Q: Reese joined a Pinterest group where members contributed an average of 10 pins per day. The group owner deleted older pins at the rate of 5 pins per week per person. If the group has 20 people and the total number of pins is 1000, how many pins would be there after Reese had been a member for a month?
A: In a day, the total number of new pins is 10 * 20 = 200. There will be 30 * 200 = 6000 new pins after a month. The total number with old pins present is 6000 + 1000 = 7000 pins. If the owner deletes five pins every week, the total number of deleted pins in a week is 5 * 20 = 100 pins. After a month, the number of deleted pins will be 100 * 4 = 400. The number of pins after the old pins are deleted is 7000 - 400 = 6600 pins. The answer is 6600.
Question: Shane wants to take as many photos as possible this year. He takes 146 photos in the first 2 months of the year. In January, he takes 2 photos every day. The rest of the photos were taken in February. If in February he took an equal number of photos each week, how many photos did Shane take each week in February?
Answer: Shane takes a total of 2 photos / day * 31 days = 62 photos in January. This means he must have taken 146 total photos 62 January photos = 84 photos in February. As he took an equal number each week, he must have taken 84 photos / 4 weeks = 21 photos each week. The answer is 21.
Q: Tom cannot afford a normal doctor, so he goes to a discount clinic that is 70% cheaper. It takes two visits, though, instead of 1. A normal doctor charges $200 for a visit. How much money does he save?
A:
Each of Tom's visits was 200 * .7 = $140 cheaper. So he paid $200 - $140 = $60 per visit. That means he paid $60 * 2 = $120. So he saved $200 - $120 = $80. The answer is 80.