[Question]James gets a cable program. The first 100 channels cost $100 and the next 100 channels cost half that much. He splits it evenly with his roommate. How much did he pay?
[Answer]The next 100 channels cost 100 / 2 = $50. So the total cost is 100 + 50 = $150. So he pays 150 / 2 = $75. The answer is 75.

[Question]A person borrowed an amount of money for a year at an interest rate of 12%. If the total interest is $1500, what was the original borrowed amount?
[Answer]Let X be the price of the borrowed amount. The interest is X * .12 = $1500. So the borrowed amount is X = $1500 / .12 = $12500. The answer is 12500.

[Question]Tim decides to start selling necklaces he makes. He uses 10 charms to make each necklace. Each charm cost $15. He sells the necklace for $200. How much profit does he make if he sells 30?
[Answer]Each necklace cost 10 * 15 = $150 to make. So he makes a profit of 200 - 150 = $50 each. So his total profit is 50 * 30 = $1500. The answer is 1500.

[Question]Sedrach has 13 apple pies. If every apple pie can be quickly divided into halves and every half an apple pie can be split into 5 bite-size samples, how many people can taste Sedrach's apple pie if he divides them all into bite-size samples?
[Answer]
Every apple pie has 5 x 2 = 10 bite sizes. 13 x 10 = 130 people can taste Sedrach's apple pies. The answer is 130.