Question: Nancy wants to figure out if she can afford to apply to the University of Michigan. The tuition costs $22,000 per semester. Her parents can pay half the cost, and each semester Nancy can get a scholarship for $3,000 and a student loan for twice her scholarship amount. If Nancy can work a total of 200 hours during the semester, how many dollars does she have to make per hour to pay the rest of the tuition?
Answer: First figure out how much Nancy has to pay after her parents pay their half by dividing the tuition by 2: $22,000 / 2 = $11,000. Then figure out how much Nancy's student loan is by multiplying her scholarship amount by 2: $3,000 * 2 = $6,000. Now subtract the amounts of Nancy's scholarship and loan to find out how much tuition she has to pay by working: $11,000 - $3,000 - $6,000 = $2,000. Now divide the remaining unpaid tuition by the number of hours Nancy works to find out how much she needs to make per hour: $2,000 / 200 hours = $10 / hour. The answer is 10.
[Question]Brittany is older than Rebecca by 3 years, who is 25. Brittany goes on a 4-year vacation. How old is Brittany when she returns from her vacation?
[Answer]Brittany is 25 + 3 = 28 years old. Brittany is 28 + 4 = 32 years when she returns from her vacation. The answer is 32.
Q: On Monday, while at work on the farm, Jeremy picks 100 oranges. On Tuesday, together with his brother, they pick thrice as much. On Wednesday he feels tired and is only able to pick 70 oranges. What's the total number of oranges they have?
A: On Monday he picks 100 oranges. On Tuesday, they pick thrice as much, which will be 3 * 100 = 300 oranges. The total number of oranges picked now is 300 + 100 = 400 oranges. On Wednesday, he adds 70 more, which will now be 400 + 70 = 470 oranges. The answer is 470.
Question: A store marks a book 30% above the cost. But during a sale, a 10% discount was given. If the book costs $50, what is the percent profit?
Answer: The store made a $50 x 30 / 100 = $15 profit for selling it 30% above the cost. So, the book was sold for $50 + $15 = $65. During a sale, the book's selling price decreased by $65 x 10 / 100 = $6.50. So, the book was sold for $65 - $6.50 = $58.50. There was $58.50 - $50 = $8.50 profit after the discount. Therefore, the percent profit is $8.50 / $50 x 100% = 17%. The answer is 17.
[Question]A cookfire burns three logs every hour. It was built with six logs to start. If it gets two more logs added to it at the end of every hour, how many logs will be left after 3 hours?
[Answer]After 3 hours, it will have 3 * 2 = 6 logs added to it. After 3 hours, it will have burned 3 * 3 = 9 logs. After 3 hours, the cookfire will have 6 + 6 - 9 = 3 logs left. The answer is 3.
[Question]Mimi has decided to start going to the gym again. Over the weekend, she spent $8,000 on athletic sneakers and clothes. She spent thrice as much on Nike sneakers as she did on Adidas. What she spent on Adidas was 1/5 the cost of Skechers. If Mimi's Adidas sneakers purchase was $600, what amount did she spend on clothes?
[Answer]
The Adidas purchase was 1 / 5 that of Skechers, therefore the Skechers cost 5 * 600 = 3000 dollars. Spending three times the cost of Adidas on Nike sneakers translates to 3 * 600 = 1800 dollars. All together, the three athletic - sneaker purchases cost Mimi 600 + 1800 + 3000 = 5400 dollars. Subtracting the amount spent on athletic sneakers from the total spent gives 8000 - 5400 = 2600 dollars. Mimi therefore spent 2600 dollars on clothes. The answer is 2600.