Chip has a $50.00 balance on his credit card. Since he didn't pay it off, he will be charged a 20% interest fee. He puts $20.00 on his credit card the following month and doesn't make any payments to his debt. He is hit with another 20% interest fee. What's the current balance on his credit card?
Let's think: He has a balance of $50.00 and is charged 20% interest so that's 50 * .20 = $10.00. He had a balance of $50.00 and now has a $10.00 interest fee making his balance 50 + 10 = $60.00. His balance is $60.00 and he puts another $20.00 on his card for a total of 60 + 20 = $80.00. He didn't make a payment that month and is hit with another 20% interest fee so that's 80 * .20 = $16.00 in interest. His new balance is 80 + 16 = $96.00.. The answer is: 96.

Jonathan's full name contains 8 letters for the first name and 10 letters for the surname. His sister's name has 5 letters for the first name and 10 letters for the second name. What's the total number of letters in their names?
Let's think: Jonathan has 8 + 10 = 18 letters in his name. His sister has 5 + 10 = 15 letters in her name. The total number of letters in their names is 18 + 15 = 33.. The answer is: 33.

Miss Smith is teaching second period English and is shocked at how small the class seems. There are 6 tables in the classroom with 3 students currently sitting at each table. Sally said 3 girls went to the bathroom, and three times more students went to the canteen. Elliott said that 2 groups of students have recently been added to their class, and each group has 4 students in it. None of these students are in the class right now. Lucas pointed out that a few foreign exchange students have joined the class; 3 from Germany, 3 from France, and 3 from Norway. These students are also missing. How many students are supposed to be in the class?
Let's think: There are currently 3 * 6 = 18 students sitting in the classroom. There were 3 * 3 = 9 students who went to the canteen. Sally has therefore noticed 3 + 9 = 12 students missing from the class. Elliott said that 2 groups of students have joined the class, so there are another 2 * 4 = 8 students who are not in the classroom. Lucas said that there are 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 foreign exchange students who are not in the classroom. Therefore, there should be 18 + 12 + 8 + 9 = 47 students.. The answer is: 47.

Jill spends time every day talking to her boyfriend on the phone. The first day of the week she spends 5 minutes on the phone with her boyfriend. Each of the following days she spends twice as much time talking on the phone as the day before. After the 5th day her parents take the phone away from her because she was on it too long. How much time did Jill spend talking to her boyfriend that week?
Let's think:
Jill starts off spending 5 minutes on the phone, and the following day she spends double that 5 minutes for 5 * 2 = 10 minutes. The following day Jill spends double the previous day's total of 10 minutes on the phone, for 10 * 2 = 20 minutes. On the fourth day, Jill spends double the previous day's total of 20 minutes on the phone, for 20 * 2 = 40 minutes. On the fifth and final day, Jill spends double the previous day's total of 40 minutes on the phone, for 40 * 2 = 80 minutes. All told, Jill spends 5 + 10 + 20 + 40 + 80 = 155 minutes on the phone over 5 days.. The answer is: 155.