Question: James buys 5 packs of beef that are 4 pounds each. The price of beef is $5.50 per pound. How much did he pay?
Answer: He bought 5 * 4 = 20 pounds of beef. So he paid 20 * 5.5 = $110. The answer is 110.
[Question]Fiona completed 36 math questions in an hour. Shirley was able to complete twice as many math questions within that same time, and Kiana completed half of the sum of Fiona and Shirley's math questions. If they each did the same number of questions the following hour, how many math questions did all three girls complete in 2 hours?
[Answer]Shirley completed 36 x 2 = 72 questions. The sum of Fiona and Shirley's questions is 36 + 72 = 108. Kiana completed 108 / 2 = 54 questions. In one hour, they completed 108 + 54 = 162 questions. In two hours, they completed 162 x 2 = 324 questions. The answer is 324.
Q: A beadshop earns a third of its profit on Monday, a quarter of its profit on Tuesday and the rest of its profit on Wednesday. The shop makes a total profit of $1,200. How much profit, in dollars, was made on Wednesday?
A: On Monday, 1200 / 3 = 400 dollars were made. On Tuesday, 1200 / 4 = 300 dollars were made. On Wednesday, 1200 - 400 - 300 = 500 dollars were made. The answer is 500.
Question: From March to August, Sam made $460 doing 23 hours of yard work. However, from September to February, Sam was only able to work for 8 hours. If Sam is saving up to buy a video game console that costs $600 and has already spent $340 to fix his car, how many more hours does he need to work before he can buy the video game console?
Answer: Sam makes $460 / 23 hrs = $20 / hr. From September to February, Sam made 8hrs x $20 / hr = $160. From March to February, Sam made a total of $460 + $160 = $620. After fixing his car, he was left with $620 - $340 = $280. Sam needs another $600 - $280 = $320. Sam needs to work another $320 / $20 / hr = 16 hours. The answer is 16.
[Question]A bag of dozen apples costs $14 and Brian has already spent $10 on kiwis and half that much on bananas. What's the maximum number of apples Brian can buy if he left his house with only $50 and needs to pay the $3.50 subway fare each way?
[Answer]Brian requires a total of $3.50 + $3.50 = $7 to pay for the round trip subway fare. We also know he has spent half (1 / 2) the amount he spent on kiwis on bananas, so he'll spend (1 / 2) * $10 = $5 on bananas. So far in total he has spent $7 for his subway fare + $5 on bananas + $10 on kiwis = $7 + $5 + $10 = $22. If he left his house with only $50, then all he will have left for apples would be $50 - $22 = $28. If a bag of apples costs $14, then Brian would only be able to buy a maximum of $28 / $14 = 2 bags of apples. If each bag of apples has a dozen (12) apples, then (2) two bags will have 12 * 2 = 24 apples. The answer is 24.
[Question]A plant supplier was able to sell 20 pieces of orchids for $50 each and 15 pieces potted Chinese money plant for $25. The money he earned was then used to pay his two workers $40 each and to buy new pots worth $150. How much money was left from the plant supplier's earnings?
[Answer]
The plant supplier earned $50 x 20 = $1000 for the orchids. He earned $25 x 15 = $375 for the potted Chinese money plants. So, his total earnings was $1000 + $375 = $1375. Then he paid $40 x 2 = $80 to his workers. He used a total of $80 + $150 = $230 for the worker's pay and new pots. Hence, he was left with $1375 - $230 = $1145 from his earnings. The answer is 1145.