[Question]In 2 years, Maxwell will be twice his sister's age. If his sister is now 2, how old is Maxwell now?
[Answer]In two years, Maxwell's sister will be 2 years + 2 years = 4 years old. Therefore, Maxwell will be 4 years x 2 = 8 years old in two years. Maxwell is now 8 years - 2 years = 6 years old. The answer is 6.
Q: In one day, 200 people visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Half of the visitors are residents of New York City. Of the NYC residents, 30% are college students. If the cost of a college student ticket is $4, how much money does the museum get from college students that are residents of NYC?
A: The number of visitors that are residents of NYC is 200 / 2 = 100 visitors. The number of NYC resident visitors that are college students is 100 * 0.30 = 30 visitors. The money from the college students that are residents of NYC is 30 * $4 = $120. The answer is 120.
Question: On a monthly basis, Esperanza pays $600 in rent, 3/5 as much money on food as she pays on rent and her mortgage bill costs three times the amount of money she spends on food. If she saves $2000 and also pays the equivalent of 2/5 of her savings in taxes, calculate her gross monthly salary.
Answer: Esperanza pays 3 / 5 * $600 = $360 on food. She also spends 3 * $360 = $1080 on mortgage bills. Her expenses in taxes amount to 2 / 5 * $2000 = $800. Esperanza's total monthly expenses are $800 on taxes + $1080 on mortgage bills + $360 on food + $600 on rent = $2840. Her gross salary is $2840 for expenses + $2000 on savings = $4840. The answer is 4840.
[Question]Aaron has four brothers. If the number of Bennett's brothers is two less than twice the number of Aaron's brothers, what is the number of Bennett's brothers?
[Answer]Twice the number of Aaron's brothers is 4 * 2 = 8. Bennett has 8 - 2 = 6 brothers. The answer is 6.
Q: A movie theater can hold 50 people at a time. They charge $8.00 a ticket. On a Tuesday night they only sold 24 tickets. By not selling out, how much money did they lose?
A: The theater can hold 50 people and they charge $8.00 to watch a movie so on a sold - out night they make 50 * 8 = $400.00. On Tuesday night they only sold 24 tickets at $8.00 apiece so they made 24 * 8 = $192.00. If they make $400.00 on a sold - out night and they only made $192.00 on Tuesday then they lost 400 - 192 = $208.00. The answer is 208.
Question: Marcia's hair is 24" long at the beginning of the school year. She cuts half of her hair off and lets it grow out 4 more inches. She then cuts off another 2" of hair. How long is her hair?
Answer:
Her hair was 24" long and she cut half off so she cut 24 / 2 = 12 inches. Her hair was 24" long and she cut 12" off so she has 24 - 12 = 12 inches left. She has 12" of hair and lets it grow 4 more inches for a total of 12 + 4 = 16 inches. She has 16" and cuts off 2 more inches which leaves her hair 16 - 2 = 14 inches long. The answer is 14.