It cost 50 dollars to get cats ready for adoption, 100 dollars to get adult dogs ready for adoption, and 150 to get puppies ready for adoption. If 2 cats, 3 adult dogs, and 2 puppies are adopted what was the cost to get them ready?
Let's think: The cost to get the cats ready is 2 * 50 = $100. The cost to get adult dogs ready is 3 * 100 = $300. The cost to get puppies ready is 2 * 150 = $300. The total cost is 300 + 300 + 100 = $700.. The answer is: 700.

Ethyl bought Lucy two new dolls for her doll collection. This increased the doll collection by 25%. After the addition of the two new dolls, how many dolls are in Lucy's collection?
Let's think: Let's let "x" be the original number of dolls in Lucy's doll collection. Then, 2 dolls equals an increase of 25%, and this can be written as x * 0.25 = 2. Solving for x we get x = 2 / 0.25 = 8 dolls in Lucy's original collection. After the gift of two new dolls, Lucy's collection contains 8 + 2 = 10 dolls.. The answer is: 10.

John writes 3 stories every week. Each short story is 50 pages. He also writes a novel that is 1200 pages each year. Each sheet of paper can hold 2 pages. Over 12 weeks, how many reams of paper does he need to buy if a ream contains 500 sheets?
Let's think: He writes 3 * 50 = 150 pages a week. That means he writes 150 * 52 = 7800 pages of short stories a year. So he writes 7800 + 1200 = 9000 pages a year. So he needs 9000 / 2 = 4500 sheets of paper. That means he needs 4500 / 500 = 9 reams of paper.. The answer is: 3.

If 1 ounce of Dawn liquid soap can make 200,000 bubbles, and Dr. Bronner's liquid soap can make twice as many bubbles per ounce as Dawn liquid soap, then how many bubbles can be made from one half ounce of an equal mixture of Dawn and Dr. Bronner's liquid soaps?
Let's think:
One half of a 1 / 2 - ounce liquid is (1 / 2) * (1 / 2) = 1 / 4 ounces. 1 / 4 ounce of Dawn liquid soap can make (1 / 4) * 200,000 = 50,000 bubbles. 1 / 4 ounce of Dr. Bronner's liquid soap can make 2 * (1 / 4) * 200,000 = 100,000 bubbles. Therefore, a half ounce of an equal mixture of Dawn and Dr. Bronner's liquid soaps can make 50,000 + 100,000 = 150,000 bubbles.. The answer is: 150000.