To get the printer to work, Jerry needs to add a black-and-white cartridge and three color cartridges. If each color cartridge costs $32 and each black-and-white cartridge costs $27, how much does he pay total?
Let's think: First find the total cost of the color cartridges: $32 / cartridge * 3 cartridges = $96. Then add the cost of the black - and - white cartridge to find the total cost: $96 + $27 = $123.. The answer is: 123.

Fred spent half of his allowance going to the movies. He washed the family car and earned 6 dollars. What is his weekly allowance if he ended with 14 dollars?
Let's think: Before washing the car Fred had $14 - $6 = $8. Fred spent half his allowance for the movies, so 2 * $8 = $16 allowance.. The answer is: 16.

Mike and Ted planted tomatoes. In the morning, Mike planted 50 tomato seeds while Ted planted twice as much as Mike. In the afternoon, Mike planted 60 tomato seeds while Ted planted 20 fewer tomato seeds than Mike. How many tomato seeds did they plant altogether?
Let's think: Ted planted 2 x 50 = 100 tomato seeds. So, Mike and Ted planted 50 + 100 = 150 tomato seeds in the morning. In the afternoon, Ted planted 60 - 20 = 40 seeds. Thus, Mike and Ted planted 60 + 40 = 100 tomato seeds in the afternoon. Therefore, they planted 150 + 100 = 250 tomato seed altogether.. The answer is: 250.

George wants to borrow $100 from a loan shark. The finance fee starts at 5% and doubles every week. If George plans to borrow for 2 weeks, how much in fees will he have to pay?
Let's think:
After the first week, the fee will be $100 * 5% = $5. For the second week, the finance percentage will be 5% * 2 = 10%. George will have to pay a fee of $100 * 10% = $10 for the second week. In total, George will be charged $5 + $10 = $15 in fees.. The answer is: 15.