[Question]Kendra and Laurel have shops that sell different brands of shoe collections. In 2014, Kendra made $8000 less than Laurel made in sales. However, in 2015, Kendra made 20% more money than Laurel made in 2014. If Laurel earned $30000 in 2014, calculate Kendra's total earnings in the two years.
[Answer]In 2015, Kendra's sales were 20 / 100 * $30000 = $6000 more than Laurel's. So, Kendra's total sales for 2015 was $30000 + $6000 = $36000. If Kendra made $8000 less in 2014 than Laurel, she made $30000 - $8000 = $22000 in that year. The total amount of money Kendra made in the two years is $22000 + $36000 = $58000. The answer is 58000.
Q: The number of students who wish to go on a skiing trip is twice as many as those who wish to go on a scavenger hunting trip. If there are 4000 students who wish to go on the scavenger hunting trip, how many students are there altogether?
A: The number of students who wish to go on the skiing trip is 2 * 4000 students = 8000 students. The total number of students is 4000 students + 8000 students = 12000 students. The answer is 12000.
Question: Harry participates in the auction of a classic painting. The auction starts at $300, Harry is the first to bid, adding $200 to the starting value, a second bidder doubles the bid, and a third bidder adds three times Harry's bid. Finally, Harry bids $4,000. By how much did Harry's final bid exceed that of the third bidder?
Answer: Adding Harry's $200 to the initial value, the bid is at 300 + 200 = $500. The second bidder doubles the previous value, reaching a value of 500 * 2 = $1000. The third bidder adds three times the value of Harry's, then adds 500 * 3 = $1500. Adding the $1500 to the value of the second bid, the bid is at 1500 + 1000 = $2500. With the final bid of $4000, Harry bids 4000 - 2500 = $1500 more than the third bidder. The answer is 1500.
[Question]At the end of a circus act, there are 12 dogs on stage. Half of the dogs are standing on their back legs and the other half are standing on all 4 legs. How many dog paws are on the ground?
[Answer]There are 12 dogs and half are standing on their back legs so that means 12 / 2 = 6 are standing on their back legs. A dog has 2 back legs and only 6 are standing on their back legs meaning that there are 2 * 6 = 12 paws on the ground. The other 6 dogs are standing on all 4 legs which means these 6 dogs have 6 * 4 = 24 paws on the ground. When you add them together 12 + 24 = 36 paws on the ground. The answer is 36.
Q: Marissa has 4.5 feet of ribbon that she wants to use to tie some boxes. If 1 foot of ribbon is left after Marissa uses 0.7 feet of ribbon to tie each box, find out how many boxes she tied?
A: Marissa used a total of 4.5 - 1 = 3.5 feet of ribbon to the boxes. Thus, there were 3.5 / 0.7 = 5 boxes. The answer is 5.
Question: Tammy just got her hair cut. For every 14 haircuts, she gets a free additional haircut. She has gotten 5 free haircuts already. She is 5 haircuts away from another free one. How many haircuts has she gotten there?
Answer:
She has gotten 70 haircuts to get 5 free ones because 14 x 5 = 70. She has gotten 9 haircuts towards her 6th free one because 14 - 5 = 9. She has gotten 79 haircuts because 70 + 9 = 79. The answer is 79.