[Question]John has to hire a lawyer. He pays $1000 upfront. He then gets charged $100 per hour. The lawyer has to work 50 hours in court time. It takes 2 times that long in prep time. His brother pays half the fee. How much did John pay?
[Answer]The lawyer worked 50 * 2 = 100 hours out of court. So he worked 100 + 50 = 150 hours total. That means the hourly time cost 150 * 100 = $15000. Adding the upfront cost it was 15000 + 1000 = $16000. His brother paid half so he paid 16000 / 2 = $8000. The answer is 8000.
Q: A bar of chocolate is made up of 60 pieces. If Michael takes half of the bar, Paige takes half of the remainder, and Mandy is left with what's left of the chocolate bar, how many pieces of chocolate will Mandy get?
A: Michael takes half which is 60 pieces / 2 = 30 pieces. Paige then takes half of this which gives her 30 pieces / 2 = 15 pieces. Mandy is therefore left with 60 pieces 30 pieces 15 pieces = 15 pieces. The answer is 15.
Question: Mary went to the store to buy fruit. Apples cost $1, oranges cost $2, and bananas cost $3. For every 5 fruits that customers buy, the store offers a $1 discount. Mary buys 5 apples, 3 oranges, and 2 bananas. How much will she pay?
Answer: For 5 apples, Mary will pay 5 * 1 = 5 dollars. For 3 oranges, she will pay 3 * 2 = 6 dollars. For 2 bananas, she will pay 2 * 3 = 6 dollars. She bought 5 + 3 + 2 = 10 fruits. For 10 fruits, Mary gets a discount of 10 / 5 = 2 dollars. In total, the bill is 5 + 6 + 6 = 17 dollars. Subtracting the discount offered by the stores, Mary will pay 17 - 2 = 15 dollars. The answer is 15.
[Question]Anna wears a size 2. Her friend Becky wears a size three times larger than Anna's. Ginger wears a size twice Becky's size minus 4. What size does Ginger wear?
[Answer]First find what size Becky wears: 2 * 3 = 6. Then multiply that number by 2: 6 * 2 = 12. Then subtract 4 to find Ginger's size: 12 - 4 = 8. The answer is 8.
Q: Mary is making a spinach quiche. She takes 40 ounces of raw spinach and cooks it until it's 20% of its initial volume. If she mixes the spinach with 6 ounces of cream cheese and 4 ounces of eggs, what is the total volume of the quiche?
A: First find the cooked volume of the spinach: 40 ounces * 20% = 8 ounces. Then add that to the volume of the other ingredients to find the total volume: 8 ounces + 6 ounces + 4 ounces = 18 ounces. The answer is 18.
Question: Tom plants a tree that is 1 year old and 5 feet tall. It gains 3 feet per year. How old is it when it is 23 feet tall?
Answer:
It has grown 23 - 5 = 18 feet. So it is 18 / 3 = 6 years older. That means it is 6 + 1 = 7 years old. The answer is 7.