Question: In preparation for his mountain climbing, Arvin wants to run a total of 20 kilometers in a week. On the first day, he ran 2 kilometers. On each subsequent day, he increased his running distance by 1 kilometer over the previous day. If he runs for 5 days a week, how many kilometers did he run on the 5th day?
Answer: On the second day, Arvin ran 2 + 1 = 3 kilometers. On the third day, he ran 3 + 1 = 4 kilometers. On the fourth day, he ran 4 + 1 = 5 kilometers. So on the fifth day, he ran 5 + 1 = 6 kilometers. The answer is 6.
[Question]Roberto recently received a 20% raise from his previous salary, which was already 40% higher than his starting salary. If Roberto's starting salary was $80,000, what is his current salary?
[Answer]Roberto has received 2 raises. On his first raise he received a 40% bump, therefore his new salary was $80,000 * 140% = $112,000. On his second raise, Roberto received a 20% bump, therefore his current salary is $112,000 * 120% = $134,400. The answer is 134400.
Q: Mr. Martinez is two feet taller than his daughter, Chiquita. If Chiquita is 5 feet tall, calculate their combined height.
A: If Chiquita is 5 feet tall, then Mr. Martinez is 5 + 2 = 7 feet tall. Together, their height is 7 + 5 = 12 feet. The answer is 12.
Question: Five coaster vans are used to transport students for their field trip. Each van carries 28 students, 60 of which are boys. How many are girls?
Answer: There are a total of 5 vans x 28 students = 140 students. If 60 are boys, then 140 - 60 = 80 of these students are girls. The answer is 80.
[Question]Jacob has half the number of shoes Edward has. Edward has 3 times the number of shoes Brian has. If Brian has 22 pairs of shoes, how many pairs of shoes do they have in total?
[Answer]Edward has 3 * 22 = 66 pairs of shoes. Jacob has 66 / 2 = 33 pairs of shoes. All of them have 22 + 66 + 33 = 121 pairs of shoes in total. The answer is 121.
[Question]Los Angeles has 6 million people living in it. If half the population is women and 1/3 of the women work in retail, how many women work in retail in Los Angeles?
[Answer]
There are 3 million women in Los Angeles because 6,000,000 / 2 = 3,000,000. 1,000,000 women work in retail because 3,000,000 x (1 / 3) = 1,000,000. The answer is 1000000.