Question: Pete walked 5 blocks from his house to the bus garage in Houston. He rode the bus 20 blocks to the post office to get some stamps. Later, he came home the same way. How many blocks did Pete travel in all?
Answer: The number of blocks traveled on the way to the post office was 5 + 20 = 25. Pete traveled 25 2 = 50 blocks in all. The answer is 50.
[Question]John buys 1.5 ounces of silver and twice as much gold. The silver costs $20 per ounce. The gold is 50 times more expensive per ounce. How much does he spend on everything?
[Answer]He buys the silver for 1.5 * $20 = $30. He bought 1.5 * 2 = 3 ounces of gold. The gold is worth %20 * 50 = $1000 per ounce. So he buys 3 * $1000 = $3000 on gold. So he spent $30 + $3000 = $3030 on everything. The answer is 3030.
Q: Victoria was given a $50 bill by her mother to buy her friends snacks for their group meeting. She bought 2 boxes of pizza that costs $12 each and 2 packs of juice drinks that cost $2 each. How much money should Victoria return to her mother?
A: Two boxes of pizza amount to $12 x 2 = $24. Two packs of juice amount to $2 x 2 = $4. Victoria paid a total of $24 + $4 = $28. Hence, she should return the $50 - $28 = $22 to her mother. The answer is 22.
Question: Harry has 50 books in his library. His sister Flora has twice as many books and their cousin Gary has half the books Harry has. How many books do the three of them own together?
Answer: Flora has 50 * 2 = 100 books. Gary has 50 / 2 = 25 books. Together they own 100 + 25 + 50 = 175 books. The answer is 175.
[Question]Betty and Dora started making some cupcakes at the same time. Betty makes 10 cupcakes every hour and Dora makes 8 every hour. If Betty took a two-hour break, what is the difference between the number of cupcakes they made after 5 hours?
[Answer]Dora made 8 cupcakes per hour for 5 hours for a total of 8 * 5 = 40 cupcakes. Betty took a 2 - hour break so she spent 5 - 2 = 3 hours making cupcakes. Betty made 10 cupcakes per hour for 3 hours for a total of 10 * 3 = 30 cupcakes. The difference between the number of cupcakes they made is 40 - 30 = 10 cupcakes. The answer is 10.
[Question]James earns $20 an hour while working at his main job. He earns 20% less while working his second job. He works 30 hours at his main job and half that much at his second job. How much does he earn per week?
[Answer]
James earns 20 * .2 = $4 less while working his second job. So he earns 20 - 4 = $16 an hour. At his first job he earns 20 * 30 = $600. He works 30 / 2 = 15 hours at his second job. So he earns 15 * 16 = $240. So he earns 600 + 240 = $840 a week. The answer is 840.