At a gym, the blue weights are 2 pounds each, and the green weights are 3 pounds each. Harry put 4 blue weights and 5 green weights onto a metal bar. The bar itself weighs 2 pounds. What is the total amount of weight, in pounds, of Harry's custom creation?
Let's think: The blue weights weigh 4 * 2 = 8 pounds. The green weights weigh 5 * 3 = 15 pounds. The weights weigh 8 + 15 = 23 pounds. The total is then 23 + 2 = 25.. The answer is: 25.

Lucille is painting her room. Two of her walls are 3 meters wide and 2 meters tall. The third wall is 5 meters wide and 2 meters tall. The final wall is 4 meters wide and 2 meters tall. If each can of paint covers 2 square meters, how many cans of paint does Lucille need?
Let's think: For the first set of walls, each wall covers 3 meters wide * 2 meters tall = 6 square meters. There are two of these walls, so this becomes a total of 6 meters * 2 walls = 12 square meters. The third wall covers 5 meters wide * 2 meters tall = 10 square meters. The final wall covers 4 meters wide * 2 meters tall = 8 square meters. So in total, the paint needs to cover 12 + 10 + 8 = 30 metres. Since each can covers 2 meters, Lucille needs 30 meters / 2 = 15 cans of paint.. The answer is: 15.

A one-year subscription to a newspaper is offered with a 45% discount. How much does the discounted subscription cost if a subscription normally costs $80?
Let's think: We calculate first the discount: 80 * 45 / 100 = $36. So, the discounted subscription amounts to 80 36 = $44.. The answer is: 44.

Tirzah has a lot of purses and handbags; in total she has 26 purses and 24 handbags. Half the purses and 1/4 the handbags are fake. If the rest are authentic, how many purses and handbags in total are genuine?
Let's think:
26 / 2 = 13 of the purses are genuine. 24 / 4 = 6 of the handbags are fake. 24 - 6 = 18 of the handbags are genuine. There are 13 + 18 = 31 genuine purses and handbags.. The answer is: 31.