Answer this question:Susan had a sum of money. She spent 1/5 of it in September, 1/4 of it in October, and $120 in November. After spending these amounts of money, she still had $540 left. How much money did she have at first?
Let X be the amount Susan had originally. Susan spent 1 / 5 * X in September, 1 / 4 * X in October, and $120 in November. Susan has X - 1 / 5 * X - 1 / 4 * X - $120 = $540 left. Combining like terms, we get 11 / 20 * X - $120 = $540. Adding $120 to both sides, we get 11 / 20 * X = $660. Dividing both sides by 11 / 20 we get X = $1200.
The answer is 1200.

Answer this question:George wants to borrow $100 from a loan shark. The finance fee starts at 5% and doubles every week. If George plans to borrow for 2 weeks, how much in fees will he have to pay?
After the first week, the fee will be $100 * 5% = $5. For the second week, the finance percentage will be 5% * 2 = 10%. George will have to pay a fee of $100 * 10% = $10 for the second week. In total, George will be charged $5 + $10 = $15 in fees.
The answer is 15.

Answer this question:There are 235 books in a library. On Tuesday, 227 books are taken out. On Thursday, 56 books are brought back and 35 books are taken out again on Friday. How many books are there now?
On Tuesday, 227 books were taken, so there are 235 - 227 = 8 books left. 56 books were brought back on Thursday, so there are 8 + 56 = 64 books in the library. Finally, 35 books are taken out on Friday, leaving 64 - 35 = 29 books available.
The answer is 29.

Answer this question:To pass the time while she is waiting somewhere Carla likes to count things around her. While she is waiting for school to start on Monday she counts the tiles on the ceiling--38. While she is waiting for everyone to finish their tests after she has handed in hers, she counts the books in the room--75. On Tuesday Carla counts all the tiles twice in a row and she counts the books three times in a row when she has to wait for a long time for the teacher to finish handing out the graded tests. If every time Carla counts something counts as once, how many times has Carla counted something on Tuesday?
When Carla was waiting on Monday she counted 38 ceiling tiles and on Tuesday she counted them twice, 38 ceiling tiles x 2 = 76 times she counted a ceiling tile. She also counted 75 books in the room on Monday and counted them three times in a row on Tuesday, 75 books x 3 = 225 times she counted a book. On Tuesday Carla counted the ceiling tiles 76 times + counted books 225 times = 301 times Carla counted something on Tuesday.
The answer is 301.