Question: Thomas has been saving $40 in the bank every month for six years. His friend Joseph has been saving 2/5 times less money per month. How much money are they having in their savings account altogether?
Answer: Thomas has been saving for six years, and since each year has 12 months, he has been making savings for 6 * 12 = 72 months. Since Thomas has been saving $40 in the bank every month for six years, he has saved 72 * $40 = $2880. Joseph has been saving 2 / 5 times less money per month than Thomas, meaning he has been saving 2 / 5 * $40 = $16 less per month. The total amount of money that Joseph has been saving per month is $40 - $16 = $24. In six years, Joseph has saved $24 * 72 = $1728. Together, they have saved a total of $2880 + $1728 = $4608. The answer is 4608.
[Question]Jason is trying to figure out whether he can afford a new car. The car he wants costs $32,000, and he can make a down payment of $8,000. He'll have to get a loan for the rest of the amount and make 48 equal monthly payments on it. Each month, he also has to pay interest equal to 5% of that month's payment. How much will Jason's monthly payments be?
[Answer]First figure out how much the loan will be: $32,000 - $8,000 = $24,000. Then divide the loan amount by the number of payments to find the monthly payment before interest: $24,000 / 48 months = $500 / month. Then multiply the loan amount by 5% to find out how much the interest is: $500 / month * .05 = $25 / month. Then add the interest to the payment amount to find the total monthly payment: $500 / month + $25 / month = $525 / month. The answer is 525.
Q: There were students from three different schools taking part in a debate organized by the town's mayor on a stage. The first school had twice as many students as the second school, and the second school had 40 more students than the third school. If the third school had 200 students, and after the debate was over, every student shook the mayor's hand, calculate the total number of students who shook the mayor's hand on the stage.
A: If the third school had 200 students, and the second school had 40 more students than the third school, the second school had 200 + 40 = 240 students. The third and second schools had 240 + 200 = 440 students on stage taking part in the debate. Since the first school had twice as many students as the second school, and the second school had 240 students, the first school had 240 * 2 = 480 students on stage taking part in the debate. If after the debate was over, every student at the stage shook the mayor's hand, the number of students who shook the mayor's hand is 480 + 440 = 920 students. The answer is 920.
Question: To get clean, Michael takes a bath twice a week and a shower once a week. How many total times does he clean himself in 52 weeks, which is about one year?
Answer: Michael cleans himself 3 times a week because 2 + 1 = 3. He cleans himself 156 times 52 weeks because 52 x 3 = 156. The answer is 156.
[Question]Mandy researched 42 med schools. She applied to 1/3 of the schools she researched and got into half of the schools where she applied. How many schools was Mandy accepted to?
[Answer]First find the number of schools Mandy applied to: 42 med schools / 3 = 14 med schools. Then divide that number by 2 to find the number of schools where she was accepted: 14 med schools / 2 = 7 med schools. The answer is 7.
[Question]Mr. Williams bought 10 gallons of juice for a party. Each gallon has 10 cups. At the party, 5 cups of juice were left. How many cups of juice were drunk?
[Answer]
Mr. Williams bought 10 x 10 = 100 cups of juice. Since 5 cups were left, then 100 - 5 = 95 cups were drunk. The answer is 95.