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How many total animals are there in the shelter?
15/3=<<15/3=5>>5 cats were adopted out of 15 There were 15-5 = <<15-5=10>>10 cats left 5*2=<<5*2=10>>10 more cats were added. This makes 10+10=<<10+10=20>>20 cats in the shelter. 20*2=<<20*2=40>>40 dogs came into the shelter. There are now 20+40=<<20+40=60>>60 animals in the shelter. #### 60
There are 15 cats in a shelter. One-third were adopted, and were replaced with twice the amount that were adopted. Later on, twice as many dogs showed up as there are cats.
What will be the new price of a 25 cm high bedside lamp that was worth $120?
The amount of the discount is $120 x 0.2 = $<<120*0.2=24>>24. The new price will be $120 – $24 = $<<120-24=96>>96. #### 96
A department store displays a 20% discount on all fixtures.
How many chickens does he have?
Let X be the number of chickens Mr. Rainwater has. He has 4 goats/cow * 9 cows = <<4*9=36>>36 goats on his farm. So he has 36 goats / 2 goats/chicken = <<36/2=18>>18 chickens. #### 18
Mr. Rainwater has some goats, 9 cows and some chickens. He has 4 times as many goats as cows and 2 times as many goats as chickens.
If each camper gets one marshmallow to toast, how many marshmallows do they need?
The girls make up one-third of the campers, so there are 96 /3 = <<96/3=32>>32 girls. The boys make up two-thirds of the campers, so there are 32 + 32 = <<32+32=64>>64 boys. There are 32 x 75% = <<32*75*.01=24>>24 girls who want to toast marshmallows. There are 64 x 50% = <<64*50*.01=32>>32 boys who want to toast marshmallows. They need 24 + 32 = <<24+32=56>>56 marshmallows. #### 56
At camp Wonka, there are 96 campers. Two-thirds of the campers are boys, and the remaining one-third are girls. 50% of the boys want to toast marshmallows and 75% of the girls want to toast marshmallows.
How much more profit do they make per month selling motorcycles instead of cars?
They sold $200 worth of cars each month because 4 x 50 = <<4*50=200>>200 They made $100 a month off cars because 200 - 100 = <<200-100=100>>100 They sold $400 worth of motorcycles each month because 8 x 50 = <<8*50=400>>400 They make $150 a month off motorcycles because 400 - 250 = <<400-250=150>>150 They make $50 more a month off motorcycles than cars because 150 - 100 = <<150-100=50>>50 #### 50
A factory decides to stop making cars and start making motorcycles instead. When it made cars, per month, it cost $100 for materials, they could make 4 cars, and they sold each car for $50. Now that they make motorcycles it costs $250 for materials, but they sell 8 of them for $50 each.
At the end of the year, how much were Gwen's stocks worth, in dollars?
One-third of her bonus was $900/3 = $<<900/3=300>>300. After one year, stock A doubled in value and was worth $300*2 = $<<300*2=600>>600. After one year, stock B doubled in value and was worth $300*2 = $<<300*2=600>>600. After one year, stock C had lost half its value and was worth $300/2 = $<<300/2=150>>150. Altogether, at the end of the year, Gwen's stocks were worth $600+$600+$150 = $<<600+600+150=1350>>1350 #### 1350
Gwen received a $900 bonus at work and decided to invest this money in the stock market. She spent one-third of her bonus on stock A, one-third on stock B, and the remaining one-third on stock C. After one year, stock A and stock B had doubled in value, while stock C had lost half of its value.
How many people are on the combined list?
John has 75*3=<<75*3=225>>225 people on his friends list So that means there are 225+75=<<225+75=300>>300 people on the list So once you remove duplicates there are 300-25=<<300-25=275>>275 people #### 275
James and John combine their friends lists. James has 75 friends. John has 3 times as many friends as James. They share 25 friends.
If she grooms her dogs every day, how many hours does she spend grooming her dogs in 30 days?
She has 2 dogs and it takes 20 minutes to groom just 1 dog so it takes her 2*20 = <<2*20=40>>40 minutes per day to groom 2 dogs In 30 days, she will have spent 30*40 = <<30*40=1200>>1,200 minutes grooming her dogs There are 60 minutes in an hour so she spends 1200/60 = <<1200/60=20>>20 hours grooming her dogs #### 20
It takes Jennifer 20 minutes to groom each of her 2 long hair dachshunds.
If rent and other fixed expense for the shop is $4000 a month how much profit did the shop make?
From each tire repair, he made 20-5=$<<20-5=15>>15 profit So repairs made him a profit of 15*300=$<<15*300=4500>>4500 The two complex repairs each made him 300-50=$<<300-50=250>>250 profit So those added 250*2=$<<250*2=500>>500 So his total profit from everything was 4500+500+2000=$<<4500+500+2000=7000>>7000 So he made a profit of 7000-4000=$<<7000-4000=3000>>3000 #### 3000
Jim decides to open up a bike shop. The most common repair he does is fixing bike tires. He charges $20 for this and it cost him $5 in parts. In one month Jim does 300 of these repairs. He also does 2 more complex repairs for $300 each and cost $50 in parts. He also sells $2000 profit worth of things from his retail shop.
How much will she pay?
For 5 apples, Mary will pay 5*1= <<5*1=5>>5 dollars. For 3 oranges, she will pay 3*2= <<3*2=6>>6 dollars. For 2 bananas, she will pay 2*3 = <<2*3=6>>6 dollars. She bought 5+3+2=<<5+3+2=10>>10 fruits For 10 fruits, Mary gets a discount of 10/5 = <<10/5=2>>2 dollars. In total, the bill is 5 + 6 + 6 = <<5+6+6=17>>17 dollars. Subtracting the discount offered by the stores, Mary will pay 17 - 2 = <<17-2=15>>15 dollars. #### 15
Mary went to the store to buy fruit. Apples cost $1, oranges cost $2, and bananas cost $3. For every 5 fruits that customers buy, the store offers a $1 discount. Mary buys 5 apples, 3 oranges, and 2 bananas.
How much did Mark deposit in the bank?
Five times the amount Mark deposited is $88 x 5 = $<<88*5=440>>440. So, Mark deposited $440 - $40 = $<<440-40=400>>400. #### 400
Mark deposited $88 in a bank. Bryan deposited $40 less than five times as much as Mark.
What speed did Gerald's car average, in miles per hour?
Polly circled the one-quarter mile track 12 times in 0.5 hours at a speed of 12/0.5=24 circuits of the track per hour. 24/4 = <<24/4=6>>6 miles per hour Gerald traveled at a speed half of what Polly traveled for an average speed of 6/2=<<6/2=3>>3 miles per hour. #### 3
Polly and Gerald went for a fun afternoon riding mini race cars at the munchkin track, which is a one-quarter mile circular track. Polly managed to circle the track 12 times in one half hour, but Gerald's car was malfunctioning, and he only moved at an average speed half of what Polly did.
If she still has 75% left to pay, how much did she owe originally?
Percentage means per 100, so if she still owes 75%, she must have paid 100% - 75% = 25% of the original amount. 25% of the original amount = (25/100)*original amount = $125 Multiplying both sides by (100/25) gives: original amount = (100/25)*$125 = $<<(100/25)*125=500>>500 #### 500
Mathilda is determined to pay back the money she owes a friend so she decides to pay an initial installment of $125.
How much will the school pay for the new seats?
Ten seats amount to $30 x 10 = $<<30*10=300>>300. So there is $300 x 10/100 = $<<300*10/100=30>>30 discount for each 10 seats purchased. Thus, the total cost for every 10 seats is $300 - $30 = $<<300-30=270>>270. The school is going to buy 5 x 8 = <<5*8=40>>40 seats. This means that the school is going to buy 40/10 = <<40/10=4>>4 sets of 10 seats. Therefore, the school will pay a total of $270 x 4 = $<<270*4=1080>>1080 for the new seats #### 1080
A school is adding 5 rows of seats to the auditorium. Each row has 8 seats and each seat costs $30. A parent, being a seat manufacturer, offered a 10% discount on each group of 10 seats purchased.
If 20 gold bars were lost on the way back to San Diego, how many gold bars will each of his 4 friends get when he returns?
He only has 100 - 20 = <<100-20=80>>80 gold bars after losing 20 of them. He then gives each of his friends 80 ÷ 4 = <<80/4=20>>20 gold bars. #### 20
Steve finds 100 gold bars while visiting Oregon. He wants to distribute his gold bars evenly to his 4 friends.
What is the total percentage of women in the company now?
1/3rd of the workers before the new hires were women because 1 - (2/3) = 1/3 There were 30 women working for the company before the new hires There are now 40 women working for the company because 30 + 10 = <<30+10=40>>40 There are 100 people working for the company because 90 + 10 = <<90+10=100>>100 The proportion of women working in the company is .4 because 40 / 100 = <<40/100=.4>>.4 The percentage of women working in the company is now 40 because .4 x 100 = <<.4*100=40>>40 #### 40
An office has 90 workers. 2/3rds of them are men and the rest are women. The company hires 10 new employees and 100% of them are women.
How many kernels of corn does Hilary have to shuck?
She has 108 * 4 = <<108*4=432>>432 ears of corn to shuck. She gets 500 kernels of corn from half the ears and 500 + 100 = <<500+100=600>>600 kernels from the other half. Half the number of ears of corn is 432 / 2 = <<432/2=216>>216 ears. Thus, Hilary has 216 * 500 + 216 * 600 = 108000 + 129600 = <<216*500+216*600=237600>>237600 kernels to shuck. #### 237600
Hilary is shucking corn from ears that grew on her farm. She gets four ears of corn per stalk, and she has 108 stalks growing. Half the ears of corn have 500 kernels of corn and the other half have 100 more.
How much does he weigh now?
He gains 120*.2=<<120*.2=24>>24 kg in muscles So he gains 24/4=<<24/4=6>>6 kg of fat That means he gains a total of 24+6=<<24+6=30>>30 kg of bodyweight So his new body weight is 120+30=<<120+30=150>>150 kg #### 150
James decides to bulk up. He weighs 120 kg and gains 20% of his body weight in muscle and 1 quarter that much in fat.
How much more does she spend on piano lessons than clarinet lessons in a year?
First find the total Janet spends on clarinet lessons per week: $40/hour * 3 hours/week = $<<40*3=120>>120/week Then find the total Janet spends on piano lessons per week: $28/hour * 5 hours/week = $<<28*5=140>>140/week Then subtract her weekly clarinet spending from her weekly piano spending to find the weekly difference: $140/week - $120/week = $<<140-120=20>>20/week Then multiply the weekly difference by the number of weeks in a year to find the annual difference: $20/week * 52 weeks/year = $<<20*52=1040>>1040/year #### 1040
Janet pays $40/hour for 3 hours per week of clarinet lessons and $28/hour for 5 hours a week of piano lessons.
What is the amount of time, in hours, it will take for the air conditioner to restore the warehouse to 43 degrees F?
At a rate of 8 degrees per hour, in three hours the temperature rose by 3*8=<<3*8=24>>24 degrees. At a rate of 4 degrees per hour, the air conditioner can reduce the temperature 24 degrees in 24/4=6 hours. #### 6
Roy owns a refrigerated warehouse where he stores produce before selling it at the farmer’s market. The fruits and vegetables he stores are very sensitive to temperature, and he must keep them all cold or they will spoil. One day, the power went out and the air conditioner was turned off for three hours, during which time the temperature rose by 8 degrees per hour. If Roy gets the power back on, it will activate the air conditioner to lower the temperature at the rate of 4 degrees F per hour.
If Elise paid a total of $23, how far is the hospital from her house?
For the distance she traveled, Elise paid 23 - 3 = <<23-3=20>>20 dollars Since the cost per mile is $4, the distance from Elise’s house to the hospital is 20/4 = <<20/4=5>>5 miles. #### 5
Very early this morning, Elise left home in a cab headed for the hospital. Fortunately, the roads were clear, and the cab company only charged her a base price of $3, and $4 for every mile she traveled.
If he makes 12 bracelets and after buying the cookies still has $3, how much did the box of cookies cost?
He makes $.5 profit on each bracelet because 1.5 - 1 = <<1.5-1=.5>>.5 He earns $6 because 12 x .5 = <<12*.5=6>>6 The cookies cost $3 because 6 - 3 = <<6-3=3>>3 #### 3
Josh is saving up for a box of cookies. To raise the money, he is going to make bracelets and sell them. It costs $1 for supplies for each bracelet and he sells each one for $1.5.
At what speed, in miles per hour, can Colin skip if Bruce skips at 1 mile per hour?
Tony can skip at twice the speed that Bruce can, for a speed of 1*2=<<1*2=2>>2 miles per hour. Brandon can skip at one-third the speed that Tony can, for a speed of 2*(1/3) = 2/3 miles per hour. Colin can skip at six times the speed that Brandon can, for a speed of (2/3*6=4 miles per hour). #### 4
Colin can skip at six times the speed that Brandon can. Brandon can skip at one-third the speed that Tony can. And Tony can skip at twice the speed that Bruce can.
How much do all the lunches cost in total?
Janet needs 35 lunches for the kids + 5 for the chaperones + 1 for herself + 3 extras = <<35+5+1+3=44>>44 lunches. Each lunch is $7, so lunch for the field trip costs $7 per lunch * 44 lunches = $<<7*44=308>>308 total #### 308
Janet, a third grade teacher, is picking up the sack lunch order from a local deli for the field trip she is taking her class on. There are 35 children in her class, 5 volunteer chaperones, and herself. She she also ordered three additional sack lunches, just in case there was a problem. Each sack lunch costs $7.
What would be their average age in 15 years?
If Anika is 30 now, in 15 years, she'll be 30+15=<<30+15=45>>45 years old. At 30, Anika is 4/3 the age of Maddie, meaning Maddie is 4/3*30=<<4/3*30=40>>40 years. In 15 years, Maddie will be 40+15=<<40+15=55>>55 years old. Their total age in 15 years will be 55+45=<<55+45=100>>100 Their average age in 15 years will be 100/2=<<100/2=50>>50 #### 50
At 30, Anika is 4/3 the age of Maddie.