Answer this question:Pete and Raymond each receive $2.50 from their grandmother. Pete saves his money and only spends 4 nickels. Raymond spends his money at the arcade games but still has 7 dimes left. How much did Pete and Raymond spent altogether, in cents?
Pete spends 4 * 5 = 20 cents. Raymond has 7 * 10 = 70 cents left. Raymond spent 250 - 70 = 180 cents. Together, Pete and Raymond spent 20 + 180 = 200 cents.
The answer is 200.

Answer this question:The ratio of books to pens that Arlo has to buy for his school supplies is 7:3. If he bought a total of 400 stationery from the store, calculate the number of books he bought.
The total ratio representing the stationery that Arlo has to buy for his school supplies is 7 + 3 = 10. The fraction representing the number of books that Arlo bought is 7 / 10, and since he bought a total of 400 books and pens, he bought 7 / 10 * 400 = 280 books.
The answer is 280.

Answer this question:Randolph is 5 years older than Sydney. Sydney is twice as old as Sherry. If Sherry is 25, how old is Randolph?
Sydney is 25 * 2 = 50 years old. Randolph is 50 + 5 = 55 years old.
The answer is 55.

Answer this question:Jessica is six years older than Claire. In two years, Claire will be 20 years old. How old is Jessica now?
Claire's age now is 20 - 2 = 18 years old. Being 6 years older than Claire, Jessica is 18 + 6 = 24 years old.
The answer is 24.