Bobby received his weekly paycheck today. Although his salary is $450 per week, his actual paycheck is reduced in size because there are some taxes, insurance payments, and fees removed from his pay before his employer writes the check. If the government removes 1/3 in federal taxes and 8% in state taxes, the health insurance removes $50 per week, the life insurance removes $20 per week, and the city charges him a fee of $10 per week for parking, then what is the final amount left in Bobby's paycheck, in dollars?
Let's think: The federal government takes out 1 / 3 * 450 = 150 dollars. The state takes out 0.08 * 450 = 36 dollars. Then the final amount remaining after all the deductions are removed is 450 - 150 - 36 - 50 - 20 - 10 = 184 dollars.. The answer is: 184.

Francine drives 140km to work each day. If she does not go to work 3 days every week, find the total distance she drives to work for 4 weeks in kilometers.
Let's think: There are 7 days in a week, so if he doesn't go to work for 3 days, he goes 7 - 3 = 4 days every week. He travels 140km each day for a weekly total of 140 * 4 = 560km. In 4 weeks he will travel a total of 4 * 560 = 2240km.. The answer is: 2240.

A pastry chef is making brownies but is running out of butter. The recipe he is following calls for 2 ounces of butter for every 1 cup of baking mix; however, it allows 2 ounces of coconut oil to be substituted for the 2 ounces of butter if necessary. The chef would like to use as much butter as possible before switching over and substituting coconut oil. If the chef had 4 ounces of butter remaining, and he plans on using 6 cups of baking mix, how many ounces of coconut oil will he end up using?
Let's think: Every 2 ounces of butter is enough to cover 1 cup of baking mix, so the chef's remaining 4 ounces of butter will be enough to cover 4 / 2 = 2 cups of baking mix. This leaves 6 - 2 = 4 cups of baking mix that will require the use of coconut oil as a substitute. Since each cup of baking mix requires 2 ounces of coconut oil, these 4 cups will require a total of 4 * 2 = 8 ounces of coconut oil.. The answer is: 8.

The football coach makes his players run up and down the bleachers 40 times. Each time they run up and down 32 stairs one way. If each stair burns 2 calories, how many calories does each player burn during this exercise?
Let's think:
First find the number of stairs the players climb up and down each time: 32 stairs * 2 = 64 stairs. Then multiply the number of stairs per run by the number of runs to find the total number of stairs the players climb: 64 stairs / run * 40 runs = 2560 stairs. Then multiply the number of stairs by the number of calories each stair burns: 2560 stairs * 2 calories / stair = 5120 calories.. The answer is: 5120.