Q: Two white socks cost 25 cents more than a single brown sock. If two white socks cost 45 cents, how much would you pay for 15 brown socks?
A: Two white socks cost 25 cents more than a single brown sock, meaning a brown sock is sold at $0.45 - $0.25 = $0.20. The cost of buying 15 brown socks is 15 * $0.20 = $3. The answer is 3.
Question: In a factory that employed 852 people, 25% more workers have just been hired. How many employees are there now in the factory?
Answer: A quarter of the workers equals 852 * 25 / 100 = 213 workers. There are now 852 + 213 = 1065 employees in the factory. The answer is 1065.
[Question]Lenny bought 20 boxes of pens. Each box contained 5 pens. She gave 40% of the pens to her close friends and one-fourth of what's left to her classmates. How many pens were left for Lenny?
[Answer]Lenny has 20 x 5 = 100 pens. She gave her close friends 100 x 40% = 40 pens. So, 100 - 40 = 60 pens were left. Half of 60 is 60 / 4 = 15 pens. Thus, Lenny has 60 - 15 = 45 pens left. The answer is 45.
Q: Barbara asked the butcher for 4 1/2 pound steaks that cost $15.00/pound. She also asked for a pound and half of chicken breasts that were $8.00 a pound. How much did she spend at the butchers?
A: She ordered 4 1 / 2 pound steaks so that's 4 * .5 = 2 pounds of steak. The steak cost $15.00 a pound and she bought 2 pounds so that's 15 * 2 = $30.00 for 4 steaks. She also needed 1.5 pounds of chicken breasts at $8.00 a pound so that's 1.5 * 8 = $12.00 for chicken. The steaks cost $30.00 and the chicken cost $12.00 for a total of 30 + 12 = $42.00 spent at the butchers. The answer is 42.
Question: Movie tickets cost $5 each on a Monday, twice as much on a Wednesday, and five times as much as Monday on a Saturday. If Glenn goes to the movie theater on Wednesday and Saturday, how much does he spend?
Answer: He spends 5 * 2 = $10 on Wednesday to pay for a movie ticket. He spends 5 * 5 = $25 on Saturday to pay for a movie ticket. He spends a total of 10 + 25 = $35. The answer is 35.
Q: Benjie is five years older than Margo. If Benjie is 6 years old, how old will Margo be in three years?
A:
Margo is 6 - 5 = 1 year old now. So, Margo will be 1 + 3 = 4 years old in three years. The answer is 4.