Q: Buffy and Oz went to dinner. They shared an appetizer that cost $9.00. Each of their entrees was $20.00 and they shared a dessert that was $11.00. If they left a 30% tip, what was the entire price of the meal?
A: 78
Step-by-step reasoning process: Each of their entrees cost $20.00 so they cost 2 * 20 = $40.00. The appetizer was $9.00, the main meal was $40.00 and the dessert was $11.00 for a total of $60.00. The entire meal cost $60.00 and they left a 30% tip which came to 60 * .30 = $18.00. The meal was $60.00 and the tip was $18.00 so the total bill came to 60 + 18 = $78.00.


Q: Lucille made an agreement with her mom that she would earn six cents for every weed she pulled in her mom's garden. There are eleven weeds in the flower bed, fourteen in the vegetable patch, and thirty-two in the grass around the fruit trees. Lucille weeded the flower bed, the vegetable patch, and half the grass before she took a break. She bought a soda for 99 cents on her break with some of her earnings. How many cents does Lucille have left?
A: 147
Step-by-step reasoning process: Lucille weeded half the grass, so she pulled 32 / 2 = 16 weeds around the fruit frees. She pulled 11 + 14 + 16 = 41 weeds before her break. From that, she earned 41 * 6 = 246 cents. After buying her soda, Lucille has 246 - 99 = 147 cents left.


Q: Dream's car consumes 4 gallons of gas per mile. If she drives 400 miles today and 200 more miles tomorrow than today, how many gallons of gas will the car consume?
A: 4000
Step-by-step reasoning process: If she drives 400 miles today, the car will have consumed 4 * 400 = 1600 gallons of gas. Tomorrow, if she drives 200 more miles, the total distance will be 200 + 400 = 600 miles. The fuel consumption by the car tomorrow is 4 * 600 = 2400 gallons. The car's total fuel consumption in the two days is 2400 + 1600 = 4000 gallons.


Q: A plumber is trying to decide which of three different jobs he should take to make the most money. The first job involves fixing three toilets and three sinks at an apartment complex. The second involves two toilets and five sinks at a different apartment complex. The third involves fixing one toilet, two showers and three sinks at a third apartment complex. If the plumber charges $30 to fix a sink, $40 to fix a shower and $50 to fix a toilet, what is the most money the plumber can earn if he can only choose one of these three jobs?
A: 250
Step-by-step reasoning process: If the plumber chooses the first job, he would earn 3 * 50 + 3 * 30 = $240. If he chooses the second, he'd earn 2 * 50 + 5 * 30 = $250. If he chooses the third, he'd earn 50 + 2 * 40 + 3 * 30 = $220. Therefore, the most money he can earn from one of these jobs is $250.