Answer this question:Tom wants to make the world's largest dough ball. He needs 500 pounds of flour and he can buy 50-pound bags of flour for $20. He also needs 10 pounds of salt and salt cost $.2 a pound. He also spends $1000 promoting everything. He then sells tickets for $20 each and sells 500 tickets. How much money did he make?
He needs 500 / 50 = 10 bags of flour. That cost 20 * 10 = $200. He needs 10 * .2 = $2 worth of salt. So everything cost 1000 + 200 + 2 = $1202. He makes 20 * 500 = $10,000 selling tickets. So he makes a profit of 10000 - 1202 = $8798.
The answer is 8798.

Answer this question:Ivy baked 20 cupcakes in the morning and fifteen more cupcakes in the afternoon than in the morning. How many cupcakes did she bake?
In the afternoon, she baked 20 + 15 = 35 cupcakes more cupcakes. Therefore, she baked a total of 20 + 35 = 55 cupcakes.
The answer is 55.

Answer this question:John attends a protest for 4 days. He then attends a second protest for 25% longer than the first. How many days did he spend protesting?
The second protest was 4 * .25 = 1 day longer than the first. So the second protest was 4 + 1 = 5 days. Thus he spent 4 + 5 = 9 days protesting.
The answer is 9.

Answer this question:Ben will receive a bonus of $1496. He chooses to allocate this amount as follows: 1/22 for the kitchen, 1/4 for holidays and 1/8 for Christmas gifts for his 3 children. How much money will he still have left after these expenses?
Ben's spending for the kitchen is $1496 x 1 / 22 = $68. Ben's spending for holidays is $1496 x 1 / 4 = $374. Ben's spending for children's gifts is $1496 x 1 / 8 = $187. The total amount spent is $68 + $374 + $187 = $629. So, Ben still has $1496 - $629 = $867 left.
The answer is 867.