[Question]: Casey is trying to decide which employee she wants to hire. One employee works for $20 an hour. The other employee works for $22 an hour, but Casey would also get a $6/hour subsidy from the government for hiring a disabled worker. How much money per week would Casey save by hiring the cheaper employee, if they both work 40 hours per week?
[Answer]: First find the weekly cost of the first employee: $20 / hour * 40 hours / week = $800 / week. Then find the hourly cost of the second employee after the government subsidy: $22 / hour - $6 / hour = $16 / hour. Then find the weekly cost of the second employee: $16 / hour * 40 hours / week = $640 / week. Then subtract the smaller weekly cost from the bigger weekly cost to find the difference: $800 / week - $640 / week = $160 / week.
So the answer is 160.

[Question]: During the Mardi Gras parade, Latch caught four less than three times as many necklaces as did Rhonda. If Rhonda caught half as many necklaces as did Boudreaux, and Boudreaux caught twelve necklaces, how many necklaces did Latch catch?
[Answer]: Rhonda caught half as many necklaces as did Boudreaux, or 12 / 2 = 6 necklaces. Three times as many necklaces as Rhonda caught is 6 * 3 = 18 necklaces. Thus, Latch caught four less than three times as many necklaces as did Rhonda, for a total of 18 - 4 = 14 necklaces.
So the answer is 14.

[Question]: I bought a pair of shoes for $51. The shoes were already marked 75% off. What is the original price of the shoes?
[Answer]:
Let X be the original price of the shoes. The discounted price is X - X * 75% = 0.25 * X = $51. The original price of the shirt was X = $51 * 4 = $204.
So the answer is 204.