Q: Joshua bought 25 oranges for $12.50. If he sells each one for 60c, how much profit in cents will he make on each orange?
A: $1 is equivalent to 100 cents so $12.50 is equivalent to 100 * 12.50 = 1250 cents. He bought 25 oranges for 1250 cents so each orange cost 1250 / 25 = 50 cents each. If he sells each orange for 60 cents, he is making a profit of 60 - 50 = 10 cents on each one. The answer is 10.
Question: John's dog has a litter of 8 puppies. He gives away half of them. He keeps one of the remaining puppies. He then takes the remaining puppies and sells them each for $600. He had to give the owner of the stud $300. How much money does he profit?
Answer: He had 8 / 2 = 4 left after giving some puppies away. He then keeps one so he sells 4 - 1 = 3 puppies. That means he made 3 * 600 = $1800. So his profit was 1800 - 300 = $1500. The answer is 1500.
[Question]James spends 40 years teaching. His partner has been teaching for 10 years less. How long is their combined experience?
[Answer]His partner has been teaching for 40 - 10 = 30 years. So together they have 40 + 30 = 70 years of experience. The answer is 70.
Q: The ratio representing the age of Halima, Beckham, and Michelle is 4:3:7, respectively. If the total age for the three siblings is 126, calculate the age difference between Halima and Beckham.
A: The total ratio representing the age of the three siblings is 4 + 3 + 7 = 14. Halima's age is represented by the fraction 4 / 14, which means she is 4 / 14 * 126 = 36 years old. Beckhams age, from the total age of the three, is 3 / 14 * 126 = 27. The difference in age between Halima and Beckham is 36 - 27 = 9. The answer is 9.
Question: Tim and Donna will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in 2025. They started dating 3 years before they got married and met 2 years before that. When did they meet?
Answer: They'll celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in 2025 which means they got married in 2025 - 20 = 2005. They started dating 3 years before they got married in 2005 which means they started dating in 2005 - 3 = 2002. And they met 2 years before they started dating which means they met in 2002 - 2 = 2000. The answer is 2000.
Q: Jefferson hires a carriage to go to the church. It is 20 miles away. The horse can go 10 miles per hour. It cost $30 per hour plus a flat fee of $20. How much did he pay for the carriage?
A:
He paid for 20 / 10 = 2 hours. That means the hourly fee was 30 * 2 = $60. So the total cost was 60 + 20 = $80. The answer is 80.