Question: Jake is from a conservative household so during lunch at school one day, he gave one-quarter of his feeding allowance to a hungry friend. If candies cost 20 cents apiece and Jake's feeding allowance is $4, how many candies can his friend purchase with the money Jake gave to him?
Answer: One quarter of $4 is (1 / 4) * $4 = $1. $1 is equivalent to 100 cents. 20 cents will buy 1 candy so 100 cents will buy 100 / 20 = 5 candies. The answer is 5.

Question: Janet is trying to decide whether to quit her job and start freelancing. She works 40 hours a week at both jobs. She get paid $30/hour at her current job, and would get paid $40/hour as a freelancer. However, she'd have to pay an extra $25 a week in FICA taxes plus $400/month in healthcare premiums. How much more would Janet make per month as a freelancer if there are four weeks in a month?
Answer: First find the difference in hourly wages: $40 / hour - $30 / hour = $10 / hour. Then multiply that difference by the number of hours she works in a week to find the weekly difference: $10 / hour * 40 hours / week = $400 / week. Then multiply that amount by the number of weeks in a month to find the monthly difference in her earnings: $400 / week * 4 weeks / month = $1600 / month. Then find the total additional amount Janet pays in FICA taxes: $25 / week * 4 weeks / month = $100 / month. Then subtract Janet's extra FICA taxes and healthcare premium from the additional money she earns to find the net increase in her pay from freelancing: $1600 / month - $400 / month - $100 / month = $1100 / month. The answer is 1100.

Question: Ryan builds model mustang cars. A full size mustang is 240 inches long. The mid-size model that Ryan creates is 1/10th the size, and the smallest model that Ryan creates is half the size of the mid-size model. How many inches long is the smallest model mustang?
Answer: Mid - size:240 / 10 = 24 inches. Small Model:24 / 2 = 12 inches. The answer is 12.

Question: In a town where 60% of the citizens own a pet, half own a dog and 30 own a cat. How many citizens are in the town?
Answer:
Half the pet - owners have a cat because 1 - 1 / 2 = 1 / 2. There are 60 pet owners because 30 / (1 / 2) = 60. The town has 100 citizens because 60 / .6 = 100. The answer is 100.