Question: Marge had a winning lottery ticket for $12006 and wanted to spend some of it wisely before using on any fun things. She paid half of the lottery amount for the taxes on her winnings, then put a third of the leftover money towards her student loans. She put $1000 in savings and invested a fifth of that amount in the stock market. How many dollars does she have left for fun?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Marge used half the $12006 for taxes, so she had 12006 / 2 = $6003 left. She used 1 / 3 of the leftover money on student loans, so she paid 6003 / 3 = $2001. After paying the student loans, she had 6003 - 2001 = $4002 left. She put $1000 in savings, so she had 4002 - 1000 = $3002 left. She invested 1000 / 5 = $200 in the stock market. After investing, she had 3002 - 200 = $2802 left for fun.
So the answer is 2802.


Question: Paul, a biology teacher, assigns 265 points in the first quarter. There are 4 times as many test points as quiz points, and 5 more quiz points than homework points. How many homework points are there in the first quarter?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Let x represent the number of homework points. Quiz:x + 5. Test:4(x + 5) = 4x + 20. Total:x + x + 5 + 4x + 20 = 265. 6x + 25 = 265. 6x = 240. x = 40 points.
So the answer is 40.


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?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
In the afternoon, she baked 20 + 15 = 35 cupcakes more cupcakes. Therefore, she baked a total of 20 + 35 = 55 cupcakes.
So the answer is 55.