[Question]On a monthly basis, Esperanza pays $600 in rent, 3/5 as much money on food as she pays on rent and her mortgage bill costs three times the amount of money she spends on food. If she saves $2000 and also pays the equivalent of 2/5 of her savings in taxes, calculate her gross monthly salary.
[Answer]Esperanza pays 3 / 5 * $600 = $360 on food. She also spends 3 * $360 = $1080 on mortgage bills. Her expenses in taxes amount to 2 / 5 * $2000 = $800. Esperanza's total monthly expenses are $800 on taxes + $1080 on mortgage bills + $360 on food + $600 on rent = $2840. Her gross salary is $2840 for expenses + $2000 on savings = $4840. The answer is 4840.
Q: Jett bought a cow from the market at $600 and took it to his farm. He spent $20 every day to buy food. He also used $500 to vaccinate and deworm the cow. If he sold the cow for $2500 after 40 days, calculate the profit he made from selling back the cow to the market.
A: The total cost of food that the cow ate for the forty days is 40 * $20 = $800. To feed and maintain the health of the cow, the total expenses Jett used is $500 + $800 = $1300. With the expenses, Jett used $1300 + $600 = $1900 on the cow. If he sold the cow at $2500, Jett made a profit of $2500 - $1900 = $600. The answer is 600.
Question: Ellen is in charge of parking at a golf tournament. Once the main lot is full, she must direct cars to park in the overflow lot. She must transport the patrons who parked in the overflow lot up to the main lot using a golf cart. Ellen can fit 3 patrons in a golf cart. There are 12 patrons who came in cars and 27 from a bus waiting in the overflow parking lot. How many golf carts does Ellen need to transport them?
Answer: There are a total of 12 patrons who came in cars + 27 from a bus = 39 patrons who need a ride to the main lot. 3 patrons can fit in each golf cart, so 39 patrons / 3 in a cart = 13 total carts. The answer is 13.
[Question]Laura loves to cook. One day she decided to make dinner for her family. She bought the necessary ingredients for this occasion: two salads, 2 kilograms of beef, 1 kilogram of potatoes, and two liters of juice. One salad costs $3, and one kilogram of beef is two times more expensive. One kilogram of potatoes costs one-third of the price of one salad, and one liter of juice is $1.5. How much did Laura need to pay for all the products she bought?
[Answer]Laura bought two salads, for 2 * 3 = $6. One kilogram of beef is two times more expensive than one salad, which means it cost 2 * 3 = $6. So Laura spend 2 * 6 = $12 on beef. One kilogram of potatoes costs only 3 * 1 / 3 = $1, and that's how much Laura paid for potatoes. Laura bought two liters of juice, so she did spend on them 2 * 1.5 = $3. So in total Laura paid 6 + 12 + 1 + 3 = $22. The answer is 22.
Q: Perry made a recipe that serves four people. He added a half cup of cream at the end. Cream has 88 grams of fat per cup. How many grams of fat were added to each serving of food?
A: Perry added 88 / 2 = 44 grams of fat to the recipe. Thus, he added 44 / 4 = 11 grams of fat to each serving of food. The answer is 11.
Question: Harper has 15 rubber bands. His brother has 6 fewer rubber bands than he has. How many rubber bands do they have together?
Answer:
His brother has 15 rubber bands - 6 rubber bands = 9 rubber bands. They have 15 rubber bands + 9 rubber bands = 24 rubber bands together. The answer is 24.