Q: Markese earned 5 fewer dollars than Evan. Together they earned $37. How many dollars did Markese earn? Use E to represent how many dollars Evan earned.
A: E = Evan's earnings. Markese's earnings = E - 5. E + E - 5 = 37. 2E = 42. E = 21. Evan made $21 so Markese earned 21 - 5 = 16. Markese earned $16. The answer is 16.

Q: Jasmine gets off of work at 4:00 pm. After that, it will take her 30 minutes to commute home, 30 minutes to grocery shop, 10 minutes to pick up the dry cleaning, 20 minutes to pick up the dog from the groomers and 90 minutes to cook dinner when she returns home. What time will she eat dinner?
A: Her errands include a 30 min commute and 30 min grocery shopping, 10 min for dry cleaning and 20 min to grab the dog for a total of 30 + 30 + 10 + 20 = 90 minutes. Her errands took 90 minutes and she has another 90 minutes of cooking for a total of 90 + 90 = 180 minutes of chores / errands. 60 minutes are in 1 hour and she has 180 minutes of work so that's 180 / 60 = 3 hours. She is off of work at 4:00 pm and has 3 hours of errands / chores so she won't be able to eat until 4 + 3 = 7:00 pm. The answer is 7.

Q: John has 2 hives of bees. One of the hives has 1000 bees and produces 500 liters of honey. The second has 20% fewer bees but each bee produces 40% more honey. How much honey does he produce?
A:
The second hive has 20 / 100 * 1000 = 200 fewer bees. This translates to 1000 - 200 = 800 bees. Each bee in the first hive produces 1000 / 500 = 2 liters. The second hive has bees each producing 1.4 * 2 = 2.8 liters. The total amount of honey produces by the bees in the second hive is 2.8 * 700 = 1960. The total honey produced is 1960 + 500 = 2460 liters. The answer is 2460.