[Question]: A department store offers a 10% discount for the amount exceeding $100 of the customer's total charge. Jaco bought a pair of shoes for $74; 2 pairs of socks that cost $2 per pair; a bag that costs $42. How much will Jaco pay for those items?
[Answer]: Two pairs of socks cost $2 x 2 = $4. Jaco's total charge is $74 + $4 + $42 = $120. The amount that exceeds $100 is $120 - $100 = $20. So, Jaco has $20 x 10 / 100 = $2 discount. Therefore, Jaco will pay $120 - $2 = $118 for those items.
So the answer is 118.

[Question]: Heather helps her neighbour pick weeds out of her garden. She gets paid 5 cents for every weed she picks. On average, how many seconds can she take to pick a weed if she wants to earn $10 an hour?
[Answer]: In an hour, she needs to earn $10 * 100 cents / $1 = 1000 cents. In an hour, she must pick 1000 cents / 5 cents = 200 weeds. There are 1hr * (60 minutes / 1 hr) = 60 minutes in an hour. There are 60 minutes * (60 seconds / 1 minute) = 3600 seconds in an hour. She has 3600 seconds / 200 = 18 seconds to pick each weed.
So the answer is 18.

[Question]: Carter grew 9 plants with 3 seed packets. How many more seed packets does Carter need to have a total of 12 plants in his backyard?
[Answer]:
If he grows 9 plants with 3 seed packets, he grows 9 / 3 = 3 plants with 1 seed packet. Since 1 seed packet grows 3 plants, he'll need 1 more to make the plants 12.
So the answer is 1.