[Question]Leah bought 3 boxes of birdseed. When she went to put them away, she discovered that she already had 5 boxes in the pantry. Her parrot eats 100 grams of seeds each week and her cockatiel eats 50 grams of seeds in a week. If each box of birdseed contains 225 grams, for how many weeks can she feed her birds without going back to the store?
[Answer]In a week, her birds eat a total of 100 grams + 50 grams = 150 grams of seed each week. Leah has a total of 3 + 5 = 8 boxes of birdseed. The boxes of birdseed contain a total of 8 * 225 grams = 1800 grams. This is enough birdseed to feed her pets for 1800 / 150 = 12 weeks. The answer is 12.

[Question]Porter is a painter who creates beautiful paintings of wild animals. Most recently, he painted a mural of a pack of wolves standing on a snowy-white mountainside underneath a full moon. He put the painting up for auction and it sold for $1000 less than five times more than he had made on his previous painting. If he received $44,000 for the sale of his most recent painting, how much, in dollars, did he make for selling his previous painting?
[Answer]If $44,000 is $1000 less than five times more than he had made on his previous painting, then $44,000 + $1000 = $45,000 is five times what he made on his previous painting. If $45,000 is five times what he made for his previous painting, then he made $45,000 / 5 = $9,000 for selling his previous painting. The answer is 9000.

[Question]Bret and a team of 3 co-workers were working late so he ordered dinner for everyone. They decided on Chinese. Each main meal costs $12.0. They also ordered 2 appetizers that were $6.00 each. He includes a 20% tip and an extra $5.00 to make it a rush order. How much does Bret spend on dinner?
[Answer]There are 4 co - workers and each of their meals is $12.00 so 4 * 12 = $48.00. They order 2 appetizers at $6.00 each so 2 * 6 = $12.00. The meals costs $48.00 and the appetizers costs $12.00 for a total of 48 + 12 = $60.00. A 20% tip on the $60.00 order is .20 * 60 = $12.00. So the meal is $60.00, the tip is $12.00 and he adds a $5.00 rush for a total of 60 + 12 + 5 = $77.00. The answer is 77.

[Question]A supermarket has 2355 loaves of bread at the start of the day. By afternoon, 629 loaves are sold, and a further 489 loaves are delivered to the supermarket by their supplier in the evening. How many loaves of bread are there at the end of the day?
[Answer]
In the afternoon there are 2355 - 629 = 1726 loaves of bread left. By the evening there is a delivery and there are now 1726 + 489 = 2215 loaves of bread. The answer is 2215.