Q: Bucky earns money each weekend catching and selling fish. He wants to save up for a new video game, which costs $60. Last weekend he earned $35. He can earn $5 from trout and $4 from blue-gill. He caught five fish this Sunday. If 60% were trout, and the rest were blue-gill, how much more does he need to save before he can buy the game?
A: He is $25 short for the game because 60 - 35 = 25. He caught 3 trout because 5 x .6 = 3. He caught 2 blue - gill because 5 - 3 = 2. He earned $15 from the trout because 3 x 5 = 15. He earned $8 from the blue - gill because 2 x 4 = 8. He earned $23 total because 15 + 8 = 23. He is $2 short because 25 - 23 = 2. The answer is 2.
Question: During the holidays, Lance works as a merchandiser. He works 35 hours a week, spread equally over 5 workdays. If Lance earns $9 an hour, how much does he make on each workday?
Answer: Lance works 35 / 5 = 7 hours a day. So he makes $9 x 7 = $63 on each workday. The answer is 63.
[Question]Lola’s rabbits keep having kittens each spring. During the first spring, her 10 breeding rabbits had 10 times as many kittens as the number of breeding rabbits Lola has, and half of the kittens got adopted. 5 of them had to be returned to Lola due to re-homing problems. During the next spring, her 10 breeding rabbits only had a total of 60 kittens, with 4 of the kittens being adopted. Including the breeding rabbits, how many rabbits does Lola have in her house?
[Answer]Lola’s breeding rabbits made 10 * 10 = 100 offspring. 100 / 2 = 50 got adopted. 5 offspring came back which made Lola have 50 + 5 = 55 of them. In the next spring, 60 - 4 = 56 new offspring stayed with Lola. In total, there are 55 + 56 = 111 offspring. Including the breeding rabbits, there are 111 + 10 = 121 rabbits in total. The answer is 121.
Q: Five months ago, Mike earned 10 times more money than Fred. If his salary has increased by 40 percent now, and Fred's salary then was $1000, calculate Mike's salary now.
A: Five months ago, Mike earned ten times more money than Fred, and since Fred earned $1000, Mike earned 10 * 1000 = $10000 more than Fred. The total amount of money that Mike earned five months ago is $10000 + $1000 = $11000. Mikes salary has increased by 40 / 100 * $11000 = $4400. Mike's current salary is $11000 + $4400 = $15400. The answer is 15400.
Question: A movie ticket costs $5. The cost of the popcorn is 80% of the cost of the ticket and a can of soda costs 50% of the cost of the popcorn. A family bought 4 tickets, 2 sets of popcorn, and 4 cans of soda. How much did they spend?
Answer: The cost of the popcorn is $5 x 80 / 100 = $4. The cost of a can of soda is $4 x 50 / 100 = $2. The cost of 4 tickets is $5 x 4 = $20. The cost of 2 sets of popcorn is $4 x 2 = $8. The cost of 4 cans of soda is $2 x 4 = $8. Therefore, the family paid a total of $20 + $8 + $8 = $36. The answer is 36.
Q: Percy wants to save up for a new PlayStation, which costs $500. He gets $200 on his birthday and $150 at Christmas. To make the rest of the money, he's going to sell his old PlayStation games for $7.5 each. How many games does he need to sell to reach his goal?
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He needs to earn $150 more dollars because 500 - 200 - 150 = 150. He needs to sell 20 games because 150 / 7.5 = 20. The answer is 20.