Answer this question:The mayor commissioned two artists to paint 50 murals around the city. Once the work was completed, Celina was paid $1,000 more than 4 times the amount Diego got. If the mayor paid the two a total of $50,000, how much did Diego get?
Let d be Diego’s payment. Both artists were paid (1000 + 4 * d ) + d = 50000 dollars. This means that 5d = (50000 - 1000) dollars. Therefore Diego was paid d = 49000 / 5 = 9800 dollars.
The answer is 9800.

Answer this question:Jason has a moray eel that eats 20 guppies a day and 5 betta fish who each eat 7 guppies a day. How many guppies per day does she need to buy?
First find the total number of guppies the betta fish need: 5 fish * 7 guppies / fish = 35 guppies. Then add the number of guppies the eel needs to find the total number needed: 35 guppies + 20 guppies = 55 guppies.
The answer is 55.

Answer this question:Haleigh needs to buy leggings for her pet animals. She has 4 dogs and 3 cats. How many pairs of leggings does she need?
The dogs have 16 total legs because 4 times 4 equals 16. The cats have 12 total legs because 4 times 3 equals 12. There are 28 total legs because 16 plus 12 equals 28. She needs to buy 14 pairs because 28 divided by two equals 14.
The answer is 14.

Answer this question:Pauline will make tacos for dinner. She bought a box of taco shells that cost $5, 4 bell peppers that cost $1.5 each, and 2 pounds of meat that cost $3 per pound. How much did she spend in all?
She spent 4 x $1.5 = $6 for the four bell peppers. She spent 2 x $3 = $6 for the 2 pounds of meat. So, Pauline spent $5 + $6 + $6 = $17 in all.
The answer is 17.