[Question]: Jason has a carriage house that he rents out. He’s charging $50.00 per day or $500.00 for 14 days. Eric wants to rent the house for 20 days. How much will it cost him?
[Answer]: He wants to rent for 20 days and there is a deal if you rent for 14 days so that leaves 20 - 14 = 6 individual days. Each individual day is $50.00 and he will have 6 individual days for a total of 50 * 6 = $300.00. 14 days costs $500.00 and 6 days costs $300.00 for a total of 500 + 300 = $800.00.
So the answer is 800.

[Question]: A local restaurant was offering a "Build Your Own Hot Brownie" dessert. The brownie cost $2.50 and each scoop of ice cream costs $1.00. Any syrup costs $0.50 and nuts cost $1.50. If Juanita orders the brownie with 2 scoops of ice cream, double syrup, and nuts, how much will her dessert cost?
[Answer]: She orders 2 scoops of ice cream that's $1.00 per scoop so the ice cream costs 2 * 1 = $2.00. She wants double syrup. The syrup is $0.50 so that will cost 2 * .50 = $1.00. The brownie is $2.50, the ice cream will be $2.00, the syrup will be $1.00 and the nuts will be $1.50 bringing her total to 2.5 + 2 + 1 + 1.5 = $7.00.
So the answer is 7.

[Question]: The price of a book was $400. If the book's price is decreased by 15% and then increased by 40%, what is the final price of the book?
[Answer]:
When the price of the book is decreased by 15%, the total price decrease is 15 / 100 * $400 = $60. The new price of the book becomes $400 - $60 = $340. The price of the book is then increased by 40 / 100 * 340 = $136. The final price of the book is $340 + $136 = $476.
So the answer is 476.