Q: Marty and Biff were both running for student council president. A poll was taken to see how the candidate’s campaigns were going. 45% of the people polled said they were voting for Biff and 8% were undecided. The rest said they are voting for Marty. If 200 people were polled, how many said they are voting for Marty?
A: If 45% of people were voting for Biff + 8% were undecided = 53% were not voting for Marty. There were 100 – 53 = 47% voting for Marty. If 47% of 200 people were voting for Marty, 0.47 x 200 = 94 people said they were voting for Marty. The answer is 94.
Question: Junior has 16 rabbits. On Monday, he bought 6 toys for his rabbits. On Wednesday, he bought twice as many toys as he did Monday. On Friday, he bought four times as many toys as he did on Monday, and on the next day he bought half as many toys as he did on Wednesday. If he split all the toys evenly between the rabbits, how many toys would each rabbit have?
Answer: On Wednesday, Junior bought 6 * 2 = 12 toys. On Friday, Junior bought 6 * 4 = 24 toys. On Saturday he bought 12 / 2 = 6 toys. In total, Junior bought 6 + 12 + 24 + 6 = 48 toys. Each rabbit would have 48 / 16 = 3 toys. The answer is 3.
[Question]Mrs. Petersons bought 10 tumblers for $45 each. She paid with five $100 bills. How much change will Mrs. Petersons receive?
[Answer]The 10 tumblers amount to $45 x 10 = $450. Mrs. Petersons paid $100 x 5 = $500. So, her change will be $500 - $450 = $50. The answer is 50.
Q: Jim decides to buy mayo in bulk. He can buy 1 gallon of mayo at Costco for 8 dollars. At the normal store, a 16-ounce bottle costs $3. How much money does he save by buying the gallon container?
A: A gallon is 1 * 128 = 128 ounces. So he needs to buy 128 / 16 = 8 of the small bottles. That would cost 8 * 3 = 24 dollars. So he saves 24 - 8 = $16. The answer is 16.
Question: Verna weighs 17 pounds more than Haley, and Verna weighs half as much as Sherry. If Haley weighs 103 pounds, how many pounds do Verna and Sherry weigh together?
Answer: Verna weighs 103 + 17 = 120 pounds. Sherry weighs 120 * 2 = 240 pounds. Verna and Sherry weigh 120 + 240 = 360 pounds together. The answer is 360.
Q: 4 friends went to buy from a clothes shop. Every item was 50% off. All four friends decided to buy a t-shirt. The original price of the t-shirt was 20 dollars. How much money did they spend in total?
A:
After the 50% discount, the t - shirt cost 20 * 0.5 = $10. So in all, the 4 friends spent 4 * $10 = $40. The answer is 40.