Question: A group of 6 students organized a fundraiser to go to Nicaragua for the summer. For them to go on the trip, each of them needs at least $450. On top of that, they need $3000 for their miscellaneous collective expenses. On the first day of their fundraiser, they receive $600. On the second day, they receive $900, and on the third day, they receive $400. For the next 4 days, they receive only half of what they raised on the first 3 days. How much more money does each person need to raise for them to reach their goal?
Answer: All together, they need to raise ($450 x 6) + $3000 = $5700. The raised $600 + $900 + $400 = $1900 the first 3 days. For the next 4 days, they only raised $1900 / 2 = $950. In the week, they raised $1900 + $950 = $2850. They still need $5700 - $2850 = $2850. Each person still needs $2850 / 6 = $475. The answer is 475.
[Question]On Monday, Matt worked for 450 minutes in his office. On Tuesday, he worked half the number of minutes he worked on Monday. On Wednesday, he worked for 300 minutes. How many more minutes did he work on Wednesday than on Tuesday.
[Answer]On Tuesday Matt worked 450 minutes / 2 = 225 minutes. On Wednesday Matt worked 300 minutes - 225 minutes = 75 minutes more. The answer is 75.
Q: For Halloween, Taquon, Mack and Jafari put their candy together and they had 418 pieces of candy. If Taquon and Mack each had 171 pieces of candy, how many pieces of candy did Jafari start with?
A: Taquon + Mack = 2 * 171 = 342 pieces. 418 - 342 = 76 pieces. Jafari started with 76 pieces of candy. The answer is 76.
Question: Debbie works at a post office packing boxes to mail. Each large box takes 4 feet of packing tape to seal, each medium box takes 2 feet of packing tape to seal, and each small box takes 1 foot of packing tape to seal. Each box also takes 1 foot of packing tape to stick the address label on. Debbie packed two large boxes, eight medium boxes, and five small boxes this afternoon. How much tape did she use?
Answer: Debbie used 4 * 2 = 8 feet of tape for the large boxes. She used 2 * 8 = 16 feet of tape for the medium boxes. She used 1 * 5 = 5 feet of tape for the small boxes. There were 2 + 8 + 5 = 15 boxes in all. She used 1 * 15 = 15 feet of tape for the address labels. Thus, she used 8 + 16 + 5 + 15 = 44 feet of tape in all. The answer is 44.
[Question]James buys 3 shirts for $60. There is a 40% off sale. How much did he pay per shirt after the discount?
[Answer]He got a 60 * .4 = $24 discount. So he paid 60 - 24 = $36 for the shirts. That means he paid 36 / 3 = $12 per shirt. The answer is 12.
[Question]Roger bought a house for $100,000. He was able to pay 20% down, and his parents paid off an additional 30% of the remaining balance. How much money does Roger still owe on his house?
[Answer]
100000(.20) = 20000$ down payment. 100000 - 20000 = $80000 remaining. 80000(.30) = 24000. 80000 - 24000 = 56000$. The answer is 56000.