Question: Mac loves the shape of quarters and is willing to trade money for them, even if he loses value. He tells his brother that he will trade him 3 dimes for a quarter or 7 nickels. He trades for 20 quarters with dimes and 20 quarters with nickels. How many dollars did Mac lose?
Answer: Three dimes is equal to $.3 because 3 x .1 = .3. Seven nickels is equal to $.35 because 7 x .05 = .35. Each time he trades with dimes he lose $.05 because .3 - .25 = .05. Each time he traded with nickels he lost $.1 because .35 - .25 = .1. He lost $1 from trading with dimes because 20 x .05 = 1. He lost $2 from trading with nickels because 20 x .1 = 2. He lost $3 total because 1 + 2 = 3. The answer is 3.
[Question]At Penny’s bakery, her famous blueberry cheesecakes are $7 a slice. Each cheesecake pie is cut into 6 thick slices. If she sells 7 cheesecake pies, how much money does she make?
[Answer]There are a total of 7 x 6 = 42 cheesecake slices. She makes a total of 42 x $7 = $294. The answer is 294.
Q: Libby is building an igloo in her backyard using bricks of snow. She builds her igloo in rows, using a total of 10 rows of bricks of snow. The bottom half of the igloo has 12 bricks of snow in each row while the top half of the igloo has 8 bricks of snow in each row. How many bricks of snow did Libby use for her igloo?
A: In the bottom half of the igloo, there are 10 rows / 2 = 5 rows of bricks of snow. So in the bottom half of the igloo, there are 5 rows * 12 bricks of snow in each row = 60 bricks of snow. In the top half of the igloo, there are 5 rows * 8 bricks of snow in each row = 40 bricks of snow. There is therefore a total of 60 + 40 = 100 bricks of snow in the igloo. The answer is 100.
Question: Alexis is applying for a new job and bought a new set of business clothes to wear to the interview. She went to a department store with a budget of $200 and spent $30 on a button-up shirt, $46 on suit pants, $38 on a suit coat, $11 on socks, and $18 on a belt. She also purchased a pair of shoes, but lost the receipt for them. She has $16 left from her budget. How much did Alexis pay for the shoes?
Answer: Let S be the amount Alexis paid for the shoes. She spent S + 30 + 46 + 38 + 11 + 18 = S + 143. She used all but $16 of her budget, so S + 143 = 200 - 16 = 184. Thus, Alexis paid S = 184 - 143 = $41 for the shoes. The answer is 41.
[Question]Sally earned $1000 at work last month. This month, she received a 10% raise. How much money will she make in total for the two months?
[Answer]This month she will earn $1000 * (110 / 100) = $1100. In total, she will make $1000 + $1100 = $2100. The answer is 2100.
[Question]Clinton buys a burger meal for lunch for $6.00 and up sizes his fries and drinks for $1.00 more.  If Clinton buys this same meal every day for 5 days, how much does he spend on lunch?
[Answer]
The burger meal is $6.00 and to upsize the meal is $1.00 so 6 + 1 = $7.00. He spends $7.00 on lunch and after 5 days he spends 7 * 5 = $35.00. The answer is 35.