[Question]Neil charges $5.00 to trim up each boxwood. He charges $15.00 to trim it into a fancy shape. The customer wants the entire 30 boxwood hedge trimmed up. He has also asked for 4 specific boxwoods shaped into spheres. How much will Neil charge?
[Answer]He has 30 boxwoods to trim and will charge $5.00 each so he will charge 30 * 5 = $150.00. He will shape 4 boxwoods into spheres for $15.00 each so he will charge 4 * 15 = $$60.00. All total he will charge 150 + 60 = $210.00. The answer is 210.
Q: Jorge is 24 years younger than Simon. In 2005, Jorge is 16 years old. In 2010, how old would Simon be?
A: In 2005, Simon was 16 + 24 = 40 years old. There are 2010 - 2005 = 5 years between 2005 and 2010. In 2010 Simon would be 40 + 5 = 45 years old. The answer is 45.
Question: Alden's family invited their relatives for a family reunion on Christmas eve. There were 50 more female adults than male adults, and children were twice the total number of adults. If there were 100 male adults, how many people attended the family reunion?
Answer: If the number of female adults was 50 more than the males, then there were 100 + 50 = 150 females. The total number of adults is 150 + 100 = 250. The children were twice the total number of adults, thus 2 * 250 = 500. The total number of people at the family reunion is 500 + 250 = 750. The answer is 750.
[Question]There are 56 pieces of fruit in a box. One-fourth of the box contains oranges. There are half as many peaches as oranges and five times as many apples as peaches. How many apples are in the box?
[Answer]Oranges = 56 * 1 / 4 = 14 oranges. Peaches = half of oranges = 14 / 2 = 7 peaches. Apples = 5 * peaches = 5 * 7 = 35. There are 35 apples in the box. The answer is 35.
Q: James won a money prize at a charity raffle. He donated half of his winnings back to the charity, then spent $2 on a hot dog to celebrate his win. He had $55 left over. How many dollars did he win?
A: Let W be equal to James’s raffle winnings. He donated half his winnings, so he had W - W / 2 = W / 2 left. He then spent $2 on a hot dog, so W / 2 - 2 = $55. Thus, half his winnings is W / 2 = 55 + 2 = 57. James won W = 57 * 2 = $114. The answer is 114.
Question: Rhett has been late on two of his monthly rent payments, but his landlord does not charge late fees and so he will be able to pay their total cost with 3/5 of his next month's salary after taxes. If he is currently paid $5000 per month and has to pay 10% tax, calculate his rent expense per month?
Answer:
If Rhett is currently paid $5000 per month, he pays 10 / 100 * $5000 = $500 in taxes. Rhett has been late on two of his monthly rent payments and plans to pay them with 3 / 5 * $4500 = $2700 from his salary after taxes. If he is to pay $2700 for two late monthly rent payments, his monthly rent expense is $2700 / 2 = $1350. The answer is 1350.