Answer this question:A bear is preparing to hibernate for the winter and needs to gain 1000 pounds. At the end of summer, the bear feasts on berries and small woodland animals. During autumn, it devours acorns and salmon. It gained a fifth of the weight it needed from berries during summer, and during autumn, it gained twice that amount from acorns. Salmon made up half of the remaining weight it had needed to gain. How many pounds did it gain eating small animals?
The bear gained 1 / 5 * 1000 = 200 pounds from berries. It gained 2 * 200 = 400 pounds from acorns. It still needed 1000 - 200 - 400 = 400 pounds. Thus, it gained 400 / 2 = 200 pounds from salmon. Therefore, the bear gained 400 - 200 = 200 pounds from small animals.
The answer is 200.

Answer this question:Henry took 9 pills a day for 14 days. Of these 9 pills, 4 pills cost $1.50 each, and the other pills each cost $5.50 more. How much did he spend in total on the pills?
There were 9 - 4 = 5 other pills. Each of the other pills cost 1.50 + 5.50 = 7 dollars each. The 5 pills cost a total of 7 * 5 = 35 dollars. The first 4 pills cost 1.50 * 4 = 6 dollars in total. Henry spent a total of 35 + 6 = 41 dollars.
The answer is 41.

Answer this question:John has 2 hives of bees. One of the hives has 1000 bees and produces 500 liters of honey. The second has 20% fewer bees but each bee produces 40% more honey. How much honey does he produce?
The second hive has 20 / 100 * 1000 = 200 fewer bees. This translates to 1000 - 200 = 800 bees. Each bee in the first hive produces 1000 / 500 = 2 liters. The second hive has bees each producing 1.4 * 2 = 2.8 liters. The total amount of honey produces by the bees in the second hive is 2.8 * 700 = 1960. The total honey produced is 1960 + 500 = 2460 liters.
The answer is 2460.

Answer this question:Nadine's dog rolls around in the mud. She spends 10 minutes hosing him off outside, then shampoos him three times, which takes 15 minutes per shampoo. How long does she spend cleaning her dog total?
First find the total shampoo time: 15 minutes / shampoo * 3 shampoos = 45 minutes. Then add the hosing off time to find the total cleaning time: 45 minutes + 10 minutes = 55 minutes.
The answer is 55.