Answer the following question.
For an operations manager job at a company, a person with a degree earns three times the amount paid to a diploma holder for the same position. How much will Jared earn from the company in a year after graduating with a degree if the pay for a person holding a diploma certificate is $4000 per month?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Since the pay for a person holding a degree is three times the amount paid for a diploma holder, Jared will earn 3 * $4000 = $12000 per month. In a year with 12 months, Jared will earn a total of 12 * 12000 = 144000.
The answer is 144000.

Answer the following question.
Jack has four plates with a flower pattern and 8 plates with a checked pattern. He buys new twice as many polka dotted plates as the number of checked plates he currently has, then smashes one of the flowered plates. How many plates does he have left?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Jack buys 2 * 8 = 16 polka dotted plates. After smashing one, he has 4 - 1 = 3 flower plates left. In total, he has 3 flower plates + 16 polka dotted plates + 8 checked plates = 27 plates.
The answer is 27.

Answer the following question.
Jeff bought 6 pairs of shoes and 4 jerseys for $560. Jerseys cost 1/4 price of one pair of shoes. Find the shoe's price total price.
Step-by-step reasoning process: Let X be the shoe price. The jersey's price is 1 / 4 * X. Jeff bought 6 pairs of shoes and 4 jerseys for 6 * X + 4 * (1 / 4X) = $560. Multiplying through the parentheses produces 6X + X = $560. Combining like terms produces 7X = $560. Dividing both sides by 7 produces X = $80, so the shoe price is $80. Since Jeff bought 6 pairs of shoes, he spent 80 * 6 = $480 on shoes.
The answer is 480.

Answer the following question.
Daisy’s milk cow provides 16 cups of milk per day. 75% of the milk is consumed by Daisy’s kids. Daisy uses 50% of the remaining milk to cook with. How much milk is left over?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The cow provides 16 cups of milk per day and the kids consume 75% so they drink 16 * .75 = 12 cups of milk. The cow provides 16 cups of milk and the kids drink 12 cups leaving 16 - 12 = 4 cups of milk. Daisy uses 50% of the remaining 4 cups of milk to cook with so she uses .50 * 4 = 2 cups of milk. She had 4 cups of milk and used 2 cups to cook with so that leaves 4 - 2 = 2 cups of milk.
The answer is 2.