Q: Carly is overnight shipping some fresh-baked cookies to her grandma. The shipping cost is equal to a flat $5.00 fee plus $0.80 per pound of weight. If the package weighs 5 pounds, how much does Carly pay for shipping?
A: First calculate the weight - based charge by multiplying the package's weight in pounds by the price per pound: 5 pounds * $0.80 / pound = $4.00. Then add the weight - based charge to the flat fee to find the total cost: $4.00 + $5.00 = $9.00. The answer is 9.
Question: Apollo pulls the sun across the sky every night. Once a month, his fiery chariot’s wheels need to be replaced. He trades golden apples to Hephaestus the blacksmith to get Hephaestus to make him new wheels. Hephaestus raised his rates halfway through the year and now demands twice as many golden apples as before. He charged three golden apples for the first six months. How many golden apples does Apollo have to pay for the entire year of chariot wheels?
Answer: Apollo had to pay 3 * 6 = 18 golden apples for the first six months. For the second six months, he had to pay twice that amount, or 18 * 2 = 36 golden apples. Thus, Apollo had to pay 18 + 36 = 54 golden apples for a year of chariot wheels. The answer is 54.
[Question]James has a room that is 13 feet by 18 feet. He increases each dimension by 2 feet. He then builds 3 more rooms of equal size and 1 room of twice that size. How much area does he have?
[Answer]He increases the length to 13 + 2 = 15 feet. He increases the width to 18 + 2 = 20 feet. So the rooms are 15 * 20 = 300 square feet. So he has 1 + 3 = 4 rooms of this size. So he has 4 * 300 = 1200 square feet of rooms this size. He also has one room of size 300 * 2 = 600 square feet. So he has 1200 + 600 = 1800 square feet of rooms. The answer is 1800.
Q: My 2 cats had 3 female kittens and 2 male kittens. How many cats do I have in total?
A: There are 3 + 2 = 5 kittens. If you originally had 2 cats then you now have 2 + 5 = 7 cats in total. The answer is 7.
Question: The stadium seats 60,000 fans, but only 75% of the seats were sold for the music show. Because of the threat of rain, 5,000 fans stayed home. How many attended the show?
Answer: The number of seats sold was 0.75 * 60,000 = 45,000. And 45,000 - 5,000 = 40,000. The answer is 40000.
Q: Shaniqua styles hair. For every haircut she makes $12 and for every style she makes $25. How many dollars would Shaniqua make if she gave 8 haircuts and 5 styles?
A:
Haircuts = 8 * 12 = 96. Styles = 5 * 25 = 125. Total earned = 96 + 125 = $221. The answer is 221.