[Question]Josiah puts a quarter in his piggy bank every day for 24 days. Leah saves 50 cents in an empty pickle jar every day for 20 days. Megan saves twice as much as Leah for 12 days.  How much do the three children save together?
[Answer]Josiah saves 0.25 x 24 = $6. Leah saves 0.50 x 20 = $10. Megan saves $1 x 12 = $12. Together, the children save $6 + $10 + $12 = $28. The answer is 28.
Q: During a soccer game, in the first half, Team A scored 8 points, and Team B scored only half as many points. In the second half, Team B was able to get as many points as Team A in the first half, and Team A scored only 2 goals less than Team B. How many goals did both teams score during the whole match?
A: During the first half Team, B scored only 8 * 0.5 = 4 points. In the second half Team A scored 2 goals less than Team B, so they scored 8 - 2 = 6 points. So in total both teams scored 8 + 4 + 6 + 8 = 26 points. The answer is 26.
Question: Jim’s bi-weekly gross pay is $1120. He automatically has 25% of his paycheck go into his retirement account. They also take $100.00 out of each paycheck for taxes. After money is taken out for retirement and taxes, how much money will be on Jim’s paycheck?
Answer: He has 25% of his take - home pay automatically enrolled into his 401k so that’s .25 * 1120 = $280.00. His take - home pay is $1120.00 and $280.00 is taken out for retirement so that leaves 1120 - 280 = $840.00. They also take $100.00 out of his paycheck for taxes so his paycheck will be issued for 840 - 100 = $740.00. The answer is 740.
[Question]Daniel practices basketball for 15 minutes each day during the school week. He practices twice as long each day on the weekend. How many minutes does he practice during a whole week?
[Answer]Daniel practices for a total of 15 x 5 = 75 minutes during the school week. He practices 15 x 2 = 30 minutes each day on the weekend. So, he practices a total of 30 x 2 = 60 minutes on the weekend. Thus, Daniel practices for a total of 75 + 60 = 135 minutes during a whole week. The answer is 135.
Q: Annie spends 2 hours a week on chess club, 8 hours a week on drama club, and 3 hours a week on glee club. If there are 12 weeks in each semester and Annie takes the first two weeks off sick, how many hours of extracurriculars does she do before midterms?
A: First find the total number of extracurricular hours Annie does per week: 2 hours / week + 8 hours / week + 3 hours / week = 13 hours / week. Then find the number of weeks in a semester before midterms by dividing the total number of weeks by 2: 12 weeks / semester / 2 = 6 weeks / semester. Then find the number of weeks before midterms that Annie wasn't sick: 6 weeks - 2 weeks = 4 weeks. Then multiply Annie's weekly commitment by the number of weeks to find her total number of extracurricular hours: 13 hours / week * 4 weeks = 52 hours. The answer is 52.
Question: Tim won a $100 raffle. He gave away 20% to his friend. How much did he keep?
Answer:
He gave away 100 * .2 = $20. So he kept 100 - 20 = $80. The answer is 80.