Question: Rose bought a plant with a 10% discount. If the price is $10, how much did Rose pay after the discount?
Answer: The plant has $10 x 10 / 100 = $1 discount. So, Rose paid $10 - $1 = $9 for the plant. The answer is 9.
[Question]Lilith is trying to break the world record for largest cap collection. She collects 3 caps per month in the first year, and 5 caps per month after the first year. Each Christmas, she also receives 40 caps from friends and family. She estimates that each year, she loses 15 of the caps she has collected. If Lilith has been collecting for 5 years, how many caps has she collected so far?
[Answer]In the first year, Lilith collects 3 caps * 12 months = 36 caps. Every year afterwards, she collects 5 caps * 12 months = 60 caps. She does this for a total of 5 – 1 = 4 years. This is a total of 60 caps * 4 years = 240 caps. In total, she collects 36 + 240 = 276 caps by herself. Over the Christmases, she receives 40 caps * 5 years = 200 caps from friends and family. She also loses 15 caps * 5 years = 75 caps over the years. She has therefore collected 276 + 200 – 75 = 401 caps. The answer is 401.
Q: Harry participates in the auction of a classic painting. The auction starts at $300, Harry is the first to bid, adding $200 to the starting value, a second bidder doubles the bid, and a third bidder adds three times Harry's bid. Finally, Harry bids $4,000. By how much did Harry's final bid exceed that of the third bidder?
A: Adding Harry's $200 to the initial value, the bid is at 300 + 200 = $500. The second bidder doubles the previous value, reaching a value of 500 * 2 = $1000. The third bidder adds three times the value of Harry's, then adds 500 * 3 = $1500. Adding the $1500 to the value of the second bid, the bid is at 1500 + 1000 = $2500. With the final bid of $4000, Harry bids 4000 - 2500 = $1500 more than the third bidder. The answer is 1500.
Question: Maximoff's monthly bill is $60 per month. His monthly bill increased by thirty percent when he started working at home. How much is his total monthly bill working from home?
Answer: He pays an additional $60 x 0.30 = $18 on his monthly bill working from home. Therefore, the total amount he pays for his monthly bill working from home is $60 + $18 = $78. The answer is 78.
[Question]Margo donated $4300 to Jayden's fundraising campaign. If Julie donated $4700 to Jayden's campaign, What's half the difference in the amount they contributed?
[Answer]If Julie donated $4700 to Jayden's campaign, and Margo donated $4300, the difference in their contribution is $4700 - $4300 = $400. Half the difference in the amount they contributed is 1 / 2 * $400 = $200. The answer is 200.
[Question]With one mighty blow, Maria cracked open the pinata, and candies spilled all over the floor. There were 40 red candies, 20 less than three times as many yellow candies as red candies, and half as many blue candies as yellow candies. If Carlos ate all of the yellow candies, how many candies remained?
[Answer]
Three times the number of red candies is 40 * 3 = 120. So, for yellow candies, there were 20 less than 120 candies, or a total of. 120 - 20 = 100 yellow candies. Half as many blue candies as yellow candies is 100 / 2 = 50 blue candies. If Carlos ate all of the yellow candies, then only the 40 red and 50 blue candies remained for a total of 40 + 50 = 90 candies. The answer is 90.