Q: Yvette wants to frame a new picture. When she goes to her local frame shop, she finds out that the frame she wanted is 20% more expensive than her budget of $60. If she paid for a smaller frame at 3/4 the new price of the frame she initially intended to buy, how much money did she remain with?
A: 6
Step-by-step reasoning process: The frame she initially intended to buy was 20 / 100 * $60 = $12 more expensive than she had thought. This means the frame was being sold at $60 + $12 = $72. If she paid for a smaller frame at 3 / 4 the price of the frame she initially intended to buy, she paid 3 / 4 * $72 = $54. Yvette remained with $60 - $54 = $6.


Q: Mrs. Carlton gives out penalty points whenever her students misbehave. They get 5 points for interrupting, 10 points for insulting their classmates, and 25 points for throwing things. If they get 100 points, they have to go to the office. Jerry already interrupted twice and insulted his classmates 4 times. How many times can he throw things before he gets sent to the office?
A: 2
Step-by-step reasoning process: For interrupting, Jerry got 5 points per interruption * 2 interruptions = 10 points. For insulting, he got 10 points per insult * 4 insults = 40 points. To get to the 100 limit points, Jerry has 100 points - 10 points - 40 points = 50 points left. He still has 50 points / 25 points per throw = 2 throws.


Q: Cary is 72 inches tall. Her younger brother Bill is half her height, and her younger sister Jan is 6 inches taller than Bill. How tall is Jan?
A: 42
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find Bill's height by dividing Cary's height by 2: 72 inches / 2 = 36 inches. Then add six inches to find Jan's height: 36 inches + 6 inches = 42 inches.


Q: John writes 20 pages a day. How long will it take him to write 3 books that are 400 pages each?
A: 60
Step-by-step reasoning process: He wants to write 3 * 400 = 1200 pages. So it will take him 1200 / 20 = 60 days.