Answer this question:In India, it cost $1 to purify a gallon of fresh water. Each person needs 1/2 a gallon of fresh water a day. In a family of 6, how much will it cost for fresh water for the day?
The family needs 3 gallons of water because 6 x .5 = 3. It will cost $3 because 3 x 1 = 3.
The answer is 3.

Answer this question:Lara is baking cookies using four baking trays. She places five rows of cookies on a baking tray where there are six cookies in one row. How many cookies is she baking?
Lara can bake 5 x 6 = 30 cookies in one tray. So, Lara is baking a total of 30 x 4 = 120 cookies.
The answer is 120.

Answer this question:Grant has worked as a freelance math worker for the last three months. The first month he made 350$. The second month he made 50$ more than double he made the first month. The third month he quadrupled the sum of the first two months. How much did Grant make in his first three months total?
First Month:350$. Second Month:50 + 2(350) = 750$. Third Month:4(350 + 750) = 4400$. Total:350 + 750 + 4400 = 5500$.
The answer is 5500.

Answer this question:Calvin has been saving his hair clippings after each haircut to make a wig for his dog. He has gotten 8 haircuts and knows that he needs 2 more to reach his goal. What percentage towards his goal is he?
His goal is 10 haircuts because 8 + 2 = 10. He is 80% there because (8 / 10) x 100 = 80.
The answer is 80.