Question: Kim plants 80 cherry pits. 25% of them sprout and Kim sells 6 of the saplings. How many cherry saplings does she have left?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find the number of saplings that sprout: 80 pits * 25% = 20 saplings. Then subtract the number she sold to find the number she has left: 20 saplings - 6 saplings = 14 saplings.
So the answer is 14.


Question: Kiaan is doing home delivery of newspapers in his neighborhood of 200 homes. After an hour of work, he has distributed newspapers to 2/5 of the homes. After another 2 hours of working, he realizes he has distributed newspapers to 60 percent of the remaining homes. How many homes does he still need to distribute the newspapers to?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: After the first hour of work, he has distributed newspapers to 2 / 5 * 200 = 80 homes. The number of homes that still need newspapers is 200 - 80 = 120. Two hours later, the number of homes he has distributed newspapers to is 60 / 100 * 120 = 72 homes. The number of homes he still needs to distribute newspapers to is 120 - 72 = 48 homes.
So the answer is 48.


Question: In a basketball game, Cyrus made exactly eighty percent of the shots he attempted. He attempted twenty shots. How many times did he miss the shots?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Cyrus made 20 x 80 / 100 = 16 shots. So, he missed 20 - 16 = 4 shots.
So the answer is 4.