Your mom bought a refrigerator and a washing machine. Note that the price of the refrigerator is $4275 and the price of the washing machine is $1490 less than the price of the refrigerator. Calculate the total price of the purchases in dollars.
Let's think: The price of the washing machine is $4275 - $1490 = $2785. The total price of the purchases is $4275 + $2785 = $7060.. The answer is: 7060.

Ashley had already blown up 12 balloons for the party when Andy took over and started blowing them up at a rate of 2 every five minutes. When Andy stopped, there were 50 balloons. For how many minutes did Andy blow up balloons?
Let's think: Andy blew up 50 balloons – the 12 balloons Ashley blew up = 38 balloons. We know how long it took Andy to blow up 2 balloons, so 38 balloons / 2 = 19 time increments. We know the time increment is 5 minutes, so 19 x 5 minutes = 95 minutes.. The answer is: 95.

Connor wanted to order some new books to read. The website was offering free shipping over $50.00. They also had a deal that when you buy 4 books; the first two were 25% off. Book 1 cost 13.00 and Book 2 cost 15.00. Book 3 & 4 were both $10.00 each. How much more money did Connor need to spend to receive free shipping?
Let's think: Book 1 was $12.50 and book 2 was $15.00 so 13.00 + 15.00 = $28.00. He was buying 4 books, so these 2 were 25% off so 28.00 * .25 = $7.00. These two books came out to 28 - 7 = $21.00. Books 3 & 4 were both $10 each so 2 * 10 = $20.00. When you add all 4 books together, 21 + 20 = $41.00. To get free shipping he would need to spend 50 - 41 = $9.00 more on books.. The answer is: 9.

Alice and Bob are each given $2000 to invest. Alice puts all of her money in the stock market and doubles her money. Bob invests in real estate and makes five times more money than he invested. How much more money does Bob have now than Alice?
Let's think:
When Alice invested her money in the stock market, her money doubled to $2000 * 2 = $4000. Bob, after investing in real estate, increased his money by 2000 * 5 = 10000. The total amount of money that Bob made after investing in real estate is $10000 + $2000 = $12000. Bob made $12000 - $4000 = $8000 more than Alice after investing his money.. The answer is: 8000.