Q: Bill gets paid $20 every hour he works up to a total of 40 hours, after which he gets paid double that amount per hour. How much does Bill get paid for a 50-hour workweek?
A: Bill makes $20 an hour for the first 40 hours, meaning he gets paid 40 * 20 = 800 dollars. For the remaining 10 hours, Bill gets paid double the amount of $20, meaning he makes 20 * 2 = 40 dollars an hour. Since he worked 10 hours at that $40 an hour rate, that means he gets paid 10 * 40 = 400 dollars for the final 10 hours. In total, this means Bill gets paid 800 + 400 = 1200 dollars for his workweek. The answer is 1200.
Question: Ellen’s doctor instructed her to eat a 2,200 calorie a day diet. For breakfast, she ate 353 calories. For lunch, she had 885. She had an afternoon snack of 130 calories. How many calories does she have left for dinner?
Answer: Ellen ate 353 calories for breakfast + 885 for lunch + 130 for a snack = 1368 calories. Ellen has 2,200 calories – 1368 = 832 calories left for dinner. The answer is 832.
[Question]Julie started her own landscaping business. She charges $4 an hour for mowing lawns and $8 for pulling weeds. In September she mowed lawns for 25 hours and pulled weeds for 3 hours. If she worked the same number of hours in October, how much money did she earn in September and October?
[Answer]She mowed lawns for 25 hours in September, so earned 25 * $4 = $100. She pulled weeds for 3 hours in September, so earned 3 * $8 = $24. She earned $100 + $24 = $124 in September. Finally, for two months working the same hours she earned $124 * 2 = $248. The answer is 248.
Q: Mark does a gig every other day for 2 weeks. For each gig, he plays 3 songs. 2 of the songs are 5 minutes long and the last song is twice that long. How many minutes did he play?
A: He played 7 * 2 = 14 gigs. The long song was 5 * 2 = 10 minutes. So all the gigs were 5 + 5 + 10 = 20 minutes. So he played 14 * 20 = 140 minutes. The answer is 280.
Question: Four runners ran a combined total of 195 miles last week. Katarina ran 51 miles. Tomas, Tyler, and Harriet all ran the same distance. How many miles did Harriet run?
Answer: 195 - 51 = 144 = miles the 3 runners ran. 144 / 3 = 48 miles. Harriet ran 48 miles. The answer is 48.
Q: Andy is mixing blue, green and white paint in a 1 : 2 : 5 ratio. If he uses 6 gallons of green paint, how many gallons of paint does he use total?
A:
First find the number of gallons of blue paint by multiplying the gallons of green paint by the ratio between the blue and green paint: 1 blue gallon / 2 green gallons * 6 gallons = 3 gallons. Then find the number of gallons of white paint by multiplying the gallons of green paint by the ratio between the white and green paint: 5 white gallons / 2 green gallons * 6 gallons = 15 gallons. Then add the number of gallons of each color to find the total number of gallons of paint: 6 gallons + 3 gallons + 15 gallons = 24 gallons. The answer is 24.