Question: Bill is buying healthcare on an exchange. The normal monthly price of the plan he wants is $500. The government will pay for part of this cost depending on Bill's income: 90% if he makes less than $10,000, 50% if he makes between $10,001 and $40,000, and 20% if he makes more than $50,000. Bill earns $25/hour and works 30 hours per week, four weeks per month. How much will Bill spend for health insurance in a year?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: First find how much money Bill makes every week by multiplying his hourly rate by the number of hours he works each week: $25 / hour * 30 hours / week = $750 / week. Then multiply that number by the number of weeks per month to find his monthly earnings: $750 / week * 4 weeks / month = $3,000 / month. Then multiply his monthly earnings by the number of months in a year to find his annual income: $3,000 / month * 12 months / year = $36,000 / year. This income means Bill gets a 50% monthly healthcare subsidy from the government. Multiply the cost of the premium by 50% to find the monthly cost Bill pays: $500 / month * .5 = $250 / month. Finally, multiply Bill's monthly cost by the number of months in a year to find his annual cost: $250 / month * 12 months / year = $3,000 / year.
So the answer is 3000.

Question: Josh has 18 yards of ribbon that is to be used equally to 6 gifts. If each gift will use 2 yards of ribbon, how many yards of ribbon will be left?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: The 6 gifts will use 6 x 2 = 12 yards of ribbon. So, 18 - 12 = 6 yards of ribbon will be left.
So the answer is 6.

Question: In a car racing competition, Skye drove a 6-kilometer track. For the first 3 kilometers, his speed was 150 kilometers per hour. For the next 2 kilometers, his speed was 50 kilometers per hour more. For the remaining 1 kilometer, his speed was twice as fast as his speed on the first 3 kilometers. What is Skye's average speed for the entire race?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Since time is obtained by dividing distance and speed, then Skye took 3 km / 150 km per hr. = 1 / 50 of an hour to finish the first 3 kilometers of the race. His speed on the next 2 kilometers was 150 + 50 = 200 kilometers per hour. Hence, it took him 2 km / 200 km per hr. = 1 / 100 of an hour to finish the next 2 kilometers. His speed on the remaining 1 kilometer is 150 x 2 = 300 kilometers per hour. Hence, it took him 1 / 300 of an hour to finish the 1 kilometer. So, the total time it took for Skye to complete the race was 1 / 50 + 1 / 100 + 1 / 300 = 1 / 30 of an hour. Therefore, his average speed for the entire race was 6 km / 1 / 30 hour = 180 kilometers per hour.
So the answer is 180.

Question: Jim is wondering how many miles each gallon of gas gets him. His gas tank is 12 gallons. He has 2/3 of a tank left after he drives to and from work, which is 10 miles away from his house. How many miles per gallon does he get?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: He used 1 / 3 of his tank because 1 - (2 / 3) = 1 / 3. He used 4 gallons of gas because 12 x (1 / 3) = 4. He drove 20 miles because 2 x 10 = 20. He gets 5 miles per gallon because 20 / 4 = 5.
So the answer is 5.