Q: Natalie's father has saved up $10,000 to split up between his kids. Natalie will get half, as she is the oldest. Rick will get 60 percent of the remaining money, and Lucy will get whatever is left after Natilie and Rick get paid. How much money does Lucy get?
A: Natalie: 10000 / 2 = 5000$. 10000 - 5000 = 5000. Rick:5000(.60) = 3000$. 5000 - 3000 = 2000$ left for Lucy. The answer is 2000.
Question: Dorothy earns $60000 a year from her work. She needs to pay 18% of this amount in taxes. How much money will she have left after she pays the taxes?
Answer: The amount in taxes Dorothy needs to pay is 18 / 100 * 60000 = $10800. So she is going to be left with 60000 - 10800 = $49200. The answer is 49200.
[Question]Lyra bought a pair of shoes at a 20% discount. If she paid $480, how much was the original price of the pair of shoes?
[Answer]Lyra only paid $480 for the pair of shoes which is only 100% - 20% = 80% of the original price. So let x be the original price. Then 0.8x = $480. Thus x = $480 / 0.8 = $600. The answer is 600.
Q: Mr. Grey is purchasing gifts for his family. So far he has purchased 3 polo shirts for $26 each; 2 necklaces for $83 each; and 1 computer game for $90. Since Mr. Grey purchased all those using his credit card, he received a $12 rebate. What is the total cost of the gifts after the rebate?
A: Mr. Grey paid $26 / shirt x 3 shirts = $78 on polo shirts. He paid $83 / necklace x 2 necklaces = $166 on necklaces. So, he paid $78 + $166 + $90 = $334 for the gifts. After the rebate, the total cost of the gifts is now $334 - $12 = $322. The answer is 322.
Question: Mimi has decided to start going to the gym again. Over the weekend, she spent $8,000 on athletic sneakers and clothes. She spent thrice as much on Nike sneakers as she did on Adidas. What she spent on Adidas was 1/5 the cost of Skechers. If Mimi's Adidas sneakers purchase was $600, what amount did she spend on clothes?
Answer: The Adidas purchase was 1 / 5 that of Skechers, therefore the Skechers cost 5 * 600 = 3000 dollars. Spending three times the cost of Adidas on Nike sneakers translates to 3 * 600 = 1800 dollars. All together, the three athletic - sneaker purchases cost Mimi 600 + 1800 + 3000 = 5400 dollars. Subtracting the amount spent on athletic sneakers from the total spent gives 8000 - 5400 = 2600 dollars. Mimi therefore spent 2600 dollars on clothes. The answer is 2600.
Q: Brian is taping up some boxes. Each box needs three pieces of tape, one as long as the long side and two as long as the short side. If Brian tapes up 5 boxes that measure 15 inches by 30 inches and 2 boxes that measure 40 inches square, how much tape does he need?
A:
First find the amount of tape each 15 in x 30 in box needs on the short sides: 2 sides * 15 inches / side = 30 inches. Then add that to the amount of tape each 15 in x 30 in box needs on the long side to find the total amount needed per box: 30 inches + 30 inches = 60 inches. Then multiply that amount by 5 boxes to find the total amount needed: 60 inches / box * 5 boxes = 300 inches. Then find the amount of tape each 40 in x 40 in box needs for its three equal length sides: 3 sides * 40 inches / side = 120 inches. Then multiply that amount by 2 boxes to find the total amount needed: 120 inches / box * 2 boxes = 240 inches. Then add the total amount needed for each box size to find the grand total: 240 inches + 300 inches = 540 inches. The answer is 540.