Q: Lou Senior took 3 cookies out of the cookie jar and ate them. Since he didn't get caught by his wife, he went back the next day and took another 3 cookies out of the jar. But after eating just one of the cookies, he felt guilty about it and put the other two cookies back. His son, Louie Junior saw that his Dad was eating cookies. So, Louie Junior took seven cookies out of the jar and hid them in his bedroom for later. The next morning, Debra, Lou's wife looked into the cookie jar and reacted by accusing her husband of eating half of the cookies out of the cookie jar. How many cookies remained in the jar?
A: Lou Sr 3 cookies from the jar, then another three, but then put two back, for a total of 3 + 3 - 2 = 4 cookies removed. Louie Jr took seven more out of the jar, for a total of 4 + 7 = 11 cookies removed. If Debra thought half were gone, then the number of missing cookies would equal the number of cookies that remain, or 11 missing = 11 remaining cookies. The answer is 11.

Q: MegaCorp got caught leaking carcinogens into the water supply and is being fined 1% of its annual profits. Every day MegaCorp earns $3,000,000 from mining and $5,000,000 from oil refining. Its monthly expenses are $30,000,000. How much is MegaCorp's fine in dollars?
A: First find MegaCorp's total daily profits: $3,000,000 + $5,000,000 = $8,000,000. Then multiply that number by the number of days in a year to find their annual profits: 365 days / year * $8,000,000 = $2,920,000,000. Then multiply their monthly expenses by the number of months in a year to find their annual expenses: $30,000,000 / month * 12 months = $360,000,000. Then subtract their annual expenses from their annual earnings to find their annual profit: $2920000000 - $360,000,000 = $2,560,000,000. Then multiply the annual profits by the percentage paid for the fine to find the value of the fine in dollars: $2,560,000,000 * 1% = $25,600,000. The answer is 25600000.

Q: James collects all the fruits from his 2 trees. Each tree has 20 plants. Each plant has 1 seed and he plants 60% of those. How many trees did he plant?
A:
He got 20 * 2 = 40 seeds. That means he plants 40 * .6 = 24 trees. The answer is 24.