For the summer, the clothing store has a 50% discount for all items. On Wednesdays, there is an additional $10.00 off on all jeans after the summer discount is applied. Before the sales tax applies, the cost of a pair of jeans is $14.50. How much was the original cost for the jeans before all the discounts? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Before the Wednesday discount, the cost of the jean is $14.50 + $10.00 = $24.50. Since the original price was reduced by 50%, the original cost for the jeans is $24.50 * 2 = $49.00.. The answer is: 49.

Aunt Angela has 70 jellybeans in a jar. She wants to divide them equally and give them to her 3 nephews and 2 nieces. How many jellybeans did each nephew or niece receive? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Aunt Angela has a total of 3 + 2 = 5 nephews and nieces. She gave each nephew or niece 70 / 5 = 14 jellybeans.. The answer is: 14.

Jim spends 8 hours scuba diving. In that time he finds a treasure chest with 100 gold coins in it. He also finds 2 smaller bags that have half as much gold each. How much gold does he find per hour? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. The smaller bags each have 100 / 2 = 50 gold coins each. So in total, they have 50 * 2 = 100 coins. So he found 100 + 100 = 200 coins. So he finds 200 / 8 = 25 coins an hour.. The answer is: 25.