Answer this question:John has a donkey and an elephant. The elephant weighs 3 tons (a ton is 2000 pounds). The donkey weighs 90% less. What is their combined weight in pounds?
The elephant weighs 3 * 2000 = 6000 pounds. The donkey weighs 6000 * .9 = 5400 pounds less. So the donkey weighs 6000 - 5400 = 600 pounds. That means the combined weight is 600 + 6000 = 6600 pounds.
The answer is 6600.

Answer this question:Timothy and Theresa go to the movies very often. Timothy went to the movies 7 more times in 2010 that he did in 2009. In 2009, Timothy went to the movies 24 times. In 2010 Theresa went to see twice as many movies as Timothy did, but in 2009, she only saw half as many as he did. How many movies did Timothy and Theresa go on in both 2009 and 2010?
In 2010 Timothy watched 24 + 7 = 31 movies. In 2010 Theresa watched 31 * 2 = 62 movies. In 2009 Theresa watched 24 / 2 = 12 movies. In both 2009 and 2010 Timothy and Theresa watched 24 + 31 + 62 + 12 = 129 movies.
The answer is 129.

Answer this question:Belinda’s dog is missing, so she made 200 flyers to distribute around town with the help of her friends. Ryan passed out 42 flyers, Alyssa passed out 67, Scott passed out 51 and Belinda passed out the rest. What percentage of the flyers did Belinda pass out?
The total number of flyers Belinda’s friends passed out was 42 by Ryan + 67 by Alyssa + 51 by Scott = 160 flyers. Belinda passed out 200 total flyers – 160 flyers passed out by friends = 40 flyers. To express this as a decimal, divide Belinda’s 40 flyers / 200 total flyers = 0.20. Belinda passed out 0.20 x 100% = 20% of the flyers.
The answer is 20.

Answer this question:Buying a toaster requires an insurance plan that is 20% of the MSRP, plus a mandatory state tax rate of 50% after the insurance plan calculation. Jon chooses to buy a toaster that costs $30 at MSRP. What is the total he must pay?
The insurance plan costs $30 * 0.2 = $6. The pre - state tax total is $30 + $6 = $36. State tax will be $36 * 0.5 = $18. Jon needs to pay $18 + $36 = $54 for his new toaster.
The answer is 54.