Answer this question:Sabrina went to the library and found a historical series novel called The Rangers Apprentice. There are 14 books in the series, and each book has 200 pages. She read four books in a month and half the number of books remaining in the second month. What's the total number of pages Sabrina has to read to finish the whole series?
The total number of pages in the series is 14 books * 200 pages / book = 2800 pages. Sabrina read 4 books * 200 pages / book = 800 pages in the first month. She still has 14 books - 4 books = 10 books after reading four books. In the second month, she read 1 / 2 * 10 books = 5 books. The total number of pages she read is 5 books * 200 pages / book = 1000 in the second month. In total, Sabrina 1000 pages + 800 pages = 1800 pages in two months. Sabrina has to read 2800 pages - 1800 pages = 1000 more pages to complete the total series.
The answer is 1000.

Answer this question:Joshua and Justin shared $40. Joshua’s share was thrice as much as Justin’s. How much is Joshua's share?
The $40 is divided into 1 part for Justin + 3 parts for Joshua = 4 parts. So each part is equal to $40 / 4 = $10. Therefore, Joshua's share is $10 x 3 = $30.
The answer is 30.

Answer this question:James gets paid $0.50/mile to drive a truck carrying hazardous waste. He has to pay $4.00/gallon for gas and his truck gets 20 miles per gallon. How much profit does he make from a 600 mile trip?
First find the total payment James receives: $0.50 / mile * 600 miles = $300. Then find how many gallons of gas he needs to buy: 600 miles / 20 miles / gallon = 30 gallons. Then multiply that number by the price of gas per gallon to find the total cost of the gas: $4.00 / gallon * 30 gallons = $120. Then subtract that amount from James' earnings to find his profit: $300 - $120 = $180.
The answer is 180.

Answer this question:Martha needs 4 cups of berries and 2 cups of heavy cream to make 1 quart of ice cream. She wants to make 1 quart of strawberry ice cream and 1 quart of raspberry ice cream. At the farmers market, the 2 cup packages of strawberries are $3.00 each and the 2 cup package of raspberries are $5.00 each. The heavy cream is sold for $4.00 for a 4 cup container. How much will it cost her to make 1 quart of each ice cream?
She needs 4 cups of strawberries per quart of ice cream and the strawberries are sold in 2 cup packages. So 4 / 2 = 2 packages of strawberries. The strawberries cost $3.00 per package and she needs 2 so 3 * 2 = $6.00. She needs 4 cups of raspberries per quart of ice cream and the raspberries are sold in 2 cup packages. So 4 / 2 = 2 packages of raspberries. The raspberries cost $5.00 per package and she needs 2 so 5 * 2 = $10.00. Every quart needs 2 cups of heavy cream and she's making 2 quarts so 2 * 2 = 4 quarts. She will spend $6.00 on strawberries, $10.00 on raspberries and $4.00 on heavy cream bringing the total to 6 + 10 + 4 = $20.00.
The answer is 20.