Question: Cynthia wants floor-to-ceiling curtains made with an additional 5" of material so it will pool at the bottom. If her room is 8 feet tall, how long will the curtains need to be?
Answer: There are 12 inches in 1 foot and her room height is 8 feet so that's 12 * 8 = 96 inches tall. She wants an additional 5 inches of material added so the 96 inch long curtains will pool so she needs 5 + 96 = 101 inch long curtains. The answer is 101.

Question: Rica's group won in a dance competition. She got 3/8 of the prize money. From Rica's prize money, she spent 1/5 of it and is now left with $300. How much was the prize money that her group won?
Answer: Rica is left with 1 - 1 / 5 = 4 / 5 of her prize money which is equal to $300. Since 4 / 5 is worth $300, then 1 / 5 is worth $300 / 4 = $75. So, Rica got $75 x 5 = $375 from their prize money which is 3 / 8 of the total prize. Since 3 / 8 is equal to $375, then 1 / 8 is worth $375 / 3 = $125. So, the total prize money is $125 x 8 = $1000. The answer is 1000.

Question: Simon collected treasures on the beach during his summer vacation. He collected a bucket of pearly seashells, a jar full of smooth sea glass, and a bag of ten sand dollars. If the jar holds three times as many pieces of glass as the bag does sand dollars, and the bucket holds five times as many seashells as the jar holds pieces of glass, how many treasures did Simon find on the beach?
Answer: The jar holds 3 * 10 = 30 pieces of glass. The bucket holds 5 * 30 = 150 seashells. Simon found 10 + 30 + 150 = 190 treasures on the beach. The answer is 190.

Question: Janet's grades for her first semester of college were 90, 80, 70, and 100. If her semester 2 average was 82 percent, how much higher was her semester 1 average compared to her semester 2 average?
Answer:
First add all Janet's grade for the first semester of college: 90 + 80 + 70 + 100 = 340. Then divide that number by 4 to find her average grade: 340 / 4 = 85. Then subtract her semester 2 average to find the difference: 85 - 82 = 3. The answer is 3.