Question: Thomas has been saving $40 in the bank every month for six years. His friend Joseph has been saving 2/5 times less money per month. How much money are they having in their savings account altogether?
Answer: Thomas has been saving for six years, and since each year has 12 months, he has been making savings for 6 * 12 = 72 months. Since Thomas has been saving $40 in the bank every month for six years, he has saved 72 * $40 = $2880. Joseph has been saving 2 / 5 times less money per month than Thomas, meaning he has been saving 2 / 5 * $40 = $16 less per month. The total amount of money that Joseph has been saving per month is $40 - $16 = $24. In six years, Joseph has saved $24 * 72 = $1728. Together, they have saved a total of $2880 + $1728 = $4608. The answer is 4608.

Question: James is trying to decide which trail is faster to hike. One trail is 20 miles and mostly downhill, so James can cover it at 5 miles per hour. The other trail is 12 miles, but it's mostly uphill, so James will only be able to cover 3 miles per hour and will have to take an hour break halfway through. How many hours faster is the fastest hike?
Answer: First find how long the first trail takes to hike: 20 miles / 5 miles / hour = 4 hours. Then find how long James spends hiking the second trail: 12 miles / 3 miles / hour = 4 hours. Then add the 1 hour break James has to take on the second trail: 4 hours + 1 hour = 5 hours. Then subtract the time for the first trail from the time for the second trail to find the difference: 5 hours - 4 hours = 1 hour. The answer is 1.

Question: In a hotdog eating competition, the first competitor can eat 10 hot dogs per minute. The second competitor can eat 3 times more than the first competitor, while the third competitor can eat twice as much as the second competitor. How many hotdogs can the third competitor eat after 5 minutes?
Answer: The second competitor can eat 10 x 3 = 30 hotdogs per minute. The third competitor can eat 30 x 2 = 60 hot dogs per minute. Therefore, the third competitor can eat 60 x 5 = 300 hot dogs after 5 minutes. The answer is 300.

Question: Wyatt's mother gave him $74 to go to the store. Wyatt bought 5 loaves of bread and 4 cartons of orange juice. Each loaf of bread cost $5 and each carton of orange juice cost $2. How much money does Wyatt have left?
Answer:
The loaves of bread cost 5 * $5 = $25. The orange juice cost 4 * $2 = $8. Wyatt’s total cost is $25 + $8 = $33. Wyatt is left with the initial $74 - $33 = $41. The answer is 41.