John eats 3 meals a day. Breakfast is 500 calories. His lunch contains 25% more calories than that. His dinner is twice as many calories as lunch. He also has 3 shakes that are each 300 calories. How many calories does he get in a day? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
Lunch is 500 * .25 = 125 more calories than breakfast. That means it is 500 + 125 = 625 calories. So dinner is 625 * 2 = 1250 calories. The shakes are 3 * 300 = 900 calories. So in total he eats 500 + 625 + 1250 + 900 = 3275 calories. So, the answer is 3275.