Answer this question:Four people in a law firm are planning a party. Mary will buy a platter of pasta for $20 and a loaf of bread for $2. Elle and Andrea will split the cost for buying 4 cans of soda which cost $1.50 each, and chicken wings for $10. Joe will buy a cake that costs $5. How much more will Mary spend than the rest of the firm put together?
Mary will spend $20 + $2 = $22. Elle and Andrea will spend $1.5 x 4 = $6 for the soda. Elle and Andrea will spend $6 + $10 = $16 for the soda and chicken wings. Elle, Andrea, and Joe together will spend $16 + $5 = $21. So, Mary will spend $22 - $21 = $1 more than all of them combined.
The answer is 1.

Answer this question:Tim does 100 tasks a day. They each pay $1.2. If he works 6 days a week how much does he make a week?
He makes 100 * 1.2 = $120 a day. So he makes 120 * 6 = $720.
The answer is 720.

Answer this question:Juan bought T-shirts for his employees. He bought shirts for men and women. Women's t-shirts are $5 cheaper than men's t-shirts of the same color. His company has 2 sectors, one in white t-shirts and the other in black t-shirts. He paid $20 for white men's t-shirts and $18 for black men's t-shirts. The 2 sectors have the same number of men and women, with a total of 40 employees. How much did he spend total on buying t-shirts?
For each type of shirt, he needed to buy, 40 employees / 4 = 10 shirts. White men's T - shirts cost $20 / shirt * 10 shirts = $200. White women's T - shirts cost $5 less, or ($20 / shirt - $5 / shirt) * 10 shirts = $15 / shirt * 10 shirts = $150. Black men's t - shirts cost, $18 / shirt * 10 shirts = $180. Black women's T - shirts cost $ 5 less, so ($18 / shirt - $5 / shirt) * 10 shirts = $13 / shirt * 10 shirts = $130. Now add up all these quantities to find the total: $200 + $150 + $180 + $130 = $660.
The answer is 660.

Answer this question:Lucy has been trying new recipes and wants to make sure she keeps the cupboard stocked with ingredients. She had a 500g bag of flour in the cupboard at the start of the week. She used 240g when she baked cookies on Tuesday, and accidentally spilled half of what was left when she was putting the flour away. If Lucy wants a full bag of flour in the cupboard, how much flour does she need to buy, in grams?
After baking cookies, Lucy had 500 – 240 = 260g of flour left. She accidentally spilled half of this, which means she had 260 * 0.5 = 130g of flour left. She therefore needs 500 – 130 = 370g of flour.
The answer is 370.