Tim buys a cabinet for $1200 and gets a 15% discount. How much did he pay? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. He got a discount of 1200 * .15 = $180. So he paid 1200 - 180 = $1020.. The answer is: 1020.

A park has three colors of flowering crepe myrtle trees planted: red, white, and pink. When they bloom, a third of them are pink, but only two are red. Most of them are white. There are 42 crepe myrtle trees in the park. How many have white flowers when they bloom? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. The park has 42 / 3 = 14 pink crepe myrtle trees. It has 2 red trees, so it has 14 + 2 = 16 pink and red trees. Therefore, there are 42 - 16 = 26 crepe myrtle trees that have white flowers when they bloom in the park.. The answer is: 26.

Tricia ordered three dozen eggs. She will use 1/4 of them for making crepes, and 2/3 of the remaining for making cupcakes. How many eggs are left to make sunny-side-up eggs for breakfast? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Since a dozen is equal to 12, then 3 dozen eggs are equal to 12 x 3 = 36 eggs. Tricia will use 36 x 1 / 4 = 9 eggs for making crepes. So there are 36 - 9 = 27 eggs left. 27 x 2 / 3 = 18 eggs will be used for making cupcakes. Thus, there are only 27 - 18 = 9 eggs left to make sunny - side - up eggs for breakfast.. The answer is: 9.