Question: Jaco wants to buy Christmas gifts for his 8 friends that are worth $9 each. Also, he wants to buy gifts for his mother and father that are of the same amount. He has a $100 budget to buy all gifts. How much is Jaco's budget for each of his mother and father's gift?
Answer: Jaco will spend a total of $9 x 8 = $72 for his 8 friends' gifts. He will be left with $100 - $72 = $28 for his mother and father's gift. So, Jaco's budget for each of his mother and father's gift is $28 / 2 = $14. The answer is 14.
[Question]There are 12 more green apples than red apples in a bowl. There are 16 red apples. How many apples are there in the bowl?
[Answer]Green = 16 + 12 = 28. Green + Red = 28 + 16 = 44. There are 44 apples in the bowl. The answer is 44.
Q: Joey has 30 pages to read for history class tonight. He decided that he would take a break when he finished reading 70% of the pages assigned. How many pages must he read after he takes a break?
A: Joey will take a break after 30 * 0.7 = 21 pages. Joey will have to read 30 - 21 = 9 pages more. The answer is 9.
Question: Isabelle’s parents bought a new television for $480. The seller gives them a 5% discount. They pay a first installment of $150 and will pay the rest in 3 monthly installments. What is the amount of a monthly payment?
Answer: The television discount is $480 x 5 / 100 = $24. So, the television price is $480 - $24 = $456. The outstanding balance is $456 – $150 = $306. The monthly payment is $306 / 3 = $102. The answer is 102.
[Question]Tina's classroom has the same amount of students as Maura's. Zack's classroom has half the amount of total students between Tina and Maura's classrooms. How many students are there in total between the 3 classrooms if when Zack was sick there were 22 students in his class?
[Answer]If Zack's classroom had 22 students when he was absent, then the total students in his class are 22 + 1 = 23. If Tina's classroom has as many students as Maura's then T = M. If Zack's classroom has half the amount of total students between Tina and Maura's classrooms then 23 = 1 / 2 * (T + M ). 23 = 1 / 2 * (T + M). We know from above that T = M, therefore 23 = (1 / 2) * (M + M) or 23 = (1 / 2) * 2M. 23 = M. Because T = M, then T is also T = 23. Between the three classes then we have a total of T + M + Z or 23 + 23 + 23 = 69. The answer is 69.
[Question]A state fair charges $5 for a ticket. Two-thirds of the people who buy a ticket will buy deep-fried fair food for $8, one quarter will go on a ride for $4, and one eighth will spend $15 on a souvenir. The fair made $2520 from tickets. How many dollars did they make in all?
[Answer]
The fair made $2520 from tickets, so they had 2520 / 5 = 504 people attend the fair. Two - thirds of those people will buy food, so 504 * 2 / 3 = 336 people will buy food. The fair will make 336 * 8 = $2688 from food. A quarter of the people will go on a ride, so 504 / 4 = 126 people will go on a ride. The fair will make 126 * 4 = $504 from rides. An eighth of the people will buy a souvenir, so 504 / 8 = 63 people will buy souvenirs. The fair will make 63 * 15 = $945 from souvenirs. In all, the fair will make 2520 + 2688 + 504 + 945 = $6657. The answer is 6657.