Answer this question:Rita put a $120 elliptical machine on layaway at her local sports good store. After making a down payment equal to half the cost of the machine, she completely forgot about it. Sometime before the pick-up date, a store employee called offered to waive all layaway fees and taxes on the condition that Rita paid the balance within 10 days. What is the daily minimum amount, in dollars, that Rita must pay to own the elliptical machine?
The down payment Rita made was 120 / 2 = 60 dollars. The balance was therefore 120 - 60 = 60 dollars. To pay off the balance within 10 days, Rita must make payments of 60 / 10 = 6 dollars per day.
The answer is 6.

Answer this question:Roberta takes $158 with her on a shopping trip to the mall. She spends $45 on new shoes, $17 less on a new bag, and a quarter of the price of the bag for lunch. How much money does she have left after these purchases?
Roberta's bag costs $45 - $17 = $28. Roberta spend $28 / 4 = $7 on lunch. Roberta spend 45 + 28 + 7 = 80 in total. Roberta has $158 - 80 = $78 left.
The answer is 78.

Answer this question:Boris has 100 pieces of Halloween candy. His daughter eats 8 pieces of candy. He separates the remaining pieces of candy into equal portions into 4 different bowls. Then he takes away 3 pieces of candy from each bowl to keep for himself. How many pieces of candy are in one bowl?
After his daughter eats some candy, Boris has 100 - 8 = 92 pieces of candy. In one bowl, there are 92 / 4 = 23 pieces of candy. After Boris takes some candy for himself, there are 23 - 3 = 20 pieces of candy in one bowl.
The answer is 20.

Answer this question:Gerald wants to buy a meat pie that costs 2 pfennigs. Gerald has 54 farthings, and there are 6 farthings to a pfennig. How many pfennigs will Gerald have left after buying the pie?
First convert the number of farthings Gerald has to pfennigs by dividing by the exchange rate: 54 farthings / 6 farthings / pfennig = 9 pfennigs. Then subtract the cost of the meat pie to find how many pfennigs Gerald has left: 9 pfennigs - 2 pfennigs = 7 pfennigs.
The answer is 7.