[Question]Mrs. Smith wanted to buy wears worth $500. She went to a boutique with the $500 but by the time she had picked out everything she liked, she realized that she would need two-fifths more money than she had. If the shop owner gave her a discount of 15%, how much more money will she still need?
[Answer]Two fifths of $500 is (2 / 5) * $500 = $200. She needed $200 more than $500 which is $200 + $500 = $700. 15% of $700 is (15 / 100) * $700 = $105. She was given a $105 discount so she has to pay $700 - $105 = $595. She would still need $595 - $500 = $95. The answer is 95.
Q: Lightning McQueen, the race car, cost 140000$. Mater only cost 10 percent of that, and Sally McQueen cost triple what Mater costs. How much does Sally McQueen cost?
A: Mater:140000(.10) = 14000$. Sally:14000(3) = 42000$. The answer is 42000.
Question: Steve has decided to become a baker. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, he bakes apple pies. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he bakes cherry pies. If he bakes 12 pies per day, how many more apple pies does he bake than cherry pies in one week?
Answer: In one week, he bakes 3 * 12 = 36 apple pies. In one week, he bakes 2 * 12 = 24 cherry pies. He bakes 36 - 24 = 12 more apple pies. The answer is 12.
[Question]James collects all the fruits from his 2 trees. Each tree has 20 plants. Each plant has 1 seed and he plants 60% of those. How many trees did he plant?
[Answer]He got 20 * 2 = 40 seeds. That means he plants 40 * .6 = 24 trees. The answer is 24.
Q: Jack has a stack of books that is 12 inches thick. He knows from experience that 80 pages is one inch thick. If he has 6 books, how many pages is each one on average?
A: There are 960 pages because 80 x 12 = 960. Each book is 160 pages because 960 / 6 = 160. The answer is 160.
Question: James splits 4 packs of stickers that have 30 stickers each. Each sticker cost $.10. If his friend pays for half how much did James pay?
Answer:
He buys 4 * 30 = 120 stickers. That means it cost 120 * .1 = $12. So he pays 12 * .5 = $6. The answer is 6.