Answer this question:A pole is 20 meters long. It got cut in a way that left it 30% shorter. How long is the pole?
The cut - away part of the pole is 30 / 100 * 20 = 6 meters long. So the pole is left at the length of 20 - 6 = 14 meters.
The answer is 14.

Answer this question:Cindy can jump rope for 12 minutes before tripping up on the ropes. Betsy can jump rope half as long as Cindy before tripping up, while Tina can jump three times as long as Betsy. How many more minutes can Tina jump rope than Cindy?
Betsy jumps half as long as Cindy, who jumps for 12 minutes so Betsy jumps 12 / 2 = 6 minutes. Tina jumps three times as long as Betsy, who jumps for 6 minutes so Tina jumps 3 * 6 = 18 minutes. Tina can jump for 18 minutes and Cindy and jump for 12 minutes so Tina can jump 18 - 12 = 6 minutes longer.
The answer is 6.

Answer this question:Tom spends $250 to buy gems in a game he plays. The game gives 100 gems for each dollar you spend. Since he bought so many gems he got a 20% bonus of more gems. How many gems did he end up with?
He bought 250 * 100 = 25000 gems. He got a 25,000 * .2 = 5,000 gem bonus. So he got a total of 25000 + 5000 = 30,000 gems.
The answer is 30000.

Answer this question:The sky currently has 4 times as many cirrus clouds as cumulus clouds, and 12 times as many cumulus clouds as cumulonimbus clouds. If the sky currently has 3 cumulonimbus clouds, how many cirrus clouds are in the sky at this moment?
The sky has 3 * 12 = 36 cumulus clouds. The sky has 4 * 36 = 144 cirrus clouds.
The answer is 144.