[Question]A year ago, the total cost of buying a lawnmower was 2/5 times less than the cost it goes for now. If the cost was $1800 a year ago, calculate how much it would cost Mr. Lucian to buy 4 such lawnmowers.
[Answer]If the price of a lawnmower was $1800 a year ago, 2 / 5 less than the cost right now, then it now costs 2 / 5 * 1800 = $720 more to buy one lawnmower. The total cost of buying one lawnmower right now is $1800 + $720 = $2520. To purchase 4 such lawnmowers, Mr. Lucian will have to pay $2520 * 4 = $10080. The answer is 10080.
Q: Tim's cat bit him. He decided to get himself and the cat checked out. His doctor's visits $300 and insurance covered 75%. His cat's visit cost $120 and his pet insurance covered $60. How much did he pay?
A: The insurance covers 300 * .75 = $225. So he had to pay 300 - 225 = $75. The cats visit cost 120 - 60 = $60. So in total he paid 75 + 60 = $135. The answer is 135.
Question: If 24 out of every 60 individuals like football and out of those that like it, 50% play it, how many people would you expect play football out of a group of 250?
Answer: If 50% of individuals that like football play it, and there are 24 out of 60 individuals that like it, then 24 * 50% = 12 out of 60 individuals play it. If 12 individuals play it out of 60 individuals then that means only 12 / 60 = 1 / 5 or 20% play it. If 20% of individuals play football out of a group of 250 people, one would expect 250 * 20% = 50 individuals to play it. The answer is 50.
[Question]When the strawberries at Fruity Farm are ready for harvest, Miguel charges each interested picker $4 to access the strawberry fields. Once there, people pick as many strawberries as they wish, and then take them to Miguel for weighing and pricing. This year, the standard price of a pound of strawberries is $20. Miguel is a very generous man. He deducts the entrance charge from the cost of the harvest. Sally, Jenny and Moses have just finished their strawberry picking and are headed home. They paid $128 for their harvest. How many pounds of strawberry did they pick?
[Answer]To gain entry into the strawberry fields, Sally, Jenny and Moses paid a total of 4 * 3 = 12 dollars. This means that before Miguel applied the $12 discount, the cost was 128 + 12 = 140 dollars. We get the weight by dividing the cost by the price of strawberries per pound, 140 / 20 = 7 pounds. The answer is 7.
Q: Bailey needs to buy 2 new sets of towels for the guest bathroom and 4 new sets for her master bathroom. The set of towels for the guest bathroom are $40.00 each and the master bathroom set is $50.00 each. The store is currently offering 20% off so how much will Bailey spend on towel sets?
A: She needs 2 sets of guest towels that are $40.00 each so that’s 2 * 40 = $80.00. She needs 4 sets of master bath towels that are $50.00 each so that’s 4 * 50 = $200.00. Together, the towels will cost 80 + 200 = $280.00. The store is offering 20% off of her $280.00 towels so that’s 280 * .20 = $56.00 discount. Her $280.00 towels have a $56.00 discount making them 280 - 56 = $224.00. The answer is 224.
Question: Andy and Dawn spent the weekend cleaning the house. When putting away the laundry Andy took six minutes more than two times the number of minutes it took Dawn to wash the dishes. If it took Dawn 20 minutes to wash the dishes how many minutes did it take Andy to put away the laundry?
Answer:
Two times the minutes it took Dawn to wash the dishes is 20 * 2 = 40. Andy took 40 + 6 = 46 minutes to put away the laundry. The answer is 46.