Question: Solomon bought a dining table at a 10% discount and paid the sale price of $450. What was the original price of the dining table?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Since there was a 10% discount, this means that Solomon only paid 100% - 10% = 90% of the original price. The 90% is represented by $450, so 1% is equal to $450 / 90 = $5. Therefore, the original price of the dining table is $5 x 100 = $500.
So the answer is 500.


Question: Seymour runs a plant shop. He has 4 flats of petunias with 8 petunias per flat, 3 flats of roses with 6 roses per flat, and two Venus flytraps. Each petunia needs 8 ounces of fertilizer, each rose needs 3 ounces of fertilizer, and each Venus flytrap needs 2 ounces of fertilizer. How many ounces of fertilizer does Seymour need in total?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find the total number of petunias: 4 flats * 8 petunias / flat = 32 petunias. Then find the total number of roses: 3 flats * 6 roses / flat = 18 roses. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the petunias: 32 petunias * 8 oz / petunia = 256 oz. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the roses: 18 roses * 3 oz / rose = 54 oz. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the Venus flytraps: 2 Venus flytraps * 2 oz / Venus flytrap = 4 oz. Now add up the fertilizer for all three plants: 256 oz + 54 oz + 4 oz = 314 oz.
So the answer is 314.


Question: Jed is 10 years older than Matt. In 10 years, Jed will be 25 years old. What is the sum of their present ages?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Jed is 25 - 10 = 15 years old now. So, Matt is 15 - 10 = 5 years old now. Thus, the sum of their present ages is 15 + 5 = 20.
So the answer is 20.