Question: Woody wants to buy a games console that costs $282. Woody already has $42 and receives an allowance of $24 every week. How many weeks will it take him to save the money he needs for the game console?
Answer: Woody needs to save another $282 - $42 = $240 to be able to afford a games console. It will take Woody $240 / $24 / week = 10 weeks to save up enough money. The answer is 10.
[Question]Emily bought a shirt and a coat for $600. What does the shirt cost if it is one-third the price of the coat?
[Answer]Let X be the price of the shirt. The price of the coat is X * 3. The total amount is X + X * 3 = $600. Combining like terms, we get X * 4 = $600. Dividing both sides by 4, we get X = $600 / 4 = $150. The answer is 150.
Q: Frank has an apple tree in his backyard. 5 apples are hanging on the tree and 8 have fallen to the ground. If Frank's dog eats 3 of the apples off of the ground, how many apples are left?
A: Frank originally had 5 + 8 = 13 apples. After his dog eats 3, there are 13 - 3 = 10 apples. The answer is 10.
Question: Steve puts $100 into the bank. Each year he earns 10% interest on the money in the account. How much money will be in the bank after 2 years?
Answer: At the end of the first year, there will be $100 * (110 / 100) = $110 in the bank account. At the end of the second year, there will be $110 * (110 / 100) = $121. The answer is 121.
[Question]A laboratory needs flasks, test tubes, and safety gear to carry out its experiments. They were given a $325 budget for the month. They bought $150 worth of flasks, spent two-thirds of that amount on test tubes, and used half of the test tube cost on safety gear. How many dollars of their budget remained?
[Answer]The laboratory spent 2 / 3 * 150 = 300 / 3 = $100 on test tubes. They spent a further 100 / 2 = $50 on safety gear. In all, they spent 150 + 100 + 50 = $300. Thus, 325 - 300 = $25 of the laboratory’s budget remained. The answer is 25.
[Question]Jackie walks 2 miles each day while Jessie walks 1.5 miles each day. How many more miles, in all, does Jackie walk than Jessie walk in 6 days?
[Answer]
Jackie walks 2 - 1.5 = 0.5 miles more each day than Jessie. So in 6 days, Jakie walks 0.5 x 6 = 3 miles more than Jessie. The answer is 3.