Q: Judson, Camilo, and Kenny decided to contribute money to paint their house. Judson contributed $500, Kenny contributed 20% more money than Judson, and Camilo contributed $200 more than Kenny. How much was the cost of painting the house?
A: If Judson paid $500, Kenny contributed 20 / 100 * $500 = $100 more than Judson. In total, Kenny contributed $500 + $100 = $600. Kenny and Judson contributed a total of $600 + $500 = $1100. If Camilo contributed $200 more than Kenny, then he contributed $600 + $200 = $800. The total amount of money the three contributed for the house painting is $1100 + $800 = $1900. The answer is 1900.
Question: A liter of chlorine costs $10 and is now sold at 20% off. A box of soap that costs $16 is now sold at 25% off. How much will you save if you buy 3 liters of chlorine and 5 boxes of soap?
Answer: For each liter of chlorine, I can save $10 x .20 = $2. For each box of soap, I can save $16 x .25 = $4. With the 3 liters of chlorine, I can save $2 x 3 = $6. With the 5 boxes of soap, I can save $4 x 5 = $20. Therefore, I can save a total of $6 + $20 = $26. The answer is 26.
[Question]During the most recent voyage of the Starship Conundrum, the spacecraft traveled from Planet X to Planet Y in eight hours less than twice the number of hours in a typical earth day. If the distance between these two planets is 4,000 parsecs, what was the average speed, in parsecs per hour, of the Starship Conundrum during this most recent voyage?
[Answer]Twice the number of hours in a typical earth day is 24 * 2 = 48 hours. Eight hours less than twice the number of hours in a typical earth day is 48 - 8 = 40 hours. If the distance between these two planets is 4,000 parsecs, then the average speed on this voyage was 4000 / 40 = 100 parsecs per hour. The answer is 100.
Q: The tornado picked up the Smith's car and transported it 200 feet in the air before dropping it into the neighbors' pool. Also in the pool was a lawn chair that had been blown twice as far as the car had been transported. And the pool also contained a birdhouse that had flown through the air three times farther than the lawn chair had been blown. How far, in feet, far had the birdhouse flown?
A: The lawn chair was blown twice as far as the car, or 2 * 200 = 400 feet. The birdhouse had flown 3 times farther than the lawn chair had been blown, or 3 * 400 = 1200 feet. The answer is 1200.
Question: Janet goes to the gym for 5 hours a week. She goes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. She spends an hour and a half each day on Monday and Wednesday. If she spends the same amount of time at the gym on Tuesday and Friday how many hours is she at the gym on Friday?
Answer: Between Monday and Wednesday, she spends 1.5 hours + 1.5 hours = 3 hours. That means she has 5 hours - 3 hours = 2 hours left for Tuesday and Wednesday. She spends 2 hours / 2 = 1 hour on Friday. The answer is 1.
Q: Ali, Nada, and John have a total of $67 in their wallets. Ali has $5 less than Nada and John has 4 times more than Nada. How much money does John have?
A:
Let's say that N is what Nada has, J is what John has, and A is what Ali has. We know that A = N - 5 and J = 4N. We also know that: N + A + J = $67. We can substitute the equations from step 1 into the equations from step 2 to get: N + 4N + (N - 5) = $67. Combining like terms gets us 6N - 5 = $67. So, N = ($67 + 5) / 6 = $12. Substituting $12 back into the equation J = 4 N, we find John has 4 x 12 = $48. The answer is 48.