Q: Mark gets a new phone plan that is 30% more expensive than his old plan. If his old plan was $150 a month how much does his new plan cost?
A: His new plan is 150 * .3 = $45 more expensive than his old plan. So his new plan is 150 + 45 = $195. The answer is 195.
Question: Sean played cricket for 50 minutes each day for 14 days. Indira also played cricket. Together they played cricket for 1512 minutes. How many minutes did Indira play cricket?
Answer: Sean played 50 * 14 = 700 minutes. Indira played 1512 - 700 = 812 minutes. Indira played cricket for 812 minutes. The answer is 812.
[Question]John buys 3 barbells and gives $850 and gets $40 in change. How much did each barbell cost?
[Answer]The total price of the barbells was 850 - 40 = $810. So each one cost 810 / 3 = $270. The answer is 270.
Q: Sadie has 140 math homework problems for the week. 40 percent are Algebra problems, and half of the Algebra problems are solving linear equations. How many solving linear equations problems does Sadie have to solve?
A: Algebra:140(.40) = 56 problems. Linear:56 / 2 = 28 problems. The answer is 28.
Question: A pie shop charges $5 for a slice of pie. They cut each whole pie into 4 slices. How much money will the pie shop make if they sell 9 pies?
Answer: A pie contains 4 slices so the pie shop makes 5 * 4 = $20 for a pie. If they sell 9 pies, they make 9 * 20 = $180. The answer is 180.
Q: Darcie is 4 years old. She is 1/6 as old as her mother and her mother is 4/5 as old as her father. How old is her father?
A:
Darcie's mother is 4 * 6 = 24 years old. Darcie's father is 24 / 4 * 5 = 30 years old. The answer is 30.