Q: Dorothy earns $60000 a year from her work. She needs to pay 18% of this amount in taxes. How much money will she have left after she pays the taxes?
A: The amount in taxes Dorothy needs to pay is 18 / 100 * 60000 = $10800. So she is going to be left with 60000 - 10800 = $49200. The answer is 49200.
Question: Winwin won $50 in a lottery. She paid 20% for the tax and she paid $5 for the processing fee. How much was she able to take home?
Answer: Winwin paid $50 x 20 / 100 = $10 for the tax. So, she has $50 - $10 = 40 after paying the tax. Therefore, Winwin was able to take home $40 - $5 = $35 after she paid for the processing fee. The answer is 35.
[Question]Tracy, Michelle, and Kati take a road trip that is a total of 1000 miles. Tracy drives 20 miles more than twice Michelle, and Michelle drives 3 times the amount that Katie drives. How many miles does Michelle drive?
[Answer]Let x represent the number of miles Kati drives. Michelle:3x. Tracy:20 + 2(3x) = 20 + 6x. Total:x + 3x + 20 + 6x = 1000. 10x + 20 = 1000. 10x = 980. x = 98 miles. 3(98) = 294 miles. The answer is 294.
Q: Joel’s garden is 64 square feet large. He wants to use half of the garden for fruits and half of the garden for vegetables. He wants to use a quarter of the fruit section for strawberries. How many square feet of the garden will be used for strawberries?
A: The number of square feet used for fruit is 64 / 2 = 32 square feet. The number of square feet used for strawberries is 32 / 4 = 8 square feet. The answer is 8.
Question: Mary has 5 green crayons and 8 blue crayons of different shades. If she gives out 3 green crayons and 1 blue crayon to Becky, how many crayons does she have left?
Answer: She had 5 + 8 = 13 crayons to start with. She gave out 3 + 1 = 4 crayons to Becky. She will have 13 - 4 = 9 crayons left. The answer is 9.
Q: A mum ordered 80 cupcakes for her daughter's birthday. Half of them are gluten-free. There are 24 vegan cupcakes and half of them are also gluten-free. How many are non-vegan cupcakes that also contain gluten?
A:
The gluten - free cupcakes are 80 / 2 = 40. The vegan cupcakes with gluten are 24 / 2 = 12. The non - vegan cupcakes with gluten are 40 - 12 = 28. The answer is 28.