The mayor commissioned two artists to paint 50 murals around the city. Once the work was completed, Celina was paid $1,000 more than 4 times the amount Diego got. If the mayor paid the two a total of $50,000, how much did Diego get?
Let's think: Let d be Diego’s payment. Both artists were paid (1000 + 4 * d ) + d = 50000 dollars. This means that 5d = (50000 - 1000) dollars. Therefore Diego was paid d = 49000 / 5 = 9800 dollars.. The answer is: 9800.

In a school, the number of participants in the 2018 Science Quiz Bowl was 150. There were 20 more than twice the number of participants in 2019 as there were in 2018. In 2020, the number of participants was 40 less than half the number of participants in 2019. How many more participants were there in 2019 than in 2020?
Let's think: Twice the number of participants in 2018 is 150 participants x 2 = 300 participants. The number of participants in 2019 was 300 participants + 20 participants = 320 participants. Half the number of participants in 2019 is 320 participants / 2 = 160 participants. The number of participants in 2020 was 160 participants - 40 participants = 120 participants. There were 320 participants - 120 participants = 200 more participants in 2019 than in 2020.. The answer is: 200.

Stacy, Steve and Sylar have 1100 berries total. Stacy has 4 times as many berries as Steve, and Steve has double the number of berries that Skylar has. How many berries does Stacy have?
Let's think: Let x be the number of berries Skylar has. Steve has 2x berries. Stacy has 4(2x) = 8x berries. 1100 = x + 2x + 8x. 1100 = 11x. x = 100 berries. Stacy has 8(100) = 800 berries.. The answer is: 800.

Ten adults went to a ball game with eleven children. Adult tickets are $8 each and the total bill was $124. How many dollars is one child's ticket?
Let's think:
Adults = 10 * 8 = $80. Children = 124 - 80 = $44. Child = 44 / 11 = $4. Each child's ticket is $4.. The answer is: 4.