Q: Roxy has 7 flowering plants in her garden. She has twice as many fruiting plants as her flowering plants. On Saturday, she goes to the nursery and buys 3 flowering plants and 2 fruiting plants. On Sunday, she gives away 1 flowering plant and 4 fruiting plants to her neighbor, Ronny.  How many plants are remaining in her garden?
A: Roxy’s flowering plant count is 7. Her fruiting plant count is 7 x 2 = 14. On Saturday, her flowering plant count is 7 + 3 = 10. On Saturday, her fruiting plant count is 14 + 2 = 16. On Sunday, her flowering plant count is 10 - 1 = 9. On Sunday, her fruiting plant count is 16 - 4 = 12. Roxy’s remaining plant count in her garden is 9 + 12 = 21. The answer is 21.
Question: On a construction site, the Laker cement factory provided 500 bags of cement sold to Mr. Zander at $10 per bag. Mr. Zander also received twenty lorries of construction sand, each carrying 10 tons of sand, sold at $40 per ton. How much money did Mr. Zander pay for these construction materials?
Answer: The total cost for the sand is 500 * 10 = $5000. Since each lorry was carrying 10 tons of sand, the twenty lorries carried 20 * 10 = 200 tons. At $40 per ton, Mr. Zander paid 200 * $40 = $8000 for the sand that was delivered to his construction site. Altogether, Mr. Zander paid $8000 + $5000 = $13000 for the delivered construction materials. The answer is 13000.
[Question]An archer needs to practice. He intends to shoot 200 shots 4 days a week. He is able to recover 20% of his arrows. The arrows he uses cost $5.5 per arrow. His team agrees to pay for 70% of the cost of his arrows. How much does he spend for arrows a week?
[Answer]He shoots 200 * 4 = 800 shots per week. He can recover 800 * .2 = 160 of those arrows. So he uses 800 - 160 = 640 arrows a week. The cost for those arrows would come out to 640 * 5.5 = $3520 per week. His team pays for 3520 * .7 = $2464 of that. So he has to pay 3520 - 2464 = $1056 per week for arrows. The answer is 1056.
Q: At an auction event, the price of a TV, whose cost was $500, increased by 2/5 times its initial price. The price of a phone, which was $400, also increased by 40% from its original price. If Bethany had taken both items to the auction, calculate the total amount she received for the items after the sale at the auction.
A: If the TV's original price was $500, at the auction, its price increased by 2 / 5 * $500 = $200. The total price at which the TV was sold at the auction is $500 + $200 = $700. The price of the phone also increased at the action, a 40% increase which is 40 / 100 * $400 = $160. The total price that the phone was sold for after the auction is $400 + $160 = $560. In total, the TV and the phone sold for $700 + $560 = $1260 at the auction. The answer is 1260.
Question: Hannah bought a new washing machine for $100 and a dryer that costs $30 less. Hannah got a 10% discount for buying two appliances. How much did Hannah pay for the two appliances after the discount?
Answer: The dryer costs $100 - $30 = $70. So the washing machine and dryer cost $100 + $70 = $170. Hannah got $170 x 10 / 100 = $17 discount. Thus, Hannah paid $170 - $17 = $153. The answer is 153.
Q: The price of a book was $400. If the book's price is decreased by 15% and then increased by 40%, what is the final price of the book?
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When the price of the book is decreased by 15%, the total price decrease is 15 / 100 * $400 = $60. The new price of the book becomes $400 - $60 = $340. The price of the book is then increased by 40 / 100 * 340 = $136. The final price of the book is $340 + $136 = $476. The answer is 476.