Question: Sarah wants to start a cupcake business and was approved for a business loan. The loan has 0% interest if she pays the entire amount back in 5 years, which she decides to do. If she put $10,000 down as a down payment and her monthly payments are $600.00, how much was her loan for (including the down payment)?
Answer: To avoid interest she'll make payments for 5 years. There are 12 months in 1 year so that's 5 * 12 = 60 months. Each monthly payment is $600.00 and she'll pay that for 60 months for a total of 600 * 60 = $36,000. She also put $10,000 down as a down payment and her monthly payments came out to $36,000 so her loan was for 10000 + 36000 = $46,000. The answer is 46000.
[Question]Carl has a goal of selling 96 cupcakes in 2 days. Carl needs to give 24 cupcakes to Bonnie as payment for using her storefront. How many cupcakes must Carl sell per day to reach his goal?
[Answer]Carl needs to sell 96 cupcakes + 24 cupcakes = 120 cupcakes total. Each day Carl needs to sell 120 cupcakes / 2 days = 60 cupcakes to reach his goal. The answer is 60.
Q: Carl wants to buy a new coat that is quite expensive. He saved $25 each week for 6 weeks. On the seventh week, he had to use a third of his saving to pay some bills. On the eighth week, his dad gave him some extra money for him to buy his dream coat. If the coat cost $170, how much money did his dad give him?
A: Carl saved in 6 weeks $25 / week x 6 weeks = $150. On the seventh week, he ended up having to pay in bills $150 / 3 = $50. His savings were then $150 - $50 = $100. His dad gave him $170 – $100 = $70. The answer is 70.
Question: Barbeck has two times as many guitars as Steve, but Davey has three times as many guitars as Barbeck. If there are 27 guitars altogether, how many guitars does Davey have?
Answer: Let x = the number of guitars Steve has. Barbeck has 2x guitars, and Davey has 3 * 2x = 6x guitars. 2x + 6x + x = 27. 9x = 27. x = 27 / 9 = 3 so Steve has 3 guitars. Barbeck has 2 * 3 = 6 guitars. And Davey has 3 * 6 = 18 guitars. The answer is 18.
[Question]John buys 1/2 gallon jugs of cold brew coffee every 4 days. How many cups of coffee does he drink a day?
[Answer]He drinks 128 / 2 = 64 ounces of coffee every 4 days. That means he drinks 64 / 4 = 16 ounces of coffee a day. So he drinks 16 / 8 = 2 cups a day. The answer is 2.
[Question]If farmer Steven can use his tractor to plow up to 10 acres of farmland per day, or use the same tractor to mow up to 12 acres of grassland per day, how long would it take him to plow his 55 acres of farmland and mow his 30 acres of grassland?
[Answer]
At a rate of 10 acres per day, he can plow his 55 acres of farmland in 55 / 10 = 5.5 days. At a rate of 12 acres per day, he can mow his 30 acres of grassland in 30 / 12 = 2.5 days. Altogether, it would take him 5.5 + 2.5 = 8 days to completely mow and plow his land. The answer is 8.