Question: Casey is trying to decide which employee she wants to hire. One employee works for $20 an hour. The other employee works for $22 an hour, but Casey would also get a $6/hour subsidy from the government for hiring a disabled worker. How much money per week would Casey save by hiring the cheaper employee, if they both work 40 hours per week?
Answer: First find the weekly cost of the first employee: $20 / hour * 40 hours / week = $800 / week. Then find the hourly cost of the second employee after the government subsidy: $22 / hour - $6 / hour = $16 / hour. Then find the weekly cost of the second employee: $16 / hour * 40 hours / week = $640 / week. Then subtract the smaller weekly cost from the bigger weekly cost to find the difference: $800 / week - $640 / week = $160 / week. The answer is 160.
[Question]Mr. and Mrs. McPherson have to renew their rent by the end of the year. They agreed that Mrs. McPherson would raise 30% of the money. If their rent is $1200 per year, how much does Mr. McPherson need to raise to complete the rent?
[Answer]30% of $1200 is (30 / 100) * $1200 = $360. Mrs. McPherson will pay $360 leaving $1200 - $360 = $840 which Mr. McPherson will have to raise. The answer is 840.
Q: Rachel is writing an essay. She writes 1 page every 30 minutes. She spends 45 minutes researching the topic. She writes a total of 6 pages. Then she spends 75 minutes editing her essay. Altogether, how many hours did she spend completing the essay?
A: She spends this long researching and editing her essay 45 min + 75 min = 120 min. Converting the minutes to hours for researching and editing is 120 / 60 = 2 hours. She spends this long writing the essay 6 x 30 min = 180 min. Converting the minutes to hours for writing the essay is 180 / 60 = 3 hours. The total hours Rachel spends completing the essay is 2 + 3 = 5 hours. The answer is 5.
Question: A bear eats up to 90 pounds of food per day to prepare for hibernation. If Victor weighs 126 pounds, how many "Victors" worth of food would a bear eat in 3 weeks?
Answer: There are 3 x 7 = 21 days in 3 weeks. In 3 weeks, a bear would eat 90 x 21 = 1890 pounds of food. A bear would eat 1890 / 126 = 15 "Victors" worth of food in 3 weeks. The answer is 15.
[Question]An online website offers a flat rate shipping price of $5.00 if the purchase is below $50.00. If it's above $50.00 then they will charge 20% of the purchase price for shipping. Thomas orders 3 shirts for $12.00 each, a pack of socks for $5.00, 2 pairs of shorts for $15.00 each and a pair of swim trunks for $14.00 How much will his total bill be, including shipping?
[Answer]He orders 3 shirts at $12.00 each for a total of 3 * 12 = $36.00. He orders 2 pair of shorts for $15.00 each for a total of 2 * 15 = $30.00. He spends $36.00 on shirts, $5.00 on socks, $30.00 on shorts and $14.00 on a pair of swim trunks for a total of 36 + 5 + 30 + 14 = $85.00. His order is over $50.00 so he will be charged 20% shipping on his $85.00 order so he'll pay .20 * 85 = $17.00 in shipping. His order is $85.00 and he's paying $17.00 in shipping for a total bill of 85 + 17 = $102.00. The answer is 102.
[Question]Rebecca runs a hair salon. She charges $30 for haircuts, $40 for perms, and $60 for dye jobs, but she has to buy a box of hair dye for $10 to dye every head of hair. Today, she has four haircuts, one perm, and two dye jobs scheduled. If she makes $50 in tips, how much money will she have in dollars at the end of the day?
[Answer]
Rebecca will make 30 * 4 = $120 from haircuts today. She will make 60 * 2 = $120 from dye jobs. She will spend 10 * 2 = $20 on hair dye. With the $40 perm and tips, at the end of the day, Rebecca will have 120 + 120 + 40 - 20 + 50 = $310. The answer is 310.