Question: Ryan is looking for people to crowdfund his new business idea. If the average person funds $10 to a project they're interested in, how many people will Ryan have to recruit to fund a $1,000 business if he has $200 already?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First, we need to determine how much money Ryan needs to hit his goal which we find by subtracting his available cash from his target, performing 1000 - 200 = 800 dollars needed. Since the average person contributes $10 when crowdfunding, this means he needs to find 800 / 10 = 80 people to fund his business well enough for him to hit his goal.
So the answer is 80.


Question: Jack has four plates with a flower pattern and 8 plates with a checked pattern. He buys new twice as many polka dotted plates as the number of checked plates he currently has, then smashes one of the flowered plates. How many plates does he have left?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Jack buys 2 * 8 = 16 polka dotted plates. After smashing one, he has 4 - 1 = 3 flower plates left. In total, he has 3 flower plates + 16 polka dotted plates + 8 checked plates = 27 plates.
So the answer is 27.


Question: A local restaurant was offering a "Build Your Own Hot Brownie" dessert. The brownie cost $2.50 and each scoop of ice cream costs $1.00. Any syrup costs $0.50 and nuts cost $1.50. If Juanita orders the brownie with 2 scoops of ice cream, double syrup, and nuts, how much will her dessert cost?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
She orders 2 scoops of ice cream that's $1.00 per scoop so the ice cream costs 2 * 1 = $2.00. She wants double syrup. The syrup is $0.50 so that will cost 2 * .50 = $1.00. The brownie is $2.50, the ice cream will be $2.00, the syrup will be $1.00 and the nuts will be $1.50 bringing her total to 2.5 + 2 + 1 + 1.5 = $7.00.
So the answer is 7.