Question: The car-rental agency charges $30/day for a car, or $190 for the first week for a rental that lasts an entire week or longer. Jennie rented a car for 11 days. How much, in dollars, did she pay for the rental?
Answer: The first 7 days were $190. There were 11 - 7 = 4 days left. The additional 4 days were 4 * 30 = 120. And 190 + 120 = 310. The answer is 310.
[Question]Jasmine gets off of work at 4:00 pm. After that, it will take her 30 minutes to commute home, 30 minutes to grocery shop, 10 minutes to pick up the dry cleaning, 20 minutes to pick up the dog from the groomers and 90 minutes to cook dinner when she returns home. What time will she eat dinner?
[Answer]Her errands include a 30 min commute and 30 min grocery shopping, 10 min for dry cleaning and 20 min to grab the dog for a total of 30 + 30 + 10 + 20 = 90 minutes. Her errands took 90 minutes and she has another 90 minutes of cooking for a total of 90 + 90 = 180 minutes of chores / errands. 60 minutes are in 1 hour and she has 180 minutes of work so that's 180 / 60 = 3 hours. She is off of work at 4:00 pm and has 3 hours of errands / chores so she won't be able to eat until 4 + 3 = 7:00 pm. The answer is 7.
Q: Fred wants to order a variety pack of sliced meats for the upcoming game. He can order a 4 pack of fancy, sliced meat for $40.00 and add rush delivery for an additional 30%. With rush shipping added, how much will each type of sliced meat cost?
A: The variety pack costs $40.00 and rush shipping is an additional 30% so that’s 40 * .30 = $12.00. The variety pack costs $40.00 and rush shipping is $12.00 so they will cost 40 + 12 = $52.00. The order will cost $52.00 and he will get 4 types of fancy, sliced meats so each type costs 52 / 4 = $13.00. The answer is 13.
Question: Fred has 12 identical candy bars, and Uncle Bob has 6 more. If Jacqueline has ten times the total number of candy bars Fred and Uncle Bob have, what's 40% of Jacqueline's candy bars?
Answer: If Fred has 12 identical candy bars, uncle Bob has 12 + 6 = 18 candy bars. Together, Fred and Uncle Bob have 12 + 18 = 30 candy bars. Jacqueline has ten times the total number of candy bars Fred and Uncle Bob have, meaning she has 10 * 30 = 300 candy bars. 40% of Jacqueline's candy bars is 40 / 100 * 300 = 120. The answer is 120.
[Question]Jenny wants to know whether bone meal or cow manure makes better fertilizer. The control plant with no fertilizer grows 36 inches high, the plant with bone meal grows to 125% of the height of the control plant, and the cow manure plant grows to 200% of the height of the bone meal plant. How tall is the cow manure plant in inches?
[Answer]First find the height of the bone meal plant: 36 inches * 125% = 45 inches. Then find the height of the cow manure plant: 45 inches * 200% = 90 inches. The answer is 90.
[Question]A bird is building a nest from twigs. The bird has put twelve twigs together already to make a circle. For each twig it placed into the circle, it wants to weave in six more twigs to fill out the nest. It knows a tree that has dropped a third of the twigs it needs. How many twigs will the bird still need to find to finish its nest?
[Answer]
The bird wants 12 * 6 = 72 twigs to add to the nest. It knows a tree that has dropped 72 * 1 / 3 = 24 twigs. Thus, the bird will still need 72 - 24 = 48 twigs to finish the nest. The answer is 48.