Question: Vermont opened up 4 web pages on his web browser and found 12 ads on the first web page and twice as many ads on the second web page as the first web page. When he opened the third web page, he found 24 more ads than the number of ads on the second web page. If the fourth web page had 3/4 times as many ads as the second web page, calculate the total number of ads Vermont clicked on if he clicked on 2/3 of them.
Answer with step-by-step thinking: If Vermont found 12 ads on the first web page and twice as many ads on the second web page as the first web page, he found 12 * 2 = 24 ads on the second web page. The first and the second web page had a total of 12 + 24 = 36. Vermont also found 24 more ads on the third web page than the second web page, a total of 24 + 24 = 48 ads. The first three web pages had 48 + 36 = 84 ads. The fourth web page had 3 / 4 times as many ads as the second web page, a total of 3 / 4 * 24 = 18 ads. In all the web pages Vermont opened, he found 84 + 18 = 102 ads. If he clicked on 2 / 3 of them, he clicked on 2 / 3 * 102 = 68 ads.
So the answer is 68.


Question: Traveling from Manhattan to the Bronx, Andrew rides the subway for 10 hours, takes the train and rides for twice as much time as the subway ride, and then bikes the remaining distance for 8 hours. What's the total time he takes to reach the Bronx from Manhattan?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The train ride takes Andrew 2 * 10 = 20 hours. Together, the subway ride and the train ride take Andrew 10 + 20 = 30 hours. With an additional bike ride of 8 hours to reach the Bronx, Andrew takes 30 + 8 = 38 hours to travel from Manhattan to the Bronx.
So the answer is 38.


Question: John buys a pair of earbuds that cost $200. If tax was 15%, how much did he pay after tax?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
The tax was 200 * .15 = $30. So he paid 200 + 30 = $230.
So the answer is 230.