Jack bought an ice cream cone before jogging to the beach. If the ice cream cone will melt in 10 minutes, the beach is 16 blocks away, and each block is 1/8th of a mile, how fast does Jack need to jog (in miles per hour) to get to the beach before the ice cream melts?
Let's think: First find the total distance to the beach: 16 blocks * 1 / 8 mile / block = 2 miles. Then find how long in hours Jack has to get to the beach: 10 minutes / 60 minutes / hour = 1 / 6 hour. Then divide the distance Jack needs to cover by the time in hours he has to find how fast he needs to jog: 2 miles / 1 / 6 hour = 12 miles / hour.. The answer is: 12.

Mark does a gig every other day for 2 weeks. For each gig, he plays 3 songs. 2 of the songs are 5 minutes long and the last song is twice that long. How many minutes did he play?
Let's think: He played 7 * 2 = 14 gigs. The long song was 5 * 2 = 10 minutes. So all the gigs were 5 + 5 + 10 = 20 minutes. So he played 14 * 20 = 140 minutes.. The answer is: 280.

Jose threatened to withhold 20% of Amanda's pay if she does not finish her sales report by midnight. If Amanda makes $50.00 an hour and works for 10 hours a day, how much money will she receive if she does not finish the sales report by midnight?
Let's think: If she works for 10 hours a day at an hourly pay of $50, then her total income in a day is $500. If she doesn't meet the deadline Jose gave her, she'll lose 20 / 100 * $500 = $100. She'll receive $500 - $100 = $400 if Jose cuts out 20% of her pay.. The answer is: 400.

The minimum age required to be employed at a company is 25 years. Dara aspires to work for the company and will be half the age of Jane in six years. If Jane is currently working for the company and is 28 years old, how long is it before Dara reaches the minimum age required by the company to be employed?
Let's think:
In six years, Jane will be 28 + 6 = 34 years old. Dara will be half the age of Jane in six years, meaning she will be 34 / 2 = 17 years old in six years. Currently, Dara is 17 - 6 = 11 years old. Dara has to wait for 25 - 11 = 14 more years to reach the company's minimum age of employment.. The answer is: 14.