[Question]If the price of a bag of cherries is $5 when the price of a bag of olives is $7, how much would Jordyn pay for buying 50 bags of each fruit and a 10% discount?
[Answer]At a 10 percent discount, Jordyn will pay 10 / 100% * $5 = $.50 less for a bag of cherries. To buy one of the cherries at a 10% discount Jordyn will pay $5 - $0.50 = $4.50. The cost of buying 50 bags of cherries at the 10% discount is 50 * 4.50 = $225. Also, at a 10% discount, Jordyn will pay 10 / 100 * $7 = $0.70 less for a bag of olives. The price of a bag of olives at a 10% discount is $7 - $0.70 = $6.3. To buy 50 bags of olives Jordyn will pay $6.3 * 50 = $315. The total cost of buying 50 bags of each fruit at a 10% discount is $315 + $225 = $540. The answer is 540.
Q: Every year in January, Natalia, the librarian, tidies up the books. She has 145 novels, 271 comics, 419 documentaries, and 209 albums to store. She wants to put these in crates that can hold 9 items. How many crates will Natalia use?
A: Let’s first calculate the total number of items: 145 + 271 + 419 + 209 = 1044 items. Now let’s put the items in the crates: 1044 / 9 = 116 crates. The answer is 116.
Question: Five years ago, there were 500 old books in the library. Two years ago, the librarian bought 300 books. Last year, the librarian bought 100 more books than she had bought the previous year. This year, the librarian donated 200 of the library's old books. How many books are in the library now?
Answer: Last year the librarian bought 300 + 100 = 400 books. Thus, there were 500 + 300 + 400 = 1200 books as of last year. Therefore, there are 1200 - 200 = 1000 books now in the library. The answer is 1000.
[Question]Alexa and Emily open up a lemonade stand in the front yard. They spent $10 for lemons, $5 for sugar and $3 for cups. The lemonade is $4 a cup. They sell a total of 21 cups. How much profit did Alexa and Emily make after paying off expenses?
[Answer]Alexa and Emily spend a total of $10 + $5 + $3 = $18. They make a total of $4 x 21 = $84. They make a profit of $84 - $18 = $66. The answer is 66.
Q: An artist uses 3 ounces of paint for every large canvas they cover, and 2 ounces of paint for every small canvas they cover.  They have completed 3 large paintings and 4 small paintings.  How many ounces of paint have they used?
A: The large paintings have used 3 * 3 = 9 ounces. The small paintings have used 2 * 4 = 8 ounces. In total, all the paintings have used 9  + 8 = 17 ounces. The answer is 17.
Question: A beadshop earns a third of its profit on Monday, a quarter of its profit on Tuesday and the rest of its profit on Wednesday. The shop makes a total profit of $1,200. How much profit, in dollars, was made on Wednesday?
Answer:
On Monday, 1200 / 3 = 400 dollars were made. On Tuesday, 1200 / 4 = 300 dollars were made. On Wednesday, 1200 - 400 - 300 = 500 dollars were made. The answer is 500.