Bill gets paid $20 every hour he works up to a total of 40 hours, after which he gets paid double that amount per hour. How much does Bill get paid for a 50-hour workweek?
Let's think: Bill makes $20 an hour for the first 40 hours, meaning he gets paid 40 * 20 = 800 dollars. For the remaining 10 hours, Bill gets paid double the amount of $20, meaning he makes 20 * 2 = 40 dollars an hour. Since he worked 10 hours at that $40 an hour rate, that means he gets paid 10 * 40 = 400 dollars for the final 10 hours. In total, this means Bill gets paid 800 + 400 = 1200 dollars for his workweek.. The answer is: 1200.

Today Geoff bought 2 pairs of sneakers and spent $60 equally between the two. Tomorrow, he's going to spend 4 times as much on sneakers than he did on Monday. Wednesday, he'll spend 5 times as much on sneakers than he did on Monday. How much will Geoff spend on sneakers over these three days?
Let's think: Tomorrow Geoff will spend 60 * 4 = 240 dollars. Wednesday Geoff will spend 60 * 5 = 300 dollars. Total spent in three days is 60 + 240 + 300 = 600 dollars.. The answer is: 600.

Two hedgehogs found three baskets, each with 900 strawberries. The hedgehogs then each ate an equal number of strawberries. If 2/9 of the strawberries were remaining out of all the strawberries that were there, calculate the total number of strawberries that each hedgehog ate.
Let's think: The total number of strawberries in the three baskets is 3 * 900 = 2700. If 2 / 9 of the strawberries were remaining out of all the strawberries after the hedgehogs ate some, there were 2 / 9 * 2700 = 600 strawberries remaining. The total number of strawberries that the two hedgehogs ate is 2700 - 600 = 2100 strawberries. If the hedgehogs ate an equal number of strawberries, each ate 2100 / 2 = 1050 strawberries.. The answer is: 1050.

Ella spends 40% of the money she makes from babysitting on video games. Last year she spent $100. This year she received a 10% raise. What is Ella’s new salary?
Let's think:
Last year Ella made a total of $100 / (40 / 100) = $250. This year with her raise, Ella’s salary will be $250 * (110 / 100) = $275.. The answer is: 275.