Question: Carrie worked for 2 hours a day for 4 days to make and decorate a wedding cake. She was paid $22 an hour. The cost for supplies to make the cake was $54. How much profit did Carrie earn on the cake?
Answer: Carrie worked 2 hours x 4 days = 8 hours. Carrie was paid $22 x 8 = $176. Her profit was $176 - $54 = $122. The answer is 122.

Question: Kiki likes to spend her money on hats and scarves. When she buys twice as many hats as scarves, she spends 60% of her money on hats and the rest on scarves. If she currently has $90, how many scarves will she buy if they are sold at $2 each?
Answer: Kiki spends 60 / 100 * $90 = $54 of her money on hats. The amount she spends on buying scarves is $90 - $54 = $36. If each scarf is sold at $2, Kiki will buy $36 / $2 = 18 scarves. The answer is 18.

Question: Mary only has 8 screws on hand and needs to buy 2 times more to fix her sink. When she is beginning repairs, she has to split the screws into four sections. How many are in each pile?
Answer: Mary originally had 8 screws, then went to buy twice more screws and ended up with 8 + (8 * 2) = 24 of them. She then split them into four piles of 24 / 4 = 6. The answer is 6.

Question: Cole wants to fence his backyard on three sides. His backyard is 9 feet along the sides and 18 feet along the back. The neighbor behind him agreed to pay for half of their shared side of his fence, and the neighbor on his left agreed to pay for a third of their shared side. Fencing costs $3 per foot. How much does Cole have to pay for the fence?
Answer:
Cole has to pay 3 * 9 = $27 for one side of the side fence. For the shared left fence, he has to pay two - thirds of 27, so he has to pay 27 * 2 / 3 = $18. The shared back fence will cost 3 * 18 = $54. He has to pay for half the back fence, so it will cost 54 / 2 = $27. Thus, Cole has to pay 18 + 27 + 27 = $72 for the fence. The answer is 72.