William is a jockey. He can ride his horse for 6 hours a day. Over 6 days, he only used the maximum riding time twice. On two days he rode his horse for only 1.5 hours a day and half the maximum time for the next two days. How many hours did William ride his horse during those 6 days?

William used two days to the limit, which means 6 * 2 =

<<6*2=12>>12 hours of horse riding. For two days he rode a horse 1.5 a day, which makes up to 1.5 * 2 = <<1.5*2=3>>3 hours. For the next two days, he used only half of the maximum time which means 6 * 0.5 = <<6*0.5=3>>3 hours a day. That means 2 * 3 = <<2*3=6>>6 hours during these two days. So in total William rode his horse for 12 + 3 + 6 = <<12+3+6=21>>21 hours. #### 21 Sasha can complete 15 questions an hour. If she has 60 questions to complete and she works for 2 hours, how many questions does she still need to complete? Sasha completes 15 questions/hour * 2 hours = <<15*2=30>>30 questions. This means there are still 60 questions – 30 questions = <<60-30=30>>30 questions left to complete. #### 30 James invests $2000 a week into his bank account. He had $250,000 in his account when the year started. At the end of the year, he gets a windfall that is worth 50% more than what he has in his bank account. How much money does he have? He deposited 2000*52=$<<2000*52=104000>>104,000 into his account So he has 250000+104000=$<<250000+104000=354000>>354,000 His windfall is worth .5*354,000=$<<.5*354000=177000>>177,000 more than his current account That means he got 177,000+354,000=$<<177000+354000=531000>>531,000 So he had a total of 531,000+354,000=$<<531000+354000=885000>>885,000 #### 885,000 There are 1250 pairs of shoes in the warehouse. There are 540 pairs that are blue. The rest are either green or purple. The number of green shoes is equal to the number of purple shoes. How many pairs of purple shoes are in the warehouse? 1250 - 540 = <<1250-540=710>>710 710/2 = <<710/2=355>>355 There are 355 pairs of purple shoes in the warehouse. #### 355 Jame gets a raise to $20 per hour and works 40 hours a week. His old job was $16 an hour for 25 hours per week. How much more money does he make per year in his new job than the old job if he works 52 weeks a year? He makes 20*40=$<<20*40=800>>800 per week He used to make 16*25=$<<16*25=400>>400 per week So his raise was 800-400=$<<800-400=400>>400 per week So he makes 400*52=$<<400*52=20800>>20,800 per year more #### 20800 Mimi has decided to start going to the gym again. Over the weekend, she spent $8,000 on athletic sneakers and clothes. She spent thrice as much on Nike sneakers as she did on Adidas. What she spent on Adidas was 1/5 the cost of Skechers. If Mimi's Adidas sneakers purchase was $600, what amount did she spend on clothes? The Adidas purchase was 1/5 that of Skechers, therefore the Skechers cost 5 * 600 = 3000 dollars. Spending three times the cost of Adidas on Nike sneakers translates to 3 * 600 = <<3*600=1800>>1800 dollars. All together, the three athletic-sneaker purchases cost Mimi 600 + 1800 + 3000 = <<600+1800+3000=5400>>5400 dollars. Subtracting the amount spent on athletic sneakers from the total spent gives 8000 - 5400 = <<8000-5400=2600>>2600 dollars. Mimi therefore spent 2600 dollars on clothes. #### 2600 The central Texas countryside contains many toads that come out at night. For every green toad, there are 25 brown toads, and one-quarter of the brown toads are spotted. If there are 50 spotted brown toads per acre, how many green toads are there per acre? If there are 50 spotted brown toads per acre, and this represents one-quarter of the brown toads, then there are 50*4=<<50*4=200>>200 brown toads per acre. If for every 25 brown toads there is one green toad, then there are 200/25=<<200/25=8>>8 green toads per acre. #### 8 Jeff decides to install more cabinets in his kitchen. He currently has 3 cabinets over one counter and no other cabinets. He installs twice as many cabinets over 3 different counters each. He then installs 5 more cabinets. How many total cabinets does he have? He installs 3*2=<<3*2=6>>6 cabinets over each counter So he installs 6*3=<<6*3=18>>18 cabinets over counters That means he installed a total of 18+5=<<18+5=23>>23 cabinets So he has 23+3=<<23+3=26>>26 cabinets #### 26 A single kabob stick has 4 cubes of beef. A slab of beef that costs $25 can be cut into 80 cubes. How much must Simon spend to make 40 kabob sticks? One slab of beef can make 80/4 = <<80/4=20>>20 kabob sticks. To make 40 kabob sticks, Simon needs 40/20 = <<40/20=2>>2 slabs of beef. Simon must spend $25 x 2 = $<<25*2=50>>50 #### 50 Emerson and his friends love rowing and don't miss the sport on weekends. Starting in the morning, Emerson rowed and was 6 miles away from his starting point on a particular weekend. He continued for another 15 miles at a constant speed, only stopping for a while for rest before covering the remaining 18 miles. What's the total distance covered by Emerson on his trip? After the first 6 miles, he rowed 15 miles more, reaching 6+15 = <<6+15=21>>21 miles. After resting, he adds 18 miles more, which is 18+21 = <<18+21=39>>39 miles #### 39