Four people in a law firm are planning a party. Mary will buy a platter of pasta for $20 and a loaf of bread for $2. Elle and Andrea will split the cost for buying 4 cans of soda which cost $1.50 each, and chicken wings for $10. Joe will buy a cake that costs $5. How much more will Mary spend than the rest of the firm put together?

Mary will spend $20 + $2 = $

<<20+2=22>>22. Elle and Andrea will spend $1.5 x 4 = $<<1.5*4=6>>6 for the soda. Elle and Andrea will spend $6 + $10 = $<<6+10=16>>16 for the soda and chicken wings. Elle, Andrea, and Joe together will spend $16 + $5 = $<<16+5=21>>21. So, Mary will spend $22 - $21 = $<<22-21=1>>1 more than all of them combined. #### 1 Dabbie bought 3 turkeys for thanksgiving, the first turkey is 6 kilograms, the second turkey is 9 kilograms, and the weight of the third turkey is twice the weight of the second turkey. If the cost of a kilogram of turkey is $2, how much does Dabbie spent on all the turkeys? Dabbie paid 6 x $2 = $<<6*2=12>>12 for the first turkey. He paid 9 x $ 2= $<<9*2=18>>18 for the second turkey. And the weight of the third turkey is 9 x 2 = <<9*2=18>>18 kilograms. So, the price of the third turkey is 18 x $2 = $<<18*2=36>>36. Therefore, the total amount he paid for all the turkeys is $12 + $18 + $36 = $<<12+18+36=66>>66. #### 66 Carl buys index cards for his class. He gives each student 10 index cards. He teaches 6 periods a day and each class has 30 students. If a 50 pack of index cards cost $3 how much did he spend on them all? He has 30*6=<<30*6=180>>180 students So he needs to buy 180*10=<<180*10=1800>>1800 index cards That means he needs to buy 1800/50=<<1800/50=36>>36 packs of index cards So he spends 36*3=$<<36*3=108>>108 #### 108 The balance of Pam's bank account tripled during the year. At the end of the year, Pam withdrew $250. If her current balance is $950, how much did she have in the bank account at the beginning of the year? First, we have to come up with the balance before her withdrawal. $950 (current) + $250 (withdraw) = $<<950+250=1200>>1200. Now since we know that is triple, we divide by 3. $1200 / 3 = $<<1200/3=400>>400 #### 400 The distance between Robin's house and the city center is 500 meters. He leaves the house to go to the city center. After he walks 200 meters he realizes that he forgot his bag. So he returns to his house, then goes back to the city center. How many meters does he walk in total? He walks 200 meters first then he returns to the house. So it makes 200 m + 200 m = <<200+200=400>>400 m The city center is 500 meters away from his house so the total distance is 400 m + 500 m = <<500+400=900>>900 m #### 900 A baseball team has averaged 15 hits per game over their first 5 games. There are 11 players on the team. Their best player has 25 total hits. If the other players continue their average over the next 6 games, how many hits will each player average across the 6 games in total? The best player averages 5 hits a game because 25 / 5 = <<25/5=5>>5 The rest of the team averages 10 hits a game because 15 - 5 = <<15-5=10>>10 The rest of the players average 1 hit a game because 10 / 10 = <<10/10=1>>1 They will average 6 hits per player over the next 6 games because 6 x 1 = <<6*1=6>>6 #### 6 Cornelia likes to travel. She visited already 42 different countries. 20 of them were in Europe and 10 in South America. From the rest of the countries, only half of them were in Asia. How many Asian countries has Cornelia visited? Cornelia visited 42 countries - 20 countries - 10 countries = <<42-20-10=12>>12 countries which were outside of Europe and South America. Half of those 12 countries were in Asia, so there were 12 countries / 2 = <<12/2=6>>6 Asian countries that Cornelia visited. #### 6 Melanie has twice as many cats as Annie, and Annie has three times fewer cats than Jacob. If Jacob has 90 cats, how many cats does Melanie have? Annie has 90/3=<<90/3=30>>30 cats. Melanie has 30*2=<<30*2=60>>60 cats. #### 60 Maurice is getting $2 for every finished task. And for every 10 tasks finished, he receives a $6 bonus. How much money would Maurice make for finishing 30 tasks? Starting with the bonus, Maurice would receive it 30 / 10 = <<30/10=3>>3 times. This means the bonus money, would make up to 3 * 6 = $<<3*6=18>>18. Maurice would do 30 tasks, so for all of them, he would receive 30 * 2 = $<<30*2=60>>60. So in total Maurice would make 60 + 18 = $<<60+18=78>>78 for finishing 30 tasks. #### 78 In a restaurant, one cup of coffee is $6 and a piece of cheesecake $10. When buying them together, the client gets a 25% discount. What is the final price of such a set? Both the cheesecake and coffee cost 10 + 6 = $<<10+6=16>>16. The discount for these items is 25/100 * 16 = $<<25/100*16=4>>4. So the final price for the cheesecake and coffee is 16 - 4 = $<<16-4=12>>12. #### 12