A shipping boat's crew consisted of 17 sailors, with five inexperienced sailors. Each experienced sailor was paid 1/5 times more than the inexperienced sailors. If the inexperienced sailors were paid $10 per hour for a 60-hour workweek, calculate the total combined monthly earnings of the experienced sailors.

How much more money did the experienced sailors receive than the inexperienced sailors? ** If the experienced sailors received 1/5 times more money than the inexperienced sailors, they were paid 1/5*10 = $

<<1/5*10=2>>2 more. How much money did the experienced sailors earn each hour? ** The total hourly earnings for the experienced sailors each is $10+$2= $<<10+2=12>>12 How much money did the experienced sailors earn in a 60-hour workweek? ** In a 60-hour workweek, an experienced sailor is paid 60*$12 = $<<60*12=720>>720 How much money did the experienced sailors earn in a month? ** In a month, an experienced sailor is paid 4*$720 = $<<4*720=2880>>2880 How many experienced sailors were there? ** If there were five inexperienced sailors, the total number of experienced sailors was 17-5 = 12 How much money did the experienced sailors earn in total? ** If each experienced sailor was paid $2280 per month, the total combined monthly earnings for the experienced is 12*2880 = $<<12*2880=34560>>34560 #### 34560 A luxury bag costs $3000. A reseller wants to get a 15% profit. How much should she sell the bag? How much does the reseller want to make? ** The reseller wants to get $3000 x 15/100 = $<<3000*15/100=450>>450 profit. How much does the reseller need to sell the bag for? ** Thus, she needs to sell it for $3000 + $450 = $<<3000+450=3450>>3450. #### 3450 A paper company decides to operate their business more sustainably. They decide that for every tree they chop down, they want to plant three more. If the company chops down 200 trees in the first half of the year and 300 more trees in the second half of the year, how many more trees does the company need to plant? How many trees has the company chopped down? ** The company has chopped down a total of 200 + 300 = <<200+300=500>>500 trees throughout the year. How many trees does the company need to plant? ** They plant 3 trees for every tree they chop so they need to plant 500 trees * 3 = <<500*3=1500>>1500 trees. #### 1500 Emery looks through the drawer where her mom keeps the cookie cutters. There are 6 cookie cutters shaped like triangles, 4 square ones and 2 hexagons. How many sides are there on the cookie cutters in total? How many sides are there on the 6 triangles? ** The 6 triangles have 3 sides each, for a total of 6 * 3 = <<6*3=18>>18 sides. How many sides are there on the 4 squares? ** The 4 squares have 4 sides each, for a total of 4 * 4 = <<4*4=16>>16 sides. How many sides are there on the 2 hexagons? ** The 2 hexagons have 6 sides each, for a total of 2 * 6 = <<2*6=12>>12 sides. How many sides are there in total? ** The total numbers of sides is 18 + 16 + 12 = <<18+16+12=46>>46 sides. #### 46 Tonya is buying Christmas gifts for her sisters. She has 2 sisters and wants to spend the exact same amount on each. She buys her younger sister 4 dolls that cost $15 each. She plans to buy lego sets for her older sister. They cost $20 each. How many lego sets does she buy? How much did she spend on her younger sister? ** She spent $60 on her younger sister because 4 x 15 = <<4*15=60>>60 How many lego sets does she buy? ** She buys 3 lego sets for her older sister because 60 / 20 = <<60/20=3>>3 #### 3 Every day, Sara bakes 10 cakes and puts them in his refrigerator. He does this for 5 days. Carol then comes over and eats 12 of his cakes. If it takes 2 cans of frosting to frost a single cake, how many cans of frosting does Bob need to frost the remaining cakes? How many cakes has Sara baked? ** After 5 days, Sara has baked 5 days * 10 cakes/day = <<5*10=50>>50 cakes. How many cakes are left? ** After Carol's feast, there are 50 cakes - 12 cakes = <<50-12=38>>38 cakes remaining. How many cans of frosting does Sara need? ** Sara needs 2 cans/cake * 38 cakes = <<2*38=76>>76 cans of frosting. #### 76 In Mary's class, there are 25 students. Their teacher told them they could pay $50 each to finance a big science project that they and their society would benefit greatly from. They all paid the full amount except for 4 students, who paid half. How much was the class able to gather together? How much did the 4 students pay? ** The original amount is $50 so half is $50/2 = $<<50/2=25>>25 How much did the 4 students pay? ** 4 students paid half ($25) for a total of 4*$25 = $<<4*25=100>>100 How many students are left? ** There are 25-4 = <<25-4=21>>21 students left How much did the 21 students pay? ** 21 students paid the full amount ($50) for a total of 21*$50 = $<<21*50=1050>>1050 How much was the class able to gather together? ** They were able to gather a total of $100+$1050 = $<<100+1050=1150>>1150 #### 1150 Elise is buying more dog food. She buys a 15kg bag then another 10kg bag, and she now has 40kg of dog food. How many kilograms of dog food did Elise already have? How many kilograms of dog food did Elise buy? ** Elise has bought a total of 15 kg + 10 kg = <<15+10=25>>25kg of dog food. How many kilograms of dog food did Elise already have? ** This means she already had 40 kg – 25 kg = <<40-25=15>>15kg of dog food. #### 15 There are 18 green leaves on each of the 3 tea leaf plants. One-third of them turn yellow and fall off on each of the tea leaf plants. How many green leaves are left on the tea leaf plants? How many green leaves are on the 3 tea leaf plants? ** In total, the 3 tea leaf plants have 18 x 3 = <<18*3=54>>54 green leaves. How many yellow leaves are falling off of all plants? ** One-third of the yellow leaves falling off of all plants is 54 / 3 = <<54/3=18>>18. How many green leaves are left on the plants? ** The number of remaining green leaves on the plants is 54 - 18 = <<54-18=36>>36. #### 36 John received 20 gifts on his 12th birthday. He received 8 fewer gifts on his 13th birthday. How many total gifts did he receive between those two birthdays? How many gifts did John get on his 13th birthday? ** He got 20-8=12 gifts on his 13th birthday How many total gifts did John receive between those two birthdays? ** So he got 20+12=<<20+12=32>>32 total gifts #### 32