Jane picked 64 apples at the orchard. She sorted them into 4 different baskets to send to her friends. When Jane wasn't looking her sister took 3 apples from each of the baskets. How many apples are in each basket now?

How many apples were in each basket before? ** Before her sister took some there were 64/4=

<<64/4=16>>16 apples in each basket How many apples are in each basket now? ** After her sister took some each pile had 16-3=<<16-3=13>>13 apples in each basket #### 13 The green piece of yarn is 156 cm long. The red yarn is 8 cm more than three times the length of the green yarn. What is the number of centimeters in the total length for the 2 pieces of yarn? How long is the green yarn? ** Green = <<156=156>>156 cm How long is the red yarn? ** Red = 3*156 + 8 = <<3*156+8=476>>476 cm How long is the total length of the red and green yarn? ** 156 + 476 = <<156+476=632>>632 cm of yarn What is the number of centimeters in the total length of the red and green yarn? ** The two pieces of yarn have a length of 632 centimeters. #### 632 Bill is buying healthcare on an exchange. The normal monthly price of the plan he wants is $500. The government will pay for part of this cost depending on Bill's income: 90% if he makes less than $10,000, 50% if he makes between $10,001 and $40,000, and 20% if he makes more than $50,000. Bill earns $25/hour and works 30 hours per week, four weeks per month. How much will Bill spend for health insurance in a year? How much money does Bill make each week? ** First find how much money Bill makes every week by multiplying his hourly rate by the number of hours he works each week: $25/hour * 30 hours/week = $<<25*30=750>>750/week How much money does Bill make each month? ** Then multiply that number by the number of weeks per month to find his monthly earnings: $750/week * 4 weeks/month = $<<750*4=3000>>3,000/month How much money does Bill make each year? ** Then multiply his monthly earnings by the number of months in a year to find his annual income: $3,000/month * 12 months/year = $<<3000*12=36000>>36,000/year. How much does Bill pay each month? ** This income means Bill gets a 50% monthly healthcare subsidy from the government. Multiply the cost of the premium by 50% to find the monthly cost Bill pays: $500/month * .5 = $<<500*.5=250>>250/month How much does Bill pay each year? ** Finally, multiply Bill's monthly cost by the number of months in a year to find his annual cost: $250/month * 12 months/year = $<<250*12=3000>>3,000/year #### 3000 Honey earned $80 a day. Every day, she spent part of her pay and saved the rest. After 20 days of work, she spent $1360. How much did Honey save in 20 days? How much did Honey earn in 20 days? ** Honey earned 20 x $80 = $<<20*80=1600>>1600 for 20 days of work. How much did Honey save in 20 days? ** Therefore, Honey saved $1600 - $1360 = $<<1600-1360=240>>240 in 20 days. #### 240 Sam bought a heavy safe with a combination lock. There were four rows with twenty gold bars per row arranged in the safe. If each gold bar is worth $20000, calculate the total worth of the gold bars in the safe. How many gold bars are there? ** If there were four rows of twenty gold bars arranged in the safe, the total number of bars in the safe is 4*20 = <<4*20=80>>80 bars. How much are the gold bars worth? ** Since each gold bar is worth $20000, the 80 bars are worth 80*$20000 = $<<80*20000=1600000>>1,600,000 #### 1600000 Karen had the giant box of crayons, containing twice as many crayons as were in Beatrice's box. But Beatrice's box contained twice as many crayons as were in Gilbert's box of crayons. And Gilbert had four times as many crayons as were in Judah's box of crayons. If Karen's box contained 128 crayons, how many crayons were in Judah's box? How many crayons were in Beatrice's box? ** If Karen's 128 crayons were twice as many as were in Beatrice's box, there were 128/2=<<128/2=64>>64 crayons in Beatrice's box. How many crayons were in Gilbert's box? ** And since Beatrice's box contained twice as many crayons as were in Gilbert's box of crayons, then Gilbert had 64/2=<<64/2=32>>32 crayons. How many crayons were in Judah's box? ** And since Gilbert had four times as many crayons as Judah, then Judah had 32/4=<<32/4=8>>8 crayons. #### 8 Dan spent an hour doing 400 work tasks at $0.25 each. Then Dan spent an hour doing 5 work tasks at $2.00 each. How much more did Dan make doing the good work compared to the lower-paid work? How much did Dan spend in an hour? ** Dan spent an hour doing 400 tasks * $.25 = $100. How much did Dan spend in an hour? ** Dan spent an hour doing 5 tasks * $2.00 each = $<<5*2=10.00>>10.00. How much more did Dan make doing the good work compared to the lower-paid work? ** Dan made $100 - $10 = $<<100-10=90.00>>90.00 per hour more doing the higher paid work. #### 90 John takes a 10-minute shower every other day for 4 weeks. If his shower uses 2 gallons of water per minute. How much water does he use in those 4 weeks? How many days are in those 4 weeks? ** There are 4*7=<<4*7=28>>28 days in those 4 weeks How many showers does John take in those 4 weeks? ** That means he takes 28/2=<<28/2=14>>14 showers How many minutes of showers does John take in those 4 weeks? ** So he takes a total of 14*10=<<14*10=140>>140 minutes of showers How much water does John use in those 4 weeks? ** So he uses 2*140=<<2*140=280>>280 gallons of water #### 280 There are twice as many surfers on Malibu beach as in Santa Monica beach. If there are 20 surfers in Santa Monica, calculate the total number of surfers on the two beaches. How many surfers are there at Malibu beach? ** If there are 20 surfers at Santa Monica, Malibu beach has twice as many surfers as Santa Monica has 2*20 = 40 surfers. How many surfers are there on the two beaches? ** Together, the two beaches have a total of 40+20 = <<40+20=60>>60 surfers. #### 60 Olga has an aquarium with fish in 5 different colors. There are 12 yellow ones, half as many blue ones, and twice as many green ones as yellow ones. How many fish does Olga have in her aquarium? How many blue fish does Olga have? ** Olga has half as many blue fish as yellow ones, which means 12 * 0.5 = <<12*0.5=6>>6 blue fish. How many green fish does Olga have? ** Green fish are twice as many as yellow ones, so in total there are 12 * 2 = <<12*2=24>>24 green fish. How many fish does Olga have? ** So all the fish sum up to 12 + 6 + 24 = <<12+6+24=42>>42. #### 42