Nina has two pairs of shoes. She bought one of them for $22, and the second one was 50% more expensive. How much did Nina pay for both pairs of shoes?

How much more expensive was the second pair of shoes? ** The second pair of shoes was 50/100 * 22 = $

<<50/100*22=11>>11 more expensive. How much did the second pair of shoes cost? ** That means that the second pair's price was 22 + 11 = $<<22+11=33>>33. How much did Nina pay for both pairs of shoes? ** So for both pairs of shoes, Nina paid 33 + 22 = $<<33+22=55>>55. #### 55 Nicki spent the last year running a lot. For the first half of the year, she ran a total of 20 miles per week. For the second half of the year, she increased the mileage to 30 miles per week. How many miles total did she run for the year? How many weeks are in each half of the year? ** Each half of the year consists of 52 / 2 = <<52/2=26>>26 weeks. How many miles did Nicki run in the first half of the year? ** For the first half of the year, Nicki ran a total of 20 * 26 = <<20*26=520>>520 miles. How many miles did Nicki run in the second half of the year? ** For the second half of the year, Nicki ran a total of 30 * 26 = <<30*26=780>>780 miles. How many miles did Nicki run in the year? ** For the entire year, Nicki ran a total of 520 + 780 = <<520+780=1300>>1,300 miles. #### 1300 Quinn's library was hosting a summer reading challenge. For every 5 books you read, you a coupon for a free donut at a nearby bakery. Quinn decided he could read 2 books a week for 10 weeks total. How many free donuts would Quinn be eligible for? How many books will Quinn read? ** Quinn will read 2 books per week for 10 weeks so 2*10=<<2*10=20>>20 books How many free donuts will Quinn get? ** If he reads 5 books, he gets a free donut. So if he reads 20/5 = 4 free donuts #### 4 Brittney can chop 15 onions in 5 minutes. Carl can chop 20 onions within that same time. How many more onions can Carl chop in 30 minutes than Brittney? How many onions can Brittney chop in one minute? ** Brittney can chop 15/5 = <<15/5=3>>3 onions in one minute. How many onions can Carl chop in one minute? ** Carl can chop 20/5 = <<20/5=4>>4 onions in one minute. How many onions can Brittney chop in 30 minutes? ** Brittney can chop 3 x 30 = <<3*30=90>>90 onions in 30 minutes. How many onions can Carl chop in 30 minutes? ** Carl can chop 4 x 30 = <<4*30=120>>120 onions in 30 minutes. How many more onions can Carl chop in 30 minutes than Brittney? ** Carl can chop 120 - 90 = <<120-90=30>>30 more onions than Brittney in 30 minutes. #### 30 Leo has to write a 400-word story for his literature class. 10 words fit on each line of his notebook and 20 lines fit on each page. Lucas has filled one and a half pages. How many words does he have left to write? How many lines are on a half page? ** Half a page is 20 / 2 =<<20/2=10>>10 lines. How many lines has Lucas written? ** In total, he has written 20 + 10 = <<20+10=30>>30 lines. How many words are in the 30 lines? ** The 30 lines written are 30 * 10 = <<30*10=300>>300 words. How many words does Lucas have left to write? ** Lucas has 400 - 300 = <<400-300=100>>100 words left to write. #### 100 A mother duck as 8 ducklings. The first 3 ducklings find 5 snails each. Another 3 ducklings find 9 snails each, and the remaining ducklings each find half the number of snails that mother duck finds. If mother duck finds tree times the total number of snails as the first 2 groups of ducklings, how many snails does the family of ducks have collectively? How many snails do the first 3 ducklings find? ** The first 3 ducklings find 3 x 5 = <<3*5=15>>15 snails How many snails do the next 3 ducklings find? ** The next 3 ducklings find 3 x 9 = <<3*9=27>>27 snails How many snails do the first 2 groups of ducklings find? ** They find a total of 15 + 27 = <<15+27=42>>42 snails How many snails does mother duck find? ** Mother duck finds 42 x 3 = <<42*3=126>>126 snails How many ducklings are in the last group? ** The last group has 8 - 3 - 3 = <<8-3-3=2>>2 ducklings How many snails do the last 2 ducklings find? ** They find 126/2 = <<126/2=63>>63 snails each How many snails does the family of ducks have collectively? ** The family of ducks found a total of 42 +126 + 63 + 63 = <<42+126+63+63=294>>294 snails #### 294 Maria is a saleswoman at a flower shop. On the first day, she sold 30 tulips and 20 roses. The next day, she doubled the previous day's sales. On the third day, she sold only 10% of the tulips sold on the second day and 16 roses. The price of one tulip is $2 and one rose is $3. How much did Maria earn over these three days? How many tulips did Maria sell on the second day? ** On the second day, Maria sold 30 * 2 = <<30*2=60>>60 tulips. How many roses did Maria sell on the second day? ** She also sold 20 * 2 = <<20*2=40>>40 roses the second day. How many tulips did Maria sell on the third day? ** On the third day, Maria sold only 10/100 * 60 = <<10/100*60=6>>6 tulips. How many tulips did Maria sell over these three days? ** Over these three days Maria sold 30 + 60 + 6 = <<30+60+6=96>>96 tulips. How many roses did Maria sell over these three days? ** She also sold 20 + 40 + 16 = <<20+40+16=76>>76 roses. How much did Maria earn on the tulips? ** So on the tulips Maria earned 96 * 2 = $<<96*2=192>>192. How much did Maria earn on the roses? ** And on roses Maria earned 76 * 3 = $<<76*3=228>>228. How much did Maria earn over these three days? ** In total, over these three days, Maria has earned 192 + 228 = $<<192+228=420>>420. #### 420 Stacy just bought a 6 month prescription of flea & tick medicine for her dog for $150.00 online. Her cashback app was offering 10% cashback and she has a mail-in rebate for $25.00 on a 6-month prescription. How much will the medicine cost after cash back and rebate offers? How much did the cash back app give her? ** Her cash back app gave her 10% back on $150.00 so that's .10*150 = $<<10*.01*150=15.00>>15.00 cash back How much did the cash back and rebate offers give her? ** She received $15.00 from the cashback app and has a $25.00 mail-in rebate for a total of 15+25 = $<<15+25=40.00>>40.00 discounts How much will the medicine cost after cash back and rebate offers? ** She spent $150.00 for the medicine and has $40.00 worth of discounts so the medicine will cost 150-40 = $<<150-40=110.00>>110.00 #### 110 At Penny’s bakery, her famous blueberry cheesecakes are $7 a slice. Each cheesecake pie is cut into 6 thick slices. If she sells 7 cheesecake pies, how much money does she make? How many slices are in each cheesecake pie? ** There are a total of 7 x 6 = <<7*6=42>>42 cheesecake slices. How much money does Penny make? ** She makes a total of 42 x $7 = $<<42*7=294>>294. #### 294 The company's data entry team had 5 employees working on a large project. Rudy types 64 words per minute, Joyce types 76 words per minute, Gladys types 91 words per minute, Lisa types 80 words per minute and Mike types 89 words per minute. What is the team's average typed words per minute? How many words does the team type? ** Rudy types 64, Joyce types 76, Gladys types 91, Lisa types 80 and Mike types 89 so 64+76+91+80+89 = <<400=400>>400 What is the team's average typed words per minute? ** There are 5 team members, so they type at an average speed of 400/5 = <<400/5=80>>80 words per minute #### 80