Joe sells ham and cheese sandwiches for $1.50. If a slice of bread costs $0.15, a slice of ham costs $0.25 and a slice of cheese costs $0.35, how many cents does a sandwich with one slice of each protein cost Joe to make?

How much does two slices of bread cost? ** First find the cost of two slices of bread: $0.15/slice * 2 slices = $

<<0.15*2=0.30>>0.30 How much does one sandwich cost? ** Then add the cost of one slice each of ham and cheese: $0.30 + $0.25 + $0.35 = $<<0.30+0.25+0.35=0.90>>0.90 #### 90 James was doing some shopping in his favorite shop and he saw an offer on shoes that give him a second pair of shoes for half off the original price. He took the offer and took the first pair of shoes for $40 and the second one for $60. At the cashier, the lady told him that the offer applies strictly to the cheaper pair of shoes, and also that he was selected for an extra discount of a fourth off the total amount. How much money did James end up paying for both pairs of shoes? How much did James pay for the first pair of shoes? ** The price of the cheaper pair after the discount was $40/2 = $<<40/2=20>>20 How much did James pay for both pairs of shoes? ** The total price of both pairs of shoes $20 + $60 = $<<20+60=80>>80 How much did James end up paying for both pairs of shoes? ** The final discount was $80/4 = $<<80/4=20>>20 How much money did James end up paying for both pairs of shoes? ** The price he ends up paying was $80 - $20 = $<<80-20=60>>60 #### 60 Ragnar is a woodchopper. He can get 3 blocks of wood for every tree he cuts. If Ragnar chops 2 trees every day, how many blocks of woods does he get after 5 days? How many blocks of wood does Ragnar get every day? ** Ragnar gets 3 x 2= <<3*2=6>>6 blocks of wood every day. How many blocks of woods does Ragnar get after 5 days? ** Therefore, the total number of blocks of woods he gets after 5 days is 6 x 5= <<6*5=30>>30. #### 30 When Michelle makes fresh pasta, she first makes the dough, then she rolls it out and cuts it, and then she hangs it on racks to dry for cooking later. She needs a drying rack for each three pounds of pasta she makes, and it takes two cups of flour to make each pound of pasta dough. She owns three racks right now. How many more drying racks will Michelle need if she makes pasta using three 8-cup bags of flour? How many cups of flour did Michelle use? ** Michelle used 3 * 8 = <<3*8=24>>24 cups of flour in the pasta dough. How many pounds of pasta dough did Michelle make? ** She made 24 / 2 = <<24/2=12>>12 pounds of pasta dough. How many drying racks does Michelle need? ** She needs 12 / 3 = <<12/3=4>>4 drying racks for the pasta. How many more drying racks will Michelle need if she makes pasta using three 8-cup bags of flour? ** Thus, Michelle needs 4 - 3 = <<4-3=1>>1 more drying rack. #### 1 At a cafe, the breakfast plate has two eggs and twice as many bacon strips as eggs. If 14 customers order breakfast plates, how many bacon strips does the cook need to fry? How many bacon strips are on each breakfast plate? ** Each breakfast plate has 2 x 2 = <<2*2=4>>4 bacon strips. How many bacon strips does the cook need to fry? ** The cook needs to fry 14 x 4 = <<14*4=56>>56 bacon strips. #### 56 Jose needs 12 tablespoons of lemon juice to make a dozen of his lemon cupcakes. Every lemon provides 4 tablespoons of lemon juice. If he needs to make 3 dozen cupcakes, how many lemons will he need? How many tablespoons of lemon juice does Jose need? ** He needs 12 tablespoons of lemon juice for every dozen of cupcakes and he’s making 3 dozen cupcakes so he needs 12*3 = <<12*3=36>>36 tablespoons of lemon juice How many lemons will Jose need? ** 1 lemon provides 4 tablespoons of lemon juice and he needs 36 tablespoons so he will need 36/4 = <<36/4=9>>9 lemons #### 9 There were 60 women at the party, and three-fourths of these women were married and brought their husbands with them to the party. If 3/4 of the men at the party were single, how many people attended the party? How many females are married? ** 60 x 3/4 = <<60*3/4=45>>45 females are married which means there are also 45 married males. How many men are married? ** If 1/4 of the men are married, which represents 45 men, then 4*45=<<4*45=180>>180 is the total number of men who attended the party. How many people attended the party? ** Thus, there are a total of 60 women and 180 men, or a total of 60+180=<<60+180=240>>240 people at the party. #### 240 A kilogram of pork costs $6 while a kilogram of chicken costs $2 less. How much will a 3-kilogram of chicken and a kilogram of pork cost? How much does a kilogram of chicken cost? ** A kilogram of chicken costs $6 - $2 = $<<6-2=4>>4. How much does three kilograms of chicken cost? ** Three kilograms of chicken cost $4 x 3 = $<<4*3=12>>12. How much will a 3-kilogram of chicken and a kilogram of pork cost? ** So, a 3-kilogram of chicken and a kilogram of pork cost $12 + $6 = $18. #### 18 Last week, the price of a movie ticket was $100. This year the price is down by 20%. What's the new price of the movie ticket? How much is the price of the book down by? ** The price of the book is down by: 100*0.2 = $<<100*0.2=20>>20. What is the new price of the movie ticket? ** So the new price of the movie ticket is: 100 - 20 = $<<100-20=80>>80. #### 80 Ali keeps his bills in his wallet. He has 7 bills of 5 dollars and 1 bill of 10 dollars. How much money does he have in total? How much money does Ali have from the seven 5-dollar bills? ** Ali has 7 * $5 = $<<7*5=35>>35 from the seven 5-dollar bills. How much money does Ali have in total? ** So in total, he has $35 + $10 = $<<35+10=45>>45. #### 45