Lennon is a sales rep and is paid $0.36 in mileage reimbursement when he travels to meet with clients. On Monday he drove 18 miles. Tuesday he drove 26 miles. Wednesday and Thursday he drove 20 miles each day and on Friday he drove 16 miles. How much money will he be reimbursed?

How many miles did Lennon drive in one week? ** In one week he drove 18+26+20+20+16 =

<<18+26+20+20+16=100>>100 miles How much money will he be reimbursed? ** He is reimbursed $0.36 per mile of travel, and he travels 100 miles so he will receive .36*100 = $<<.36*100=36.00>>36.00 #### 36 It will take Richard and Sarah 3 years to save enough for a down payment on a house at their current rates. If the house's downpayment is $108000, calculate the amount each person saves per month if they share the monthly savings. How many months will they save for? ** If they are to save every month for three years to reach the target amount, and each year has 12 months, they'll save for 12*3 = <<12*3=36>>36 months. How much do they save every month? ** If the house's downpayment is $108000, the total amount they both save per month is $108000/36 = $<<108000/36=3000>>3000 every month. How much does each person pay? ** Since they share the monthly savings, each person will pay $3000/2= =$<<3000/2=1500>>1500 #### 1500 Ashley had already blown up 12 balloons for the party when Andy took over and started blowing them up at a rate of 2 every five minutes. When Andy stopped, there were 50 balloons. For how many minutes did Andy blow up balloons? How many balloons did Andy blow up? ** Andy blew up 50 balloons – the 12 balloons Ashley blew up = <<50-12=38>>38 balloons. How many time increments did Andy blow up balloons? ** We know how long it took Andy to blow up 2 balloons, so 38 balloons / 2 = <<38/2=19>>19 time increments. How many minutes did Andy blow up balloons? ** We know the time increment is 5 minutes, so 19 x 5 minutes = <<19*5=95>>95 minutes. #### 95 For Halloween, Taquon, Mack and Jafari put their candy together and they had 418 pieces of candy. If Taquon and Mack each had 171 pieces of candy, how many pieces of candy did Jafari start with? How many pieces of candy did Taquon and Mack have together? ** Taquon + Mack = 2 * 171 = 342 pieces How many pieces of candy did Jafari start with? ** 418 - 342 = <<418-342=76>>76 pieces How many pieces of candy did Jafari start with? ** Jafari started with 76 pieces of candy. #### 76 John uses the bathroom every 50 minutes. How many times does he use the bathroom during a 2.5-hour movie? How long is the movie? ** The movie last 2.5*60=<<2.5*60=150>>150 minutes How many times does John use the bathroom during the movie? ** So he uses the bathroom 150/50=<<150/50=3>>3 times #### 3 Johnny wrote an essay with 150 words. Madeline wrote an essay that was double in length, and Timothy wrote an essay that had 30 words more than Madeline's. If one page contains 260 words, how many pages do Johnny, Madeline, and Timothy's essays fill? How many words was Madeline's essay? ** Madeline's essay was 150 x 2 = <<150*2=300>>300 words. How many words was Timothy's essay? ** Timothy's essay was 300 + 30 = <<300+30=330>>330 words. How many words did Johnny, Madeline, and Timothy write? ** All together, they wrote 150 + 300 + 330 = <<150+300+330=780>>780 words. How many pages do Johnny, Madeline, and Timothy's essays fill? ** Their essays fill 780/260 = <<780/260=3>>3 pages. #### 3 There are four lamps in Valerie's room. All of them are burnt out, so she needs to buy new light bulbs. She needs 3 small light bulbs and 1 large light bulb. She has $60 to spend. If small light bulbs cost $8 and large light bulbs cost $12, how much money will Valerie have left over? How much will Valerie spend on small light bulbs? ** She will spend 3*$8=$<<3*8=24>>24 on small light bulbs. How much will Valerie spend in total? ** In total she will spend $24+$12=$<<24+12=36>>36 on the 4 light bulbs. How much money will Valerie have left over? ** She will have $60-$36=$<<60-36=24>>24 left over. #### 24 John has taken 10 pictures every day for the past 3 years. He saves them in raw format so each memory card can store 50 images. Each memory card costs $60. How much does he spend on memory cards? How many days does John take pictures? ** He takes pictures for 3*365=<<3*365=1095>>1095 days How many pictures does John take? ** So he takes 10*1095=<<10*1095=10950>>10,950 pictures How many memory cards does John need? ** That means he needs 10950/50=<<10950/50=219>>219 memory cards How much does John spend on memory cards? ** So he spends 219*60=$<<219*60=13140>>13140 on memory cards #### 13140 A gift shop sells bracelets at $15 each, a gold heart necklace at $10, and a personalized coffee mug at $20. Raine buys three bracelets, two gold heart necklaces, and one coffee mug for her friends. How much change does Raine get back if she gives a one hundred dollar bill? How much do the bracelets cost? ** Three bracelets cost 3 x $15 = $<<3*15=45>>45. How much do the gold necklaces cost? ** Two gold necklaces cost 2 x $10 = $<<2*10=20>>20. How much does Raine spend? ** Thus, the total amount is $45 + $20 + $20 = $<<45+20+20=85>>85. How much change does Raine get back? ** Therefore, Raine gets a change of $100 - $85 = $<<100-85=15>>15. #### 15 198 passengers fit into 9 buses. How many passengers fit in 5 buses? How many passengers fit in one bus? ** 198 passengers / 9 buses = <<198/9=22>>22 passengers fit in one bus. How many passengers fit in 5 buses? ** 22 passengers/bus * 5 buses = <<22*5=110>>110 passengers fit in 5 buses. #### 110