A fast-food chain offers free delivery for a minimum purchase of $18. Danny ordered 2 quarter-pounder burgers for $3.20 each, 2 large fries that cost $1.90 each, and 2 milkshakes that cost $2.40 each. How much more worth of food should he order to avail of the free delivery?
How much do the quarter-pounder burgers cost? ** Two quarter-pounder burgers cost $3.20 x 2 = $
<<3.20*2=6.40>>6.40. How much do the large fries cost? ** Two large fries cost $1.90 x 2 = $<<2*1.9=3.80>>3.80. How much do the milkshakes cost? ** Two milkshakes cost $2.40 x 2 = $<<2*2.4=4.80>>4.80. How much did Danny spend? ** The total amount spent for the burgers, fries, and shakes is $6.40 + $3.80 + $4.80 = $<<6.4+3.8+4.8=15>>15. How much more worth of food should Danny order to avail of the free delivery? ** Therefore, he should order $18 - $15 = $<<18-15=3>>3 worth of additional food to take advantage of the free food delivery. #### 3 Jackie's favorite cosmetic company was offering free shipping when you spent $50.00. Jackie ordered her favorite shampoo and conditioner that each cost $10.00 a bottle and 3 bottles of lotion that cost $6.00 each. How much more money does Jackie need to spend to be eligible for free shipping? How much do the shampoo and conditioner cost? ** The shampoo and conditioner cost $10 each so 2*$10 = $<<2*10=20.00>>20.00 How much do the lotion bottles cost? ** 3 bottles of lotion cost $6.00 each so 3*$6 = $<<3*6=18.00>>18.00 How much money has Jackie spent? ** So far she has spent $20+$18 = $<<20+18=38.00>>38.00 How much more money does Jackie need to spend to be eligible for free shipping? ** You need to spend $50.00 for free shipping and she has spent $38.00 already so she needs to buy $50-$38 = $<<50-38=12.00>>12.00 more in products #### 12 A park is 1000 feet long and 2000 feet wide. If there is 1 tree per 20 square feet, how many trees are there in the park? How many square feet is the park? ** The park is 2,000,000 square feet because 1000*2000 =<<1000*2000=2000000>>2,000,000. How many trees are there in the park? ** Thus, there are 100,000 trees in the park because 2,000,000/20 = <<2000000/20=100000>>100,000. #### 100,000 There were 349 pieces of candy in a bowl. Talitha took 108 pieces and Solomon took 153 pieces. How many pieces of candy remain in the bowl? How many pieces of candy remain in the bowl? ** 349 - 108 = 241 and 241 - 153 = 88 How many pieces of candy remain in the bowl? ** There are 88 pieces of candy left in the bowl. #### 88 Jake can wash his car with 1 bottle of car wash soap 4 times. If each bottle costs $4.00, and he washes his car once a week for 20 weeks, how much does he spend on car soap? How many bottles of soap does Jake need? ** 1 bottle of soap will last for 4 washes and he needs enough bottles for 20 weeks so 20/4 = <<20/4=5>>5 bottles How much does Jake spend on car soap? ** Each bottle cost $4.00 and he needs 5 bottles so he will spend $4*5 = $<<4*5=20.00>>20.00 on car soap #### 20 John is a hack author. He writes a book every 2 months. He has been writing for 20 years and has earned an average of $30,000 per book. How much money has he made writing? How many books does John write in a year? ** He writes 12/2=<<12/2=6>>6 books a year How many books has John written? ** That means he has written 6*20=<<6*20=120>>120 books How much money has John made writing? ** So he has made 120*30,000=$<<120*30000=3600000>>3,600,000 from writing #### 3600000 In Carrie's desk drawer there are 7 yellow highlighters. There are 7 more pink highlighters than yellow highlighters, and there are 5 more blue highlighters than pink highlighters. How many highlighters are in Carrie's desk drawer in all? How many pink highlighters are there? ** The number of pink highlighters is 7 + 7 = <<7+7=14>>14 How many blue highlighters are there? ** The number of blue highlighters is 14 + 5 = <<14+5=19>>19. How many yellow highlighters are there? ** There are 7 yellow highlighters. How many highlighters are in Carrie's desk drawer in all? ** The total number of yellow, pink, and blue highlighters is 7 + 14 + 19 = <<7+14+19=40>>40. #### 40 A convenience store sold 100 bags of chips in a month. In the first week, 15 bags of chips were sold. In the second week, thrice as many bags of chips were sold. There was an equal number of chips sold in the third and fourth week. How many chips was each sold in the third and fourth week? How many bags of chips were sold in the second week? ** In the second week, 15 x 3 = <<15*3=45>>45 bags of chips were sold. How many bags of chips were sold in the first and second week? ** So there was a total of 45 + 15 = <<45+15=60>>60 bags of chips sold on the first and second week. How many bags of chips were sold in the third and fourth week? ** Thus, a total of 100 - 60 = <<100-60=40>>40 bags of chips were sold on the third and fourth week. How many bags of chips were each sold in the third and fourth week? ** Therefore, 40/2 = <<40/2=20>>20 bags of chips were each sold on the third and fourth week. #### 20 Clinton buys a burger meal for lunch for $6.00 and up sizes his fries and drinks for $1.00 more. If Clinton buys this same meal every day for 5 days, how much does he spend on lunch? How much is the burger meal? ** The burger meal is $6.00 and to upsize the meal is $1.00 so 6+1 = $<<6+1=7.00>>7.00 How much does Clinton spend on lunch? ** He spends $7.00 on lunch and after 5 days he spends 7*5 = $<<7*5=35.00>>35.00 #### 35 Every day, Bob logs 10 hours of work in his office. If he works for five days a week, calculate the total number of hours he logs in a month. How many hours does Bob log in a week? ** In a week, working 10 hours a day, Bob logs 10*5 = <<10*5=50>>50 hours How many hours does Bob log in a month? ** After a month with 4 weeks, Bob logs 4*50 = <<4*50=200>>200 hours for his office working hours. #### 200