Liz bought a recipe book that cost $6, a baking dish that cost twice as much, five ingredients that cost $3 each, and an apron that cost a dollar more than the recipe book. Collectively, how much in dollars did Liz spend?

How much did the baking dish cost? ** The baking dish cost 6*2 =

<<6*2=12>>12. How much did the ingredients cost in total? ** The ingredients cost 5*3 = <<5*3=15>>15. How much did the apron cost? ** The apron cost 6+1 = <<6+1=7>>7. Collectively, how much in dollars did Liz spend? ** Collectively, Liz spend 6+12+15+7 = <<6+12+15+7=40>>40 #### 40 There are 40 ducks in a pond. 50 percent of the ducks are Muscovy and 30 percent of the Muscovies are female. How many female Muscovy ducks there? How many Muscovy ducks are there? ** Muscovies: 40(.50)=<<40*.50=20>>20 Muscovy ducks How many Female Muscovies are there? ** Female Muscovies:20(.30)=6 ducks #### 6 Kristy baked cookies because her friends are coming over to her house. She ate 2 of them and gave her brother 1 cookie. Her first friend arrived and took 3 cookies. The second and third friends to arrive took 5 cookies each. If there are 6 cookies left, how many cookies did Kristy bake? How many cookies were left after the first two friends took 3? ** There were 6 + 5 = <<6+5=11>>11 cookies left before the third friend took 5. How many cookies were left after the first friend took 5? ** There were 11 + 5 = <<11+5=16>>16 cookies left before the second friend took 5. How many cookies were left after the first friend took 3? ** There were 16 + 3 = <<16+3=19>>19 cookies left before the first friend took 3. How many cookies did Kristy bake? ** There were 19 + 1 = <<19+1=20>>20 cookies left before Kristy gave 1 cookie to her brother. How many cookies did Kristy bake? ** There were 20 + 2 = <<20+2=22>>22 cookies that Kristy baked. #### 22 A hairstylist charges $5 for a normal haircut, $6 for a special haircut, and $8 for a trendy haircut. If he cuts 5 normal haircuts, 3 special haircuts, and 2 trendy haircuts per day, how much money does he earn per week? How much does the hairstylist earn for a normal haircut? ** The hairstylist earns $5 x 5 = $<<5*5=25>>25 for a normal haircut per day. How much does the hairstylist earn for a special haircut? ** He earns $6 x 3 = $<<6*3=18>>18 for a special haircut. How much does the hairstylist earn for a trendy haircut? ** And he earns $8 x 2 = $<<8*2=16>>16 for a trendy haircut. How much does the hairstylist earn per day? ** So, the total amount he earns per day is $25 + $18 + $16 = $<<25+18+16=59>>59. How much does the hairstylist earn per month? ** Therefore, a hairstylist earns $59 x 7= $<<59*7=413>>413 per month. #### 413 Cassidy is grounded for 14 days for lying about her report card, plus 3 extra days for each grade below a B. If Cassidy got four grades below a B, how long is she grounded for? How many days are the low grades? ** First find how many days Cassidy is grounded for the low grades: 4 grades * 3 days/grade = <<4*3=12>>12 days How many days is Cassidy grounded for? ** Then add that time to the 14 days she's grounded for lying to find the total grounding length: 12 days + 14 days = <<12+14=26>>26 days #### 26 Mildred and Candice went to the market. Mildred spent $25 while Candice spent $35. If their mom gave them $100 to spend, how much will be left with them after spending? How much did Mildred and Candice spend in total? ** Mildred and Candice spent $25 + $35 = $<<25+35=60>>60 in total. How much was left after spending? ** Therefore, they were left with $100 - $60 = $<<100-60=40>>40 after spending. #### 40 James buys pistachios for $10 per can. Each can is 5 ounces. He eats 30 ounces of pistachios every 5 days. How much does he spend on pistachios per week? How much do the pistachios cost per ounce? ** The pistachios cost 10/5=$<<10/5=2>>2 per ounce How many ounces of pistachios does James eat in a day? ** He eats 30/5=<<30/5=6>>6 ounces of pistachios a day How much does James spend on pistachios in a day? ** So he spends 6*2=$<<6*2=12>>12 per day on pistachios How much does James spend on pistachios per week? ** So he spends 12*7=$<<12*7=84>>84 per week #### 84 Timmy's parents have a 2 car garage, which has both cars inside it. Also inside is a riding lawnmower, a bicycle for Timmy as well as each of his parents, a tricycle for Timmy's little brother Joey, and a unicycle that Timmy's dad practices riding on. How many wheels in total are in this garage? How many wheels are in each car? ** Each car in the garage has 4 wheels, for a total of 4*2=<<4*2=8>>8 wheels. How many wheels does the riding lawnmryer have? ** The riding lawnmower has 4 wheels, bringing the total up to 8+4=12 wheels. How many wheels do the bicycles have? ** The bicycles have 2 wheels each and there are 3 of them, for 3*2=6 wheels, bringing the total to 12+6= 18. How many wheels are in the garage? ** The tricycle has 3 wheels, and the unicycle has 1 wheel, bringing the total up to 18+1+3= 22 wheels #### 22 Tom needs to buy a new gaming system. He trades in his super Nintendo for an original NES. The SNES is worth $150 and the store gives him 80% of that value. He gives $80 and gets back $10 change and a game worth $30. How much was the NES on sale for? How much did Tom get for the SNES? ** He traded in the SNES for 150*.8=$<<150*.8=120>>120 How much did Tom spend? ** Including the money he gave, he spent 120+80=$<<120+80=200>>200 How much did Tom get in change? ** He got 10+30=$<<10+30=40>>40 in change How much was the NES on sale for? ** So the NES cost 200-40=$<<200-40=160>>160 #### 160 A jewelry store is restocking its shelves. The necklace stand, which can hold 12 necklaces, currently holds 5 necklaces. The ring display, which can hold 30 rings, currently holds 18 rings. The bracelet display, which can hold 15 bracelets, currently holds 8 bracelets. The store’s supplier charges $4 per necklace, $10 per ring, and $5 per bracelet. How much, in dollars, will the store need to pay to fill the displays? How many necklaces does the necklace stand need? ** The necklace stand needs another 12 – 5 = <<12-5=7>>7 necklaces. How much will the necklaces cost? ** This will cost the store 7 * 4 = $<<7*4=28>>28. How many rings does the ring display need? ** The ring display needs another 30 – 18 = <<30-18=12>>12 rings. How much will the rings cost? ** This will cost the store 12 * 10 = $<<12*10=120>>120. How many bracelets does the bracelet display need? ** The bracelet display needs another 15 – 8 = <<15-8=7>>7 bracelets. How much will the bracelets cost? ** This will cost the store 7 * 5 = $<<7*5=35>>35. How much will the store need to pay? ** In total, the store needs to pay 28 + 120 +35 = $<<28+120+35=183>>183. #### 183