Reasoning and answer: If the population is halving then at the end of the third year, the population must have been 60 people in the fourth year * 2 = 120 people. In the second year, the population was 120 people in the third year * 2 = 240 people. And in the first year, the population was 240 people in the third year * 2 = 480 people. Additional people moved out in the first year, so accounting for these shows the population was 480 people + 400 people who moved out = 880 people. Then removing the new people shows there were originally 880 people – 100 new people = 780 people.
The answer: 780
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Question: After 100 new people move into a town, 400 of the original population move out. Every year afterward, the town’s population is halved. After 4 years, the population is 60 people. Before the new people moved in, how many people lived in the town?

Reasoning and answer: First find how much the store makes in profit: $20 * 0.30 = $6 for profit. Then find the regular selling price: $20 + $6 = $26 total price. Then multiply the regular price by the discount to get $26 * 0.50 = $13 for the final price.
The answer: 13
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Question: Corna wants to buy a shirt. The store buys the shirt for $20, but charges 30% for profit. However, the shirt is on sale for 50% off the selling price. What is the price now?

Reasoning and answer: There are 74 - 14 = 60 apples left after Ricki removes some. Samson removes 14 * 2 = 28 apples. There are 60 - 28 = 32 apples left after Samson removes some.
The answer: 32
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Question:

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At the beginning of the day there were 74 apples in a basket. If Ricki removes 14 apples and Samson removes twice as many as Ricki. How many apples are left in the basket by the end of the day?