[Question]A country used to have a tax rate of 20%. They raised it to 30%. In that same time frame, John went from making 1,000,000 a year to 1,500,000 a year. How much more does he pay in taxes now compared to then?
[Answer]At 20% he paid .2 * 1000000 = $200,000. Now he pays 1500000 * .3 = $450,000. So he pays an extra 450000 - 200000 = $250000. The answer is 250000.

[Question]In the beginning, Justine had 10 more rubber bands than Bailey but 2 fewer bands than Ylona. Bailey decided to give two bands each to Justine and Ylona so that he is left with only 8 rubber bands. How many rubber bands did Ylona have in the beginning?
[Answer]Bailey gave 2 + 2 = 4 bands. So Bailey had 8 + 4 = 12 bands in the beginning. Justine had 12 + 10 = 22 bands in the beginning. Thus, Ylona had 22 + 2 = 24 bands in the beginning. The answer is 24.

[Question]For his birthday, Aku invited 4 friends. His mother bought 3 packages of cookies each containing 25 cookies. After playing football, the children came to eat and celebrate Aku's 10th birthday, each eating an equal number of all the cookies. Calculate the number of cookies that each child will eat.
[Answer]Let’s first calculate the total number of cookies: 25 X 3 = 75 cookies. Let us now share these cookies among the 5 children: 75 / 5 = 15 cookies. The answer is 15.

[Question]Kobe and Pau went to a restaurant. Kobe ordered five pieces of fried chicken, and Pau ordered twice as much fried chicken as Kobe did. If they order another set of fried chicken, how many pieces of fried chicken will Pau have eaten in all?
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Pau ordered 5 x 2 = 10 fried chickens in total. Therefore, Pau ate 10 x 2 = 20 pieces of fried chicken. The answer is 20.