Randy, Peter, and Quincy all drew pictures. Peter drew 8 pictures. Quincy drew 20 more pictures than Peter. If they drew 41 pictures altogether, how many did Randy draw?
Let's think: Quincy drew 20 + 8 = 28 pictures. Quincy and Peter drew 28 + 8 = 36 pictures in total. Randy drew 41 - 36 = 5 pictures.. The answer is: 5.

Janet has 1/3 of a bottle of rose shampoo and 1/4 of a bottle of jasmine shampoo. If she uses 1/12 of a bottle of shampoo per day, how many days will her shampoo last?
Let's think: First cross - multiply to give both fractions the same denominator, then add the fractions: 1 / 3 + 1 / 4 = 4 / 12 + 3 / 12. Then add these fractions to find that she has 4 / 12 + 3 / 12 = 7 / 12 of a bottle of shampoo left. Then divide the total amount of shampoo she has by the amount she uses per day to find the number of days the shampoo will last: 7 / 12 / 1 / 12 / day = 7 days.. The answer is: 7.

Matt and Tom both walk up the stairs of the library. Matt goes up the stairs 20 steps per minute. Tom goes up the stairs 5 steps per minute more than Matt. If Matt has reached 220 steps above the entrance, how many steps will Tom have gone up by that time?
Let's think: Matt would have walked for 220 / 20 = 11 minutes. Tom would have gone up by 11 * 5 = 55 steps more. Tom would have gone up by 220 + 55 = 275 steps.. The answer is: 275.

A shipping boat's crew consisted of 17 sailors, with five inexperienced sailors. Each experienced sailor was paid 1/5 times more than the inexperienced sailors. If the inexperienced sailors were paid $10 per hour for a 60-hour workweek, calculate the total combined monthly earnings of the experienced sailors.
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If the experienced sailors received 1 / 5 times more money than the inexperienced sailors, they were paid 1 / 5 * 10 = $2 more. The total hourly earnings for the experienced sailors each is $10 + $2 = $12. In a 60 - hour workweek, an experienced sailor is paid 60 * $12 = $720. In a month, an experienced sailor is paid 4 * $720 = $2880. If there were five inexperienced sailors, the total number of experienced sailors was 17 - 5 = 12. If each experienced sailor was paid $2280 per month, the total combined monthly earnings for the experienced is 12 * 2880 = $34560.. The answer is: 34560.