Answer this question:Saheed made four times as much money as Kayla. Kayla made $30 less than Vika. Vika made $84. How many dollars did Saheed make?
Kayla made $30 less than Vika = $84 - 30 = 54. Saheed made 4 * Kayla = 4 * 54 = 216.
The answer is 216.

Answer this question:A company has 500 employees, each paid $12 per hour, working 10 hours a day, five days a week, 4 weeks a month. In August, the amount of work increased, and the company hired 200 more people. How much money does the company pay in total per month after the new hires?
The total pay per employee in a day is 12 * 10 = $120. An employee works for 5 * 4 = 20 days in a month. The total amount of money paid to each employee monthly is 20 * 120 = $2400. When the number of employees increased to 500 + 200 = 700 after the new hires in August. The company pays a total of 700 * 2400 = $1680000 per month to its employees.
The answer is 1680000.

Answer this question:Layla is feeding her pet fish. She has two Goldfish which each get one teaspoon of fish food. Her 3 Swordtails each get 2 teaspoons of food. Her 8 Guppies each eat half a teaspoon of food. How much food does she have to give to her fish in total?
The two Goldfish eat a total of 2 * 1 = 2 teaspoons of food. The 3 Swordtails eat a total of 3 * 2 = 6 teaspoons of food. The 8 Guppies eat a total of 8 * 1 / 2 = 4 teaspoons of food. In total, all of her fish eat 2 + 6 + 4 = 12 teaspoons of fish food.
The answer is 12.

Answer this question:Connor wanted to order some new books to read. The website was offering free shipping over $50.00. They also had a deal that when you buy 4 books; the first two were 25% off. Book 1 cost 13.00 and Book 2 cost 15.00. Book 3 & 4 were both $10.00 each. How much more money did Connor need to spend to receive free shipping?

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Book 1 was $12.50 and book 2 was $15.00 so 13.00 + 15.00 = $28.00. He was buying 4 books, so these 2 were 25% off so 28.00 * .25 = $7.00. These two books came out to 28 - 7 = $21.00. Books 3 & 4 were both $10 each so 2 * 10 = $20.00. When you add all 4 books together, 21 + 20 = $41.00. To get free shipping he would need to spend 50 - 41 = $9.00 more on books.
The answer is 9.