Q: Abe owns a restaurant. Every month he spends a third of his budget on food, a quarter of his budget on restaurant supplies, and the rest of his budget on employee wages. If his budget is $3000 and he uses it up every month, how much is he spending on wages?
A: Abe is spending a third of his budget on food, so he spends $3000 / 3 = $1000 on food. He spends a quarter of his budget on restaurant supplies, so he spends $3000 / 4 = $750 on supplies. Thus, he spends $3000 - $1000 - $750 = $1250 on employee wages every month. The answer is 1250.
Question: Lana aims to sell 20 muffins at the bake sale. She sells 12 muffins in the morning. She sells another 4 in the afternoon. How many more muffins does Lana need to sell to hit her goal?
Answer: Lana sold 12 muffins and has to sell 20 - 12 = 8 to hit her goal before the bake sale ends. When she sells another 4 in the afternoon Lana has 8 - 4 = 4 muffins left to sell to meet her target. The answer is 4.
[Question]Alex has 2 cakes that are each cut into 8 slices. A fourth of the slices are given away to his friends. A third of the remaining slices are given away to his family. Alex eats 3 slices. How many slices of the cake are left?
[Answer]There are 2 * 8 = 16 slices of cake. There are 16 / 4 = 4 slices. There are 16 - 4 = 12 slices left. There are 12 / 3 = 4 slices given away. There are 12 - 4 - 3 = 5 slices of cake left. The answer is 5.
Q: With 40 seconds left to play in the basketball game, the Dunkinville Hornets were leading the Fredingo Fireflies by a score of 86 to 74. In the remaining seconds in the game, the Fireflies scored 7 three-point baskets while holding the Hornets to only 2 two-point baskets to win the game. How many more points did the Fireflies score in the game than did the Hornets?
A: In the final 40 seconds, the Fireflies scored seven 3 - point baskets to improve their score by 3 * 7 = 21 points. Thus, the Fireflies final total was 74 + 21 = 95 points. In the final 40 seconds, the hornets scored an additional two 2 - point baskets to improve their score by 2 * 2 = 4 points. Thus, the Hornets final total was 86 + 4 = 90 points. The final difference in points between the two teams was 95 - 90 = 5 points. The answer is 5.
Question: Every Sunday, Sean picks up 1 almond croissant and 1 salami and cheese croissant that are $4.50 each. He also grabs a plain croissant for $3.00 and a loaf of focaccia for $4.00. On his way home he stops and picks up 2 lattes for $2.50 each. How much did he spend?
Answer: The almond croissant and the salami and cheese croissant are $4.50 each so that's 2 * 4.50 = $9.00. He buys 2 lattes that are $2.50 each so that's 2 * 2.50 = $5.00. The flavored croissants are $9.00, the lattes are $5.00 and he also grabbed a plain croissant for $3.00 and focaccia for $4.00 for a total of 9 + 5 + 3 + 4 = $21.00. The answer is 21.
Q: Jeff had 300 pencils and donated 30% of them. Vicki had twice as many pencils as Jeff and donated 3/4 of his pencils. How many pencils are there remaining altogether?
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Jeff donated 30 / 100 * 300 = 90 pencils. He remained with 300 - 90 = 210 pencils. Vicki had twice as many pencils as Jeff, meaning he had 2 * 300 = 600 pencils. When Vicki donated 3 / 4 of his pencils, he gave away 3 / 4 * 600 = 450 pencils. Vicki remained with 600 - 450 = 150 pencils. Together, Jeff and Vicki remained with 150 + 210 = 360 pencils. The answer is 360.