In one of the building blocks at Oakland High there are 5 classes. Each class uses 2 whiteboards each and each whiteboard needs about 20ml of ink for a day's use. If ink costs 50 cents per ml, how much (in dollars) would it cost to use the boards for one day? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Each ml of ink costs 50 cents so 20 ml costs 20 * 50 = 1000 cents. There are 2 whiteboards in each class so each class needs 2 * 1000 cents = 2000 cents. There are five classes in the block so they all need 5 * 1 * 2000 cents = 10000 cents. 100 cents make a dollar so 10000 cents make 10000 / 100 = $100.. The answer is: 100.

A group of six friends planned to buy a car. The cost of the car is $1700 and they plan to share the cost equally. They had a car wash to help raise funds, which would be taken out of the total cost. The remaining cost would be split between the six friends. At the car wash, they earn $500. However, Brad decided not to join in the purchase of the car. How much more does each friend have to pay now that Brad isn't participating? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Start by finding the total that is left, $1700 car price - $500 earned at car wash = $1200 remaining. So the six friends should pay $1200 / 6 people = $200 each. Since Brad is not joining, then the 5 friends have to split Brad's share which is $200 / 5 = $40 each.. The answer is: 40.

Mr. Gardner bakes 20 cookies, 25 cupcakes, and 35 brownies for his second-grade class of 20 students. If he wants to give each student an equal amount of sweet treats, how many sweet treats will each student receive? Give the rationale and then the answer.

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Let's think step by step. Mr. Gardner bakes a total of 20 + 25 + 35 = 80 sweet treats. Each student will receive 80 / 20 = 4 sweet treats.. The answer is: 4.