Kalea, a native Hawaiian, lives next door and loves sharing her knowledge of the island and its traditions. She invites you to help her prepare leis for the annual Aloha Festival. Kalea plans to make leis using two different types of flowers: 5 hibiscus flowers and 3 plumeria flowers for each lei. She wants to make 12 leis in total. How many hibiscus and plumeria flowers does Kalea need altogether to make all the leis for the festival?


Maria is a talented singer and musician who plays both the guitar and the piano. She practices her singing for 45 minutes each day, and she spends twice as much time practicing the guitar as she does practicing the piano. If Maria spends a total of 3 hours each day practicing both the guitar and the piano, how many minutes does she spend practicing the piano each day?


Mr. Thompson is a progressive-minded factory owner who believes in fair wages and safe working conditions. He runs a factory that produces eco-friendly products. Mr. Thompson wants to ensure his workers are well-compensated, so he decides to give each worker a $5 raise per hour. Before the raise, the factory employed 50 workers, each earning $15 per hour. Mr. Thompson also plans to hire 10 more workers at the new wage rate.

Calculate the total additional weekly wage cost for Mr. Thompson if each worker works 40 hours a week.


Sarah, a local resident, is experiencing painful foot issues and is considering seeking professional help. She estimates that she can walk only about 300 steps without discomfort before needing to rest. She plans to visit a podiatrist who is located 1,500 steps away from her home. Sarah decides to use a combination of walking and taking the bus to reach the podiatrist's office. If she walks as many steps as she can before resting and then takes the bus the remaining distance, how many steps will she need to take the bus for in order to reach her destination?


A publishing agent is thrilled to release the memoir of an archaeologist, detailing their incredible discoveries. The agent plans to print 2,500 copies of the book initially. The archaeologist's memoir is divided into 10 chapters, with each printed book containing 200 pages. Each chapter describes a different archaeological discovery, and the agent decides to feature 5 illustrations per chapter to showcase these discoveries. If each illustration takes up one full page, how many pages in total will the text of the book occupy across all 2,500 copies?


Jamie, a knowledgeable local and vegan enthusiast, loves taking visitors on a tour of the best vegan-friendly spots in their city. On a sunny Saturday, Jamie decides to take a group of 5 friends on a vegan food tour. They start the day at a vegan bakery, where each person buys 2 vegan pastries costing $3 each. Next, they visit a vegan cafe where everyone orders a smoothie for $5. Finally, they end the tour at a vegan restaurant, where the group collectively orders 3 large vegan pizzas costing $12 each to share. How much money did the group spend in total on the vegan food tour?


Mr. Johnson is a businessman with investment interests in upgraded infrastructure. He is considering investing in a new highway project. The project requires an initial investment of $50,000. The project is expected to generate a yearly return of $8,000 for the next 5 years. After 5 years, Mr. Johnson plans to sell his stake in the project for $60,000. What will be the total amount of money Mr. Johnson will have from his investment at the end of 5 years, including both the returns and the sale of his stake?


Alex, a sociology graduate and community service enthusiast, is investigating the impact of telecommunications on community connectivity. Alex learned that a local telecommunications company offers a special plan for families that costs $15 per month per person. If a family of 4 subscribes to this plan, how much would they pay in total for 6 months of service? Additionally, if the company offers a 10% discount on the total cost if the family pays for all 6 months upfront, how much would the family save with the discount?


Mrs. Thompson, a high school history teacher, is organizing a charity event to raise funds for widows and orphans in her community. She plans to make history-themed bookmarks to sell. Each bookmark costs $2 to make, and she plans to sell them for $5 each. Mrs. Thompson wants to raise $300. How many bookmarks does she need to sell to reach her fundraising goal if all the proceeds go to the charity and the cost of making the bookmarks is covered separately by a sponsor?


As a life coach, you have a group of 12 people who you are guiding through a series of personal development workshops. You plan to hold a total of 4 workshops, and each workshop requires 2 hours of preparation time and 3 hours of actual workshop time. After each workshop, you spend 1 hour reflecting and making notes on each participant's progress. How many total hours will you spend on preparation, conducting the workshops, and reflecting on your group's progress by the time all workshops are completed?


Sarah, a conscientious resident of Milton, loves to maintain her fitness by jogging around the local park. She jogs 3 times a week and each session she runs 2.5 miles. After jogging, she likes to do strength training at the gym for 45 minutes. If Sarah burns approximately 100 calories per mile while jogging and 8 calories per minute during strength training, how many total calories does she burn in one week from both jogging and strength training?


After a thrilling Michigan State Spartans basketball game, a fan is celebrating their team's victory. The Spartans scored 78 points in the game. The fan decides to spread the joy by buying some merchandise. He purchases 3 basketball jerseys, each priced at $25, and 4 team caps, each priced at $15. Unfortunately, he realizes he forgot to apply his 10% discount coupon on the total purchase. How much money would he save if he had remembered to use his discount coupon?


Alex is an editor for an online encyclopedia and loves collecting trivia and obscure facts. One day, Alex finds out that there are exactly 1,200 trivia questions in the trivia section of the encyclopedia. Each day, they add 8 new trivia questions and edit 3 existing ones to ensure accuracy. After 15 days, how many trivia questions will there be in total in the trivia section?


The skeptic is exploring a city known for its mysterious alleyways and haunted buildings. In one particular investigation, they discover that there are 7 alleyways, each rumored to have 3 ghost sightings every month. However, after careful inspection, they find out that only 2 out of every 3 sightings are actually explainable urban legends. The skeptic wants to figure out how many genuine ghost sightings occur in all the alleyways combined over the course of 4 months. How many genuine ghost sightings do they calculate?


Ms. Clara is an experienced calligrapher who is teaching a class on the art of handwritten type and lettering. She has 24 students in her class, and each student is given a special calligraphy pen set. Each set includes 5 pens. Ms. Clara wants to ensure that each student practices writing with each type of pen for an equal amount of time during the 2-hour class. If she allocates the entire class time for practice, how many minutes should each student spend practicing with each pen?


A theater critic, who specializes in reviewing West End shows and often seeks out lesser-known productions, decides to attend a series of performances over the course of a month. They plan to watch 2 experimental plays, 3 independent musicals, and 1 mainstream show, even though they are typically unimpressed by mainstream choices. Ticket prices are £45 for each experimental play, £60 for each independent musical, and £30 for the mainstream show. Calculate the total amount the critic spends on tickets for all these performances.


At a conference on algorithms, a computer scientist is intrigued by a physicist's presentation involving a unique approach to problem-solving. After the talk, the scientist learns that the physicist's method can solve a specific type of problem in 15 minutes. The computer scientist's own algorithm takes 25 minutes to solve the same type of problem. If the conference lasts for 8 hours and the computer scientist spends 3 hours attending other sessions, how many more problems can the physicist's method solve than the computer scientist's own algorithm in the remaining time?


Alex is a professional soccer player who dedicates 15% of their earnings every month to support organizations that raise awareness about human rights issues. This month, Alex earned $80,000 from playing soccer matches and another $20,000 from endorsements. Additionally, Alex decided to organize a charity event where they managed to raise $5,000. How much money in total will Alex donate to the human rights organizations this month?


A screenwriter named Alex loves to maintain a balance between their work and private life. They spend 8 hours a day writing scripts from Monday to Friday. On the weekends, Alex dedicates a total of 6 hours to enjoy their hobbies, such as reading and hiking, to keep away from the tabloid frenzy.

One week, Alex decided to write an additional 2 hours each day from Monday to Friday to finish a project sooner. However, they still managed to maintain their weekend routine.

How many hours in total did Alex spend writing scripts and enjoying their hobbies that week?


Jamie is a young and talented cyclist who admires professional cyclists who compete cleanly and honestly. Jamie decides to train in a way that emphasizes both dedication and integrity. Jamie plans to ride his bicycle a total of 150 kilometers this week. He wants to divide his training into sessions, riding 30 kilometers each day, starting from Monday.

If Jamie rides 10 kilometers on one of the days due to heavy rain, how many additional kilometers will he need to ride on another day to reach his goal of 150 kilometers for the week?


A Native American activist and writer shares valuable insights on social media platforms. On Monday, they shared 3 posts on Facebook, 2 posts on Twitter, and 5 posts on Instagram. Each Facebook post receives an average of 120 likes, each Twitter post receives an average of 95 likes, and each Instagram post receives an average of 150 likes. How many total likes did the activist receive from all their posts on Monday?


Anna is a certified lactation consultant who shares breastfeeding tips on a parenting forum. She advises new parents to breastfeed their babies every 2 to 3 hours for optimal nutrition. If a parent follows Anna's advice and chooses to breastfeed every 2.5 hours, how many times will they breastfeed in a 24-hour period?


After a long and intense 12-hour shift at the hospital, Nurse Emily, a trauma nurse, sits down with her team to debrief and provide emotional support. During the debriefing, she spends 15 minutes talking to each of her 4 team members individually, and then they all spend 30 minutes together discussing their experiences as a group. After the debriefing session, Nurse Emily takes 20 minutes to write notes and prepare for the next shift. How much total time, in minutes, does Nurse Emily spend on debriefing and preparation after her shift?


Dr. Casey, a medical examiner, frequently collaborates with Alex, an IT specialist, to solve complex homicide cases. One day, they work on a case involving a suspect's smartphone, which contains crucial evidence. Dr. Casey examines 8 different clues from the scene, while Alex recovers 5 pieces of digital evidence from the phone. Each clue can be linked to 3 possible suspects, and each piece of digital evidence can be linked to 4 possible suspects. How many total suspect links do Dr. Casey and Alex have to analyze together?


A young California-based conceptual artist is planning an art installation that involves creating a large mural using recycled materials. The mural will be a rectangular piece with a width of 8 feet and a height of 15 feet. The artist wants to cover the entire surface of the mural with square tiles made of recycled plastic, each tile measuring 1 foot on each side. Additionally, the artist wants to use a special golden tile in the center of the mural as a focal point.

How many recycled plastic tiles will the artist need to complete the mural, including the special golden tile?


A successful entrepreneur is searching for their dream home with luxurious amenities. They are looking at a mansion that has 5 bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, and a guest house that has 2 bedrooms with 1 shared bathroom. The entrepreneur wants to install a state-of-the-art entertainment system in every bedroom, costing $2,500 each, and one in the living room of the main house costing $5,000. Additionally, they want to have a luxury spa installed, which costs $12,000. How much will the entrepreneur spend in total on the entertainment systems and the spa?


Your cousin, the jazz musician, is preparing for a big concert and is also juggling a research project. For the concert, they need to practice with their band for 2 hours every day for 5 days. Additionally, they spend 30 minutes each day collaborating on their research project. If each hour of band practice burns 100 calories and each half-hour of research burns 50 calories, how many total calories does your cousin burn in 5 days from both activities?


Sipho, a South African fan of local television dramas, watches a show featuring Greteli Fincham every evening. Each episode is 45 minutes long. He also spends an additional 15 minutes online reading about the latest news and updates on the show and its cast. He does this every day for a week. On Saturdays, he attends a local fan club meeting for 2 hours where they discuss the show and plan events to support Greteli Fincham. How many hours in total does Sipho spend on activities related to the show in one week?


A playwright is creating a modern play based on a historical event. The playwright wants to include scenes that represent different decades of the event. To do this, they divide the historical timeline of 100 years into equal 10-year segments. Each scene will focus on one segment and will require 3 actors. The playwright plans to have 2 rehearsals per scene before the final performance. If each actor is paid $50 per rehearsal, how much total payment will the playwright need to budget for all the actors through all the rehearsals?


Alex is a software developer who is working on a project that involves concurrent programming and interprocess communication (IPC). He has 4 applications that need to communicate with each other. Each application can send and receive messages to and from the other applications. If each application sends exactly 3 messages to every other application, how many total messages are sent across all applications?


Alex is a software engineer who loves contributing to LaTeX forums and solving puzzles with friends. One day, while working on a puzzle-solving project, Alex creates a new math puzzle for the team. The puzzle involves optimizing a code snippet that calculates the sum of numbers from 1 to a given integer \( n \).

To test the code, Alex picks an integer \( n \) that is the sum of the number of posts Alex has made on the LaTeX forums (which is 125), the number of puzzle-solving projects Alex has collaborated on (which is 9), and the number of hours Alex spent last week coding (which is 47).

Calculate the sum of all numbers from 1 to the integer \( n \) that Alex used for testing.


Dr. Emily, a neuroscientist, is conducting a study on the impact of different forms of media on brain development in children. She has selected a group of 120 children for her study. She divides them into three equal groups based on the type of media content they are exposed to: educational videos, interactive games, and reading apps.

Each group is exposed to their respective media for 5 hours a week. After 8 weeks, Dr. Emily wants to calculate the total number of hours each group spent on their media exposure. How many total hours did all three groups spend on media exposure combined during the 8 weeks?


The star quarterback, Alex, and his teammate, Jordan, who is a blind football player with exceptional hearing, are practicing their plays. During a practice session, Alex completes 8 successful passes to Jordan in the first quarter. In the second quarter, they complete twice as many successful passes as in the first quarter. In the third quarter, they complete 5 more successful passes than they did in the first quarter. Finally, in the fourth quarter, they manage 3 fewer successful passes than the second quarter. How many successful passes did Alex and Jordan complete in total during the entire practice session?


Alex is a laid-back software developer who loves crafting rapid, one-liner solutions for data manipulation tasks. One day, Alex decides to automate his repetitive task of renaming files using a shell command wizardry. To test his solution, he creates a sequence of file names from "file1" to "file20" and runs his one-liner script, which renames each file by appending the current day of the month to the file name.

If today is the 15th of the month, how many total characters will there be in the new names of all 20 files? Assume the new file names are formatted as "fileX_15", where X is the original file number.


An economist with insights into autonomous driving is analyzing the impact of self-driving cars on transportation costs. She observes that using autonomous taxis can reduce the average cost per mile by 40% compared to traditional taxis. If a traditional taxi service costs $2.50 per mile, what would be the cost per mile when using an autonomous taxi? Additionally, if a person travels 30 miles using the autonomous taxi, how much would they save compared to using a traditional taxi?


The head of a local nonprofit organization is planning a fundraising event with the help of an event planner. Together, they aim to raise $10,000 for their cause. The event planner suggests hosting a charity dinner where each ticket is sold for $50. Additionally, they plan to raise funds through a silent auction that they estimate will bring in $1,500.

To cover the event's expenses, the organization needs to spend $2,000 on venue rental, $1,200 on catering, and $800 on decorations and other miscellaneous costs.

How many tickets do they need to sell to achieve their fundraising goal of $10,000 after covering all expenses?


The catering manager is planning a banquet for a large event and wants to ensure everything is perfect. She decides to prepare a menu with 3 appetizers, 2 main courses, and 2 desserts. For each guest, she estimates that she needs 2 servings of appetizers, 1 serving of a main course, and 1 serving of dessert. If she expects 150 guests, how many total servings of appetizers, main courses, and desserts should she prepare to accommodate everyone?


Dr. Planner is an academic theorist who loves participatory planning. She wants to involve her class in planning a school fair. She divides her class of 30 students into 5 equal groups to handle different tasks. Each group is responsible for planning one part of the fair: games, food, decorations, tickets, and clean-up.

Dr. Planner believes in the power of collaboration, so she decides to give each group a budget based on the complexity of their task. The games group gets $120, the food group gets $150, the decorations group gets $200, the tickets group gets $80, and the clean-up group gets $50.

If each group manages to save 10% of their budget by the end of the fair, how much money will Dr. Planner have saved in total?


Alex, a biology major, is conducting a study on the effects of exercise on the heart rate of humans. They decide to measure the heart rates of 5 participants before and after a 30-minute exercise session. Before the exercise, the average heart rate of the participants was 70 beats per minute. After exercising, the heart rates of the participants were recorded as 85, 92, 88, 80, and 95 beats per minute. Calculate the average increase in heart rate per participant as a result of the exercise session.


A scriptwriter is developing a new television series featuring a diverse cast of 12 complex characters. Each character has a unique background story that defies ethnic stereotypes. The scriptwriter plans to dedicate 3 pages of the script to each character's background. Additionally, for every 2 characters, there is 1 extra page dedicated to their interactions with each other, creating a subplot. If the scriptwriter has already written 30 pages, how many more pages does the scriptwriter need to write to complete the characters' backgrounds and interactions?


Dr. Luna, a geophysicist, is studying the internal structure of a newly discovered rocky planet named Terralith. She finds that the planet consists of three main layers: the crust, the mantle, and the core. The crust is 20 kilometers thick, the mantle is 2,900 kilometers thick, and the core is 3,480 kilometers thick. Dr. Luna wants to calculate the total thickness of the planet from the crust to the core. What is the total thickness of Terralith's layers combined?


Ash is preparing for a battle against the Deadites, and he wants to make sure he has the right amount of weapons. He has 10 chainsaws, 5 boomsticks, and 8 axes. Each chainsaw needs 2 liters of fuel to run, each boomstick requires 3 boxes of ammunition, and each axe is ready to use without any extra supplies. If Ash has 25 liters of fuel and 15 boxes of ammunition, how many weapons can he fully prepare for battle?


Professor Greenfield, a renowned expert in agricultural economics, is studying the impact of globalization on food systems. She discovers that a local farm produces 1,500 kilograms of corn per month. Due to globalization efforts, the farm plans to expand its market internationally, which is expected to increase their production by 20% each month for the next three months. How many kilograms of corn will the farm produce in total over these three months if the planned increase is achieved each month?


Maria is a law student from Brazil who is specializing in human rights law. She is working on a project that involves analyzing the number of human rights cases filed in three major Brazilian cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasília. In São Paulo, there were 120 cases filed, in Rio de Janeiro, there were 95 cases, and in Brasília, there were 85 cases. Maria discovered that 20% of the cases in each city were related to children's rights. How many cases related to children's rights were filed in total across all three cities?


Mr. Carter is a construction company owner who believes that installing solar panels is too costly and impractical. He is currently working on a project to build 10 houses. If he decides to incorporate solar panels into each house, the cost of solar panels per house is $12,000. Additionally, the installation of solar panels would save $1,000 per year on electricity bills for each house.

Mr. Carter estimates that the houses will be sold after 5 years. Calculate the total cost of installing solar panels for all 10 houses and determine the total amount of money saved on electricity bills over 5 years for all 10 houses. How much money would Mr. Carter effectively save or spend by incorporating solar panels when considering the electricity savings over 5 years?


A travel blogger visits 4 different hotels to review their scents. At the first hotel, the lobby has 15 lavender-scented candles, while the rooms have 3 times as many. The second hotel features a citrus scent, with 12 candles in the lobby and twice as many in the rooms. At the third hotel, the blogger finds a rose scent with 10 candles in the lobby and 5 more than that in the rooms. Finally, the fourth hotel has a sandalwood scent with 20 candles in the lobby and half as many in the rooms. How many candles, in total, does the travel blogger encounter during these visits?


Grandpa George, who lived during the colonial era, often shares stories about how the city has changed over the years. He remembers that back then, the city's main square had just 12 old colonial buildings. Over time, as the city modernized, 3 of those buildings were replaced with new skyscrapers. Recently, the city council decided to preserve its history by restoring 5 of the remaining old buildings. However, 2 more colonial buildings were demolished to make way for a new park. How many of the original colonial buildings are still standing in the city's main square today?


Judge Thompson, a retired judge with extensive knowledge of estate tax case laws, has been asked to help his neighbor, Mrs. Wilson, understand how much estate tax she might owe. Mrs. Wilson's estate is valued at $2 million, and the tax rate for estates is 20% on amounts over $1 million. However, there is an exemption for the first $500,000 of the estate. How much estate tax will Mrs. Wilson owe after accounting for the exemption?


A rock guitarist is planning a series of live performances to connect with their audience. Each show brings in 200 fans. The guitarist wants to perform 3 concerts in one week. During each concert, they plan to play 15 songs. After each song, they take a 2-minute break to interact with the audience. If each song lasts 4 minutes, how many minutes in total will the guitarist spend playing and interacting with the audience during the entire week?


Officer John, a retired Stamford police officer, used to work with his colleague Skip Weed. During his years of service, John helped in organizing community safety workshops. Each workshop required 4 police officers, including himself, and lasted 3 hours. John and Skip organized 5 workshops together. If each officer, including John and Skip, worked the same number of hours for these workshops, how many total hours did each officer work?


Emily is the founder of a software startup. To promote her new educational app, she decides to host a series of workshops. Leveraging her father's academic connections, she arranges to conduct these workshops at three different universities. Each university agrees to host 4 workshops.

At each workshop, Emily expects 25 students to attend, and she plans to give a free trial of her app to each student. However, due to her father's influence, two additional workshops are added at the first university, each attracting 30 students.

How many free trials of her app will Emily need in total for all the workshops?


In a supportive online writing group, there are 30 members. Each member writes an average of 5 pages per week. Every week, each member shares their work with two other members to get feedback. If every member provides feedback on the pages they receive, and each page takes about 10 minutes to review, how many total hours are spent by the group on giving feedback in one week?


An artist is inspired by everyday family moments and decides to write a story about a day in the life of a family. The family consists of 2 adults and 3 children. Each adult spends 2 hours doing household chores and 1 hour cooking meals, while each child spends 30 minutes doing homework and 15 minutes helping with chores. In addition, the artist spends 1 hour interviewing each family member to gather material for the story. How many total hours does the artist spend collecting inspiration from the entire family on that day?


Jamie is a young single parent who is taking care of their child, Alex. Jamie often gets help from their neighbor, Mr. Thompson, a retired healthcare professional, to organize Alex's medication. Alex needs to take 3 different types of pills every day: a morning pill, an afternoon pill, and an evening pill. Each of these pills needs to be taken once per day. Jamie has a 30-day supply of each pill.

One day, Jamie realizes they accidentally gave Alex an extra morning pill for 5 days. Jamie asks Mr. Thompson for help in figuring out how many more days they can continue giving Alex the correct dosage of each pill before they run out.

If Jamie starts with a 30-day supply of each pill, how many more days can they give Alex the correct dosage of all pills, considering the extra morning pills already given?


Jamie is a singer-songwriter who performs at small venues in Abilene. They are planning a weekend mini-tour consisting of performances at three different venues. On Friday night, the venue sells 45 tickets, with each ticket priced at $15. On Saturday night, another venue sells 60 tickets, with each ticket priced at $12. On Sunday afternoon, the final venue sells 35 tickets, with each ticket priced at $10. Jamie earns 40% of the total ticket sales from each venue. How much money does Jamie earn from their weekend mini-tour?


A doctoral candidate in library and information science is studying the publication trends of academic journals in the field of bibliometrics. She notices that in the past year, Journal A published 120 articles, Journal B published 45 articles, and Journal C published 85 articles. This year, Journal A plans to increase its publications by 20%, Journal B by 30%, and Journal C by 10%. How many articles in total are expected to be published by all three journals in the upcoming year?


An air force pilot is analyzing two different military strategies. In the first strategy, 5 aircraft can cover a distance of 300 miles in 2 hours. In the second strategy, 3 naval ships can cover a distance of 180 miles in 6 hours. If the pilot wants to determine the total distance both the aircraft and the ships can cover together in a single hour, how many miles will that be?


The public relations officer for the country's tourism has organized a special event to promote the country's famous landmarks. At the event, they have set up booths, each representing a landmark, and each booth offers a unique local souvenir. The officer has prepared 150 souvenirs in total to distribute equally among 5 different landmark booths. However, due to high demand, 3 of the booths requested 10 additional souvenirs each. How many souvenirs does each of the remaining 2 booths receive after fulfilling the additional requests?


Captain Bill is a traditional fishing guide who loves to use classic fishing methods. He competes with other guides to attract more clients. Today, Captain Bill has planned a fishing trip for 5 clients on his boat. Each client pays him $120 for the trip. Captain Bill spends $50 on bait and $40 on fuel for the day. At the end of the day, Captain Bill gives 10% of his total earnings to his assistant. How much money does Captain Bill take home after all expenses and paying his assistant?


A local Cheltenham resident who uses hearing aids visits a store to buy new batteries for their hearing aids. Each pack contains 6 batteries, and the resident's hearing aids require 2 batteries each. If the resident needs enough batteries to last for 3 months, and they change the batteries once every 2 weeks, how many packs of batteries should they buy?


A travel blogger named Alex is planning a trip to explore unique locations in France. Alex wants to visit 5 hidden villages, each in a different region. The distances between these villages are as follows: from the first village to the second is 25 kilometers, the second to the third is 40 kilometers, the third to the fourth is 35 kilometers, and the fourth to the fifth is 30 kilometers. However, Alex wants to make a detour to visit a scenic viewpoint that is 10 kilometers off the route between the third and fourth villages. How many kilometers will Alex travel in total during this trip?


A real estate agent, Sarah, is helping her client buy a new house. During the home inspection, Sarah finds that there are three main areas that need repair: the roof, the plumbing, and the flooring. The estimated cost for roof repair is $2,500, for plumbing is $1,800, and for flooring is $1,200. Sarah knows that a well-maintained house increases its value, so she explains to her client that after the repairs, the house could sell for $10,000 more than its current value. If the current value of the house is $150,000, what will be the net gain or loss for Sarah's client if they make the repairs and then sell the house?


Mr. Thompson, a traditionalist, enjoys spending his afternoons reading classic books in his quiet living room. He has a collection of 72 books on his wooden bookshelf. Every month, he decides to read 3 new books that he carefully selects from his local library, avoiding any digital versions. However, he also gives away 1 book each month to his neighbor, who shares his love for timeless stories. If Mr. Thompson continues this pattern for 6 months, how many books will he have on his shelf at the end of that period?


Khazal Al Majidi and her colleague are researching ancient Mesopotamian civilizations. They are analyzing a collection of cuneiform tablets. Each day, they are able to decipher 5 tablets individually. Together, they have deciphered 120 tablets so far. If they continue working at the same rate, how many more days will it take them to decipher a total of 180 tablets?


Alex is an alumnus of Dominican University of New York and was actively involved in both the college basketball and golf teams. During a friendly weekend sports event, Alex decides to play a round of golf and a game of basketball. In golf, he plays 9 holes and scores the following on each hole: 4, 5, 3, 6, 4, 5, 4, 3, and 5. In basketball, Alex scores 2 points for each successful field goal and 3 points for each successful three-pointer. He makes 8 field goals and 5 three-pointers during the game. What is the total score Alex achieved from his golf game and basketball game combined?


Captain Arjun is a preserved maritime-history-enthusiast and a prominent member of the Mumbai Historical Society. He is organizing a special exhibition to showcase the history of India's maritime trade. For the exhibition, he needs to display 5 different models of ancient ships, each representing a different century of maritime history. Each model requires 3 hours to set up and 2 hours to dismantle after the exhibition. If the exhibition runs for 8 hours in total, how many hours will Captain Arjun and his team need to set up, run, and dismantle all the models?


As a sports journalist organizing friendly matches and tournaments for expatriates, Alex plans to host a soccer tournament. He has invited 8 teams to participate, with each team consisting of 11 players. To ensure everyone has a chance to play, Alex decides to organize matches where each team plays every other team exactly once.

After the matches, Alex plans to write an article highlighting the top scorers. He notices that, on average, each team scores 3 goals per match.

First, calculate how many matches will be played in the tournament. Then, determine the total number of goals scored throughout the tournament based on the average goals per match.

What is the total number of goals scored in the tournament?


A streamer named Alex loves playing JRPGs and has a schedule to interact with their audience. Each week, Alex streams for 5 days. On each of these days, Alex streams for 3 hours. During each hour of streaming, Alex averages 120 viewers. In addition, each viewer donates $0.20 per hour they watch. How much total donation money does Alex receive from viewers during a week of streaming?


A patriot to Lithuania, Jonas, is organizing a theater performance to celebrate Lithuanian Independence Day. He plans to have 5 different skits, each showcasing a unique aspect of Lithuanian culture. Each skit requires 3 rehearsal sessions, and each session lasts for 45 minutes. If Jonas invites 4 amateur actors to participate in each skit, and they all rehearse together, how many total minutes will all the actors spend rehearsing for the event?


Jamie is a curious client who visits the health clinic every month to learn about different health services. During one of the months, the clinic offers three types of health check-ups: a basic check-up for $25, an advanced check-up for $40, and a comprehensive check-up for $60. Jamie decides to try each type of check-up to understand what each includes. If Jamie visits the clinic twice this month and gets one of each type of check-up each time, how much does Jamie spend on check-ups in total for the month?


During a heated office lunchtime discussion, your sarcastic colleague, Pat, decides to spread some chatter about the office talent show relationships. Pat claims that 12 contestants are participating, and half of them are secretly dating each other. However, Pat loves to exaggerate and actually only 4 contestants are in relationships. Pat adds that each couple has been seen having lunch together 3 times over the past week, which is half as much as they allegedly claimed. How many times were these lunch dates actually observed by others in the office?


Mr. Thompson is a coding school teacher who has 5 classes of students, and each class has 8 students. He is planning a coding workshop where each student will need 2 hours to complete a project. If Mr. Thompson can supervise 4 students at a time, and he works 6 hours each day, how many days will it take him to supervise all his students through the entire project?


A researcher is working on a project to analyze and document the historical significance of classic movies. The restoration technician has been able to restore 5 classic movies per month. The researcher plans to analyze 4 of these restored movies each month for her documentation. If the restoration technician continues to restore movies at the same rate, how many movies will the researcher have left to analyze after 6 months?


Jamie, a chronic pain patient, needs to take medication every 4 hours to manage their pain effectively. Jamie starts taking their medication at 7:00 AM and continues with this schedule throughout the day. Jamie's physician has asked them to keep a daily log of their medication intake to better understand the challenges they face with managing pain. If Jamie follows this schedule, how many times will they take their medication in a 24-hour period?


Jordan has a growing network of connections in the sports memorabilia industry. He recently attended a sports memorabilia convention where he planned to expand his collection and compete in a friendly auction. At the convention, Jordan bought 3 baseball cards for $15 each, 2 signed basketballs for $40 each, and 4 vintage sports posters for $10 each. At the auction, he sold one of the signed basketballs for $60. How much money did Jordan spend or earn overall at the convention, including his auction sale?


Jamal is a jazz musician who loves to perform Disney music. He has a collection of 20 Disney songs that he often plays during his gigs. For an upcoming concert, he plans to perform a set that includes 3 times as many jazz versions of Disney songs as the number of Disney songs he usually plays in a single performance. If Jamal usually plays 5 Disney songs per performance, how many Disney songs will he perform at the concert?


Dr. Evergreen, a tree biologist, is studying the old-growth forest where she has identified 5 distinct types of trees. She counted a certain number of trees in each type: 24 oak trees, 18 maple trees, 15 pine trees, 12 birch trees, and 6 cedar trees. Each tree type supports a unique ecosystem, with every oak tree supporting 3 bird nests, each maple tree supporting 2 squirrel nests, each pine tree supporting 1 owl nest, each birch tree supporting 4 insect colonies, and each cedar tree supporting 5 frog habitats. How many total nests, colonies, and habitats are supported by all the trees in this old-growth forest?


Jamie loves listening to their grandfather's stories about World War II. Every weekend, Jamie spends 2 hours hearing these captivating tales. After the stories, Jamie helps their grandfather in the garden for 3 hours. The garden consists of 5 rows of vegetables, and each row contains 8 plants. Jamie waters each plant for 2 minutes. If Jamie listens to the stories for 4 weekends in a month, how many minutes does Jamie spend in total listening to stories and watering plants in that month?


Arif is a young tech professional working in Dhaka. He recently bought a new smartphone to help him stay connected with his work and friends. The smartphone cost him 25,000 Bangladeshi Taka (BDT). He also decided to purchase a set of wireless earbuds for 3,500 BDT and a phone case for 1,200 BDT. Since he is not particularly religious, Arif plans to spend a relaxing weekend exploring a new tech museum in the city, which has an entry fee of 800 BDT.

Calculate the total amount of money Arif will spend on these tech-related purchases and activities.


The spokesperson for an oil and gas company is preparing a presentation to highlight the industry's efforts in reducing emissions and improving efficiency. They mention that last year, the company reduced its carbon emissions by 15% compared to the previous year, resulting in a total reduction of 450,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

If the company aims to achieve an additional reduction of 10% this year, how many tons of carbon dioxide emissions should the company aim to reduce this year?


A representative from a government agency is reviewing a proposal to fund research on the genetic modification of corn crops. The proposal includes a budget of $50,000 specifically for laboratory equipment, $30,000 for hiring research staff, and $20,000 for field testing. The agency has a total budget of $150,000 for the project. After allocating funds for equipment, staff, and testing, the representative wants to know how much money will be left for other expenses related to administrative costs and unforeseen expenses. How much money will remain after the initial allocations are made?


A local sports journalist is writing an article about a trainer's efforts in promoting Western sports. The trainer organizes 5 weekly training sessions for aspiring young athletes. Each session can accommodate up to 12 athletes. Last month, which consisted of 4 weeks, the trainer managed to fill 90% of the capacity for each session. How many athletes attended the training sessions in total last month?


The studio manager, Alex, is responsible for overseeing three recording sessions per day at the studio. Each session requires the audio engineer to spend 45 minutes setting up and 30 minutes reviewing the recorded audio to ensure it meets the studio's standards. In addition, between each session, Alex allocates a 15-minute break for the engineer. If the studio operates for 8 hours a day, how many minutes are left after completing all the sessions and breaks for any additional tasks?


Sam is an unambitious and disinterested movie-watcher who decides to watch movies for the entire weekend. He plans to watch movies for a total of 12 hours over both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, he lazily watches 2 movies each lasting 1.5 hours and takes a nap in between the movies for 1 hour. On Sunday, he only manages to watch one more movie for 2 hours before losing interest. How many more hours does Sam need to watch movies to reach his goal of 12 hours for the weekend?


A legendary tennis player named Alex is preparing for an important tournament and relies on their trusted advisor, an expert analyst, to determine the best training schedule. The analyst suggests that Alex should practice 4 hours a day for 5 days a week. For each hour of practice, Alex should spend 15 minutes on serving drills, 20 minutes on backhand drills, and the remaining time on forehand drills.

Alex decides to follow this plan for 3 weeks leading up to the tournament. How many total hours will Alex spend on forehand drills during this training period?


Captain Skyler, a renowned pilot with numerous international records, is currently designing an experimental aircraft. She plans to test the aircraft by flying it around the world. Her journey will include four major stops: Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, and Rio de Janeiro.

- From her starting point, it takes 8 hours to reach Paris.
- From Paris to Tokyo, it takes 11 hours.
- From Tokyo to Sydney, it takes 9 hours.
- From Sydney to Rio de Janeiro, it takes 13 hours.
- Finally, from Rio de Janeiro back to her starting point, it takes 10 hours.

If Captain Skyler plans to spend 2 hours at each stop for refueling and rest, how many total hours will her entire journey take, including flight time and stopovers?


An agent works with 5 diverse storytellers, each from a different country. She wants to help each storyteller reach readers in 4 different languages. To do this, she needs to hire translators for each language. If each translator can translate texts for 2 storytellers, how many translators does the agent need to hire in total to ensure all 5 storytellers have their stories translated into all 4 languages?


A writer specializing in alternate universe fan fiction decides to join a creative collaboration group. In this group, each member is encouraged to exchange one idea with every other member to inspire new storylines. There are 6 members in total, including the writer.

Additionally, the writer has a personal goal to write 3 new stories for each idea they receive from the group. If each story takes approximately 4 hours to write, calculate the total number of hours the writer will spend writing these new stories based on the ideas exchanged in the group.


Ava is a fashion-conscious retailer who specializes in selling high-quality designer jackets. She believes in the value of quality over quantity and has recently received a shipment of 30 jackets. Each high-quality jacket costs her $150. Ava decides to price each jacket at $210 to maintain her philosophy of offering only the best to her customers.

Ava's boutique sells 20 jackets in the first month. How much profit does Ava make from selling these jackets, considering only the cost and selling price?


Alex is a casual football viewer who loves watching matches with their friend Taylor, a die-hard Tottenham fan. They decide to watch three matches together in one weekend. During the first match, Alex's favorite team scores 3 goals, while Tottenham scores 1 goal in the second match. In the third match, both teams have equally great performances and score 2 goals each. How many total goals were scored by both teams over the weekend?


A retired Czech volleyball player, who was once a rival of Petr Pláteník, decided to organize a friendly volleyball tournament for charity. He invited 4 teams, including his own, to participate. Each team played every other team exactly once. After the tournament, he sold 120 tickets to spectators at $5 each. The total revenue from the ticket sales was used to buy volleyball equipment for a local youth center. If the cost of one volleyball was $15 and the cost of one volleyball net was $45, how many volleyballs and nets could he buy in total with the revenue, assuming he bought an equal number of volleyballs and nets?


Jamie, a book recommendation expert, has 60 lesser-known legal thrillers on their bookshelf. Each week, Jamie selects 4 legal thrillers to suggest to a law student, ensuring that each student receives a unique set of recommendations. If Jamie continues this pattern, how many weeks can Jamie provide unique recommendations before needing to repeat any book suggestion?


A corporate spokesperson for TechSafe Corp is managing the company's reputation after a data breach incident. To reassure the public, the spokesperson plans to conduct a series of public talks and interviews. In one week, the spokesperson schedules 5 public talks and 7 interviews. Each public talk reaches an audience of 200 people, and each interview reaches an audience of 150 people. Additionally, the spokesperson plans to send out 3 press releases, each reaching 500 media outlets. What is the total number of people and media outlets the spokesperson will reach in that week?


Maria is a single mother who decided to renovate her kitchen. She hired a contractor who promised to complete the renovation for $8,000. Unfortunately, the contractor turned out to be fraudulent and disappeared after receiving a $2,500 deposit from Maria, leaving the work unfinished. Maria later found another reliable contractor who agreed to finish the renovation for $6,000. How much more money will Maria need to pay to finally complete her kitchen renovation?


A children's book author is working on a new project where they adapt their cousin's compositions into musical segments for their stories. Each story is divided into sections, and each section requires a unique musical piece. The cousin has provided 5 compositions, and the author has decided to use each composition for 3 different sections across all the stories. If the author has a total of 12 sections that need music, how many additional compositions does the cousin need to provide so each section has its own unique music piece?


Alex is an enthusiastic college football fan who follows the Maryland Terrapins closely. He has attended every home game this season. This season, the Terrapins played 7 home games. At each game, Alex spends $15 on a ticket, $10 on snacks, and $5 on a team souvenir. After the games, he also buys a Terrapins-themed T-shirt for $20, but only after 3 of the 7 home games. How much money has Alex spent in total attending and supporting the Terrapins this season?


A writer, who specializes in the cassette tape revival, is planning to interview 5 artists in a week. Each artist has agreed to give the writer 3 cassette tapes from their latest album releases as a token of appreciation. The writer also plans to buy 2 additional cassette tapes from each artist to add to their personal collection. If each cassette tape costs $8, how much will the writer spend in total on purchasing the cassette tapes from all the artists?


The host of a popular history podcast has invited you to discuss fictional portrayals of royal families. To prepare for the discussion, you decide to watch 3 different fictional series about royal families. Each series has 8 episodes. You plan to watch 2 episodes per day.

After watching the series, you also plan to read 4 articles per series about the historical accuracy of these portrayals. Each article takes you 30 minutes to read.

How many total hours will you spend preparing for the podcast, including both watching the series and reading the articles?


Detective Ink, a mystery writer famous for gritty crime novels, decides to attend a science fiction convention to gather inspiration for a new book. During the convention, they meet 5 other writers each day. The convention lasts for 4 days. On the last day, Detective Ink participates in a panel discussion and meets 7 additional writers. How many writers in total does Detective Ink meet during the entire convention?


Alex is a technology consultant specializing in implementing Java-based solutions for the telecommunications industry. He is currently working on a project for a company that needs to upgrade its telecommunication software infrastructure. The project involves deploying 5 new Java-based applications across 4 different regions.

Each application requires 3 servers per region to function properly, and each server costs $1200 to set up. Additionally, Alex will spend 2 hours per server configuring it, and he charges $100 per hour for his consulting services.

How much will it cost the company in total for the server setup and Alex's consulting fees to deploy the 5 applications across the 4 regions?


A local supplier provides 5 unique products for a traveling salesman to sell. Each product comes in a package of 12 items. The supplier charges $3 per item for the first product, $4 per item for the second, $5 per item for the third, $6 per item for the fourth, and $7 per item for the fifth. If the traveling salesman sells all the items in each package at a 50% markup, how much total revenue does he earn from selling all the products?


A nostalgic former resident of Honeyford, North Dakota, remembers the days when they used to visit the local park every weekend. Each visit included a walk around the pond, which is 300 meters in circumference. The resident fondly recalls walking around the pond 4 times on each visit before heading to their favorite ice cream truck, which was parked 50 meters away from the pond. If they visited the park every weekend for a whole year, how many meters did they walk in total around the pond and from the pond to the ice cream truck?


Mr. Tanaka is a local resident living near the Arasawa No.2 Dam. He enjoys taking walks along the dam every morning. The path along the top of the dam is 1.5 kilometers long. Every morning, Mr. Tanaka walks from his house to the dam, walks back and forth along the path twice, and then returns home. If the distance from Mr. Tanaka's house to the dam is 0.8 kilometers, how many kilometers does Mr. Tanaka walk in total during his morning routine?


The proprietor of a coastal bed-and-breakfast has 8 guest rooms, each decorated with a different nautical theme. For the summer season, they decide to add new decorations to each room. In each room, they place 3 model sailboats, 5 seashell picture frames, and 2 starfish wall hangings. If the proprietor has 4 sets of these decorations, how many total decorations does the proprietor need to buy to fully equip all 8 rooms?


Alex is a hardware enthusiast who loves collecting the latest VR headsets. Each year, Alex buys 2 new VR headsets to keep up with the latest trends. In 2021, Alex started with 5 VR headsets.

If Alex continues to buy 2 new VR headsets every year, how many VR headsets will Alex have at the end of 2025?


Jamie is a parent living in Kintore and has two kids, Alex and Taylor, who attend Kintore Primary School. Every weekday, Jamie prepares lunchboxes for both kids. Each lunchbox contains 2 sandwiches, 3 fruit snacks, and a bottle of water. If Jamie spends 5 minutes making each sandwich, 2 minutes packing fruit snacks, and 1 minute packing a bottle of water, how much total time does Jamie spend preparing both lunchboxes for Alex and Taylor each day?


Camille, an aspiring French novelist known for her rebellious streak, decides to write her next novel in an unconventional way. She plans to write 5 chapters, each with a unique twist. In each chapter, she will write a number of pages equal to the square of the chapter number. However, being unconventional, she decides to skip writing the third chapter entirely and instead, she writes an additional chapter, which she calls "Chapter 5.5," with 12 pages. How many pages does Camille write in total for her novel?


Mr. Smith, known for his messy and disorganized desk, has a collection of paper stacks that frequently cause problems in his office. One morning, he tries to tidy up and finds 7 stacks of papers on his desk. Each stack contains 15 sheets of paper, but he accidentally knocks over 3 stacks, scattering 8 sheets from each of these stacks onto the floor. To make matters worse, he finds another 12 sheets under a pile of folders that he didn't notice before. How many sheets of paper does Mr. Smith have in total after cleaning up the scattered sheets?


Jamie's parent is very supportive of their aviation aspirations and encourages them to explore computational aerodynamics. To help Jamie understand the basics, they decide to work on a simple project together. They want to calculate the lift generated by a small model airplane wing.

The lift \( L \) can be calculated using the formula \( L = C_L \times A \times \rho \times V^2 / 2 \), where:
- \( C_L \) is the lift coefficient, which is 0.5 for their model wing.
- \( A \) is the wing area, which is 1.2 square meters.
- \( \rho \) is the air density, which is 1.225 kg/m³.
- \( V \) is the velocity of the airflow over the wing, which is 10 meters per second.

Jamie and their parent want to find out how much lift the wing generates. What is the lift generated by the model airplane wing in Newtons?


The production manager, Mr. Thompson, orders materials from a vendor representative to maintain his factory's production schedule. Each week, the factory needs 500 units of material to keep on schedule. However, due to a delay, the vendor can only deliver 300 units in the first week. Mr. Thompson decides to compensate for this shortfall by ordering an additional 50 units per week for the next four weeks to ensure production stays on track. How many total units will Mr. Thompson receive from the vendor over the five weeks?


An investor is excited about an innovative desalination system that can convert seawater into fresh drinking water. The investor plans to fund the development of this system by investing in two different phases. In the first phase, they plan to invest $50,000. In the second phase, they want to increase their investment by 150% of the first phase's amount.

After the system is developed, the investor expects a return of 200% on their total investment.

How much money will the investor receive as a return after the system is developed?


Marco visits Ristorante Machiavelli every Thursday for dinner. He has been a regular customer for 5 years. Each visit, he orders his favorite pasta dish for $12 and a dessert for $5. Every third visit, he also orders a special appetizer for an additional $8. How much money has Marco spent on average at the restaurant each year, considering he visits every week without missing a Thursday?


Mr. Thompson, a secondary school history teacher, is planning a field trip to a local history museum for his class. He has 24 students in his class, and he wants to ensure there is at least one chaperone for every 6 students. If each student ticket costs $8 and each chaperone ticket costs $5, how much will the total cost be for the tickets if Mr. Thompson also goes as a chaperone?


A retired professional drift racer named Alex spends his weekends watching drifting competitions and mentoring young drifters. During one weekend event, Alex watches 4 different drifting competitions. Each competition lasts 90 minutes. After each competition, Alex spends 30 minutes mentoring a group of young drifters. If Alex takes a 15-minute break after each mentoring session, how many total minutes does Alex spend at the event on that weekend?


A political reporter is investigating the expenses of a legislator’s office to ensure transparency and accountability. The reporter finds that the legislator's office spent $2,500 on office supplies, $3,200 on travel, and $1,800 on meals for official events in one month. The reporter also discovers that the legislator claimed a reimbursement of $1,200 for additional travel expenses. If the legislator's total budget for the month was $10,000, how much of the budget remains after these expenses and the reimbursement claim?


María is a Spanish demographics enthusiast who loves analyzing population data from different regions of Spain. She is particularly interested in the populations of small villages. María is examining the populations of three villages: Pueblo A, Pueblo B, and Pueblo C. Pueblo A has 1,250 residents, Pueblo B has 980 residents, and Pueblo C has 1,370 residents.

María learns that over the next year, Pueblo A's population is expected to increase by 5%, Pueblo B's population by 3%, and Pueblo C's population by 4%. After these increases, María wants to know the total population of all three villages combined. What will the total population be after the expected increases in each village?


Alex is an accounting major known for their excellent organization and time management skills. Every week, Alex spends exactly 15 hours on accounting assignments, 10 hours working on group projects, and 5 hours reviewing class notes. To better manage their time, Alex decides to create a weekly schedule that also includes 8 hours for extracurricular activities and 7 hours for relaxation. How many hours does Alex have left in their week for additional study if they plan to sleep 8 hours each night?


Detective Smith, a retired NYPD detective, now teaches criminal justice courses at John Jay College. In his class, Detective Smith assigns a project where each student must solve a mock case. He plans to give each of his 24 students 3 different mock cases to work on, each requiring 5 hours of investigation. If Detective Smith spends an additional 2 hours per student to review and grade their work, how many total hours will Detective Smith need to spend on assigning, reviewing, and grading all the projects?


The owner of a hot springs resort believes in the power of traditional amenities to attract guests seeking relaxation. The resort features 5 hot springs pools, each with a unique mineral composition. Every pool can accommodate 12 guests at a time. On a busy weekend, the resort expects each pool to be fully occupied for 8 hours a day. If the resort charges $20 per guest per hour for access to the hot springs pools, how much revenue will the resort generate from the hot springs pools over the weekend (Saturday and Sunday)?


Alex is a data scientist who loves exploring the city and taking street photographs. On a sunny Saturday, Alex decides to visit 5 different neighborhoods. In each neighborhood, Alex plans to take 24 photos. After visiting 3 neighborhoods, Alex realizes that they have filled up one of their camera's memory cards, which can hold 60 photos, and they need to switch to a new card.

How many more photos can Alex take on the new memory card if it has the same capacity as the first one, and Alex continues their plan to visit all 5 neighborhoods?


In the Christmas village display, there are 8 houses, each with a little figurine standing by the door. Each house has a family of 5 figurines inside, and there is also a group of 3 singing caroler figurines standing in the town square. If every figurine, both inside the houses and outside, has a small Christmas hat, how many Christmas hats are there in total in the Christmas village display?


A local journalist is writing an article to raise awareness about mining safety. They visit a mining site and learn that there are 5 safety checklists that need to be completed daily by the miners. Each checklist has 8 safety items that need to be checked. If each safety item takes 3 minutes to check and there are 4 miners working on these checklists together, how many total minutes will it take for all the miners to complete all the safety checks in one day?


Mr. Smith is a stockbroker who used to work in the steel industry. One day, he decides to discuss investment strategies with a group of new clients. He tells them about two different investments they can make.

The first investment is in a steel company that is currently trading at $50 per share. Mr. Smith estimates that the price of the stock will increase by $2 per share every month for the next 6 months.

The second investment is in a technology company that is currently trading at $80 per share. Mr. Smith estimates this stock will increase by $5 per share every month for the next 6 months.

Mr. Smith has $3,000 to invest and wants to divide his investment equally between these two stocks.

1. Calculate how many shares of each stock Mr. Smith can buy initially.
2. Determine the price of each stock after 6 months.
3. Calculate the total value of Mr. Smith's investment in each stock after 6 months.

What is the combined total value of Mr. Smith's investments after 6 months?


Dr. Emily, a mathematical economist, is working on a simplified model to help children understand basic financial concepts. She decides to create a fun math problem about saving money. Dr. Emily has a jar where she saves coins. Every week, she adds 5 coins to her jar. On the first week, she starts with 8 coins. For the next three weeks, she continues to add 5 coins each week.

How many coins does Dr. Emily have in her jar at the end of the fourth week?


Alex, an experienced venture capitalist, sees great potential in a new blockchain-based payment system. He decides to invest in the project. Initially, Alex invests $50,000. A year later, he sees a 20% growth in his investment. After this, he offers additional guidance and decides to invest 25% more of his original investment to further support the project. How much total money has Alex invested in the blockchain-based payment system after his second investment?


Jamie is a young musician who is fascinated by incorporating engineering concepts into designing instruments. She decides to design a new type of guitar string that can produce unique sounds. Jamie has 4 different materials she can use for the strings, and she wants to test 3 different thicknesses for each material to find the best combination for her new guitar. If she wants to create a prototype with 6 strings, using the best combination she finds, how many total options does she have to test before choosing the final set of strings for her prototype?


Alex, a fintech entrepreneur, is developing a decentralized lending platform using blockchain technology. To test the platform, Alex decides to simulate a lending scenario. He sets up a system where 5 lenders each contribute 8 cryptocurrency tokens. These tokens are pooled together and divided equally among 4 borrowers. Each borrower receives an equal share of the tokens, and then they are required to pay back an additional 3 tokens each as interest. How many total tokens will the platform have after all borrowers have repaid their loans with interest?


The nonprofit organization dedicated to improving accessibility in public infrastructure is planning to install ramps in a new community park. Each ramp costs $250 to build. The organization has raised $5,000 from a recent fundraiser and received a donation of $2,000 specifically for this project. Additionally, a construction company offers to cover the cost of 3 ramps. How many ramps can the nonprofit organization install in the park with the funds and donations they have?


A department manager has 15 employees in their team and is considering allocating resources for mindfulness training. The cost of the training is $100 per employee. The manager expects that after the training, each employee’s productivity will increase, resulting in an additional revenue of $200 per employee per month. The manager wants to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) after 3 months to justify the expenditure. Calculate the net gain or loss for the department after 3 months, considering the costs and additional revenue generated.


A prominent conservative lobbyist is planning a fundraising event to support a new policy initiative. The lobbyist has connections with 8 government officials, each of whom can bring 5 guests to the event. In addition, the lobbyist personally invites 12 influential community leaders. Each guest at the event is expected to donate $50. How much money will be raised in total if everyone invited attends and donates as expected?


A reliable vendor named Mr. Thompson runs a store where he sells high-quality notebooks. Each week, Mr. Thompson receives a shipment of 500 notebooks to maintain consistent inventory levels. Last week, he sold 320 notebooks. This week, he plans a special promotion and expects to sell 450 notebooks. At the end of this week, how many notebooks will Mr. Thompson have left in his inventory?


An event critic is attending a series of upscale events to review unique locations and services. On the first day, they visit a luxurious art gallery where each ticket costs $45. The gallery hosts a special event, and the critic receives two complimentary tickets. On the second day, the critic attends a gourmet dining experience where the cost per plate is $70. Since the critic is reviewing the service, they receive a 50% discount on the meal. On the third day, the critic explores an exclusive rooftop party at an iconic building. The entry fee for this event is $120, but as a special guest, the critic gets a 25% discount. Calculate the total amount the critic would have spent if they had to pay for everything without any discounts or complimentary tickets.


小明是一位热爱棒球界八卦的体育博主，他最近得到了一个关于某棒球队的有趣信息。这支球队在上个赛季总共参加了162场比赛，并赢得了其中的三分之二。小明想在他的博客中分享这支球队的胜率，他还发现这支球队在每场比赛中平均得分5分，而对手平均得分4分。请帮小明计算一下，这支球队在整个赛季中总共赢了多少场比赛，并且在这些比赛中总共得了多少分？


An artist who creates paintings to convey messages of peace and unity decides to hold an art exhibition. They plan to display 5 series of paintings, with each series containing 4 paintings. Each painting will be accompanied by a description that takes 10 minutes for visitors to read and understand the message of peace and unity conveyed by the artist. If the exhibition is open for 6 hours and a visitor wants to see all the paintings and read all descriptions, how many series of paintings can the visitor fully appreciate during their visit?


The owner of a modern auto parts chain wants to expand into the nostalgia market by selling classic car parts. They decide to launch their new product line with 5 different types of vintage hubcaps, each priced at $25. On the first day of the launch, the store sells 3 sets of each type of hubcap.

Additionally, the owner offers a 10% discount on the total purchase for customers who buy all 5 types of hubcaps together. On that day, 4 customers take advantage of this discount.

How much total revenue did the store earn from the hubcap sales on the first day, including the discounts?


A Windows Mobile developer is working on improving his platform to make it more relevant and competitive. He decides to develop new features and updates to attract more users. Currently, his platform has 500,000 users. He estimates that for every new feature he adds, his user base will grow by 8%. He plans to add 3 new features over the next year.

After implementing the first feature, the developer also decides to run a marketing campaign, which is expected to increase his user base by an additional 5% of the current users at that time.

How many total users will the Windows Mobile platform have after the developer adds all 3 features and completes the marketing campaign?


Alex is a risk management specialist who helps poker players optimize their winnings and minimize their losses. One of his clients, Jamie, played three rounds of poker. In the first round, Jamie won $120. In the second round, Jamie lost $45. In the third round, Jamie won double the amount he lost in the second round. Alex advised Jamie to save 25% of his total winnings after these three rounds. How much money should Jamie save based on Alex's advice?


Alex is a traditional media editor who is putting together a special edition magazine aimed at promoting societal values through regulated content. Alex has decided that each article in the magazine should be reviewed by 3 different editors to ensure the content aligns with these values. If Alex has 12 articles that need to be reviewed, and each editor can review 4 articles, how many editors are needed to complete the review process?


Alex is a meticulous and detail-oriented player who is playing a new video game. In the game, there are 5 different animations that Alex can watch: a character jumping, running, attacking, defending, and collecting items. Each animation lasts a different amount of time. The jumping animation lasts 15 seconds, the running animation lasts 40 seconds, the attacking animation lasts 25 seconds, the defending animation lasts 30 seconds, and the collecting items animation lasts 20 seconds. Alex decides to watch each animation 3 times to thoroughly examine every detail. What is the total amount of time, in minutes, that Alex spends watching all the animations?


Alex is a tech enthusiast who values originality and has a keen eye for spotting counterfeits. He recently attended a tech convention where he found a booth selling authentic new gadgets and another booth selling counterfeit copies. At the authentic booth, a new gadget costs $120 each, while at the counterfeit booth, they sell imitations for $40 each. Alex decides to buy 3 original gadgets and then notices that for every original gadget he buys, he can spot 2 fake ones.

How much more money would Alex spend on the original gadgets compared to the amount he would have spent if he had bought the same number of fake ones instead?


Dur Muhammad Baloch and his old friend, who was also his former boxing trainee partner, decided to reminisce about their training days by doing a workout together. During their session, they planned to do a series of exercises: 3 rounds of boxing sparring, 5 sets of push-ups, and a 2-mile jog.

For boxing sparring, they spent 4 minutes per round with a 1-minute rest between rounds. For push-ups, they did 15 push-ups per set, taking a 2-minute break between each set. Finally, they jogged at a pace of 8 minutes per mile.

How many minutes in total did Dur Muhammad Baloch and his friend spend training together during this session?


Sam is a dock worker who knows all the best ports to visit and the hidden gems in each location. One day, Sam is tasked with planning a week-long tour visiting 3 different ports. At Port A, Sam knows of a secret beach that is 4 kilometers away from the dock. At Port B, there's a hidden café 3 kilometers from the dock, and at Port C, there's a secluded park 5 kilometers away from the dock.

Sam has to ensure that the tour includes a visit to each of these hidden gems. If Sam needs to travel back and forth twice to each gem to guide groups of tourists and the round-trip at each port takes an hour, how many total kilometers will Sam travel by the end of the week to guide tourists to these hidden gems?


Jamie is a quirky, die-hard fan of Old Navy's annual Flip Flop sale. Every year, she eagerly waits for the sale to buy her favorite flip flops at a discounted price of $2 per pair. This year, Jamie decided to buy flip flops for her whole family. She bought 3 pairs for herself, 2 pairs for her sister, and 5 pairs for her brother. Additionally, Jamie found a special offer: if she buys 10 pairs, she gets an additional pair for free. How much did Jamie spend on flip flops during this sale?


Aiman is a Malaysian university student majoring in economics, and he is concerned about the employment situation in Malaysia. He read a report stating that the current unemployment rate in Malaysia is 4.5%. In his economics class, Aiman learned that if the government successfully creates 100,000 new jobs, the unemployment rate is projected to decrease by 0.1%.

Currently, the workforce in Malaysia consists of 15 million people. Aiman wants to calculate how many new jobs would need to be created to potentially lower the unemployment rate to 4.0%. How many new jobs need to be created to achieve this goal?


Dr. Avery, a materials scientist, is exploring innovative building materials to enhance the durability and sustainability of a new religious structure that is being planned. She has discovered a new type of composite material that is both lightweight and strong. For a test project, she needs to calculate the amount of this material required to construct a small ceremonial building with the following specifications:

- The building is designed to have a rectangular base that measures 15 meters in length and 10 meters in width.
- The walls of the building are to be 5 meters high.
- The material for the walls is 0.3 meters thick.
- The building also requires a flat roof made of the same material, covering the entire area of the base but only 0.2 meters thick.

Dr. Avery wants to calculate the total volume of the composite material needed to create both the walls and the roof. How many cubic meters of the composite material does she need for the entire structure?


Professor Anna, a computer science expert, loves exploring the latest technologies. She recently attended a tech conference where she collected 68 different brochures about new technologies. She decides to share these brochures equally with her sibling, Chris. After evenly dividing the brochures, she realizes she wants to keep 5 more brochures for a project she's working on. How many brochures does Chris end up with?


Patricia Phillips, an actress admired for her incredible talent, has been in 10 popular movies. Each movie she starred in had an average audience of 2 million viewers. If Patricia's next movie is expected to attract 2.5 million viewers, how many viewers will have watched Patricia's movies in total after the release of her next movie?


Sarah is a data analyst who is responsible for analyzing user behavior on a website. She collects data every day to understand how users interact with the site. On Monday, she observes that 120 users visited the homepage, and each user, on average, viewed 5 additional pages. On Tuesday, the number of users who visited the homepage increased by 25%, and each of these users, on average, viewed 3 more pages than they did on Monday. How many total page views did Sarah record from Monday and Tuesday combined?


Dr. Lee, a qualitative researcher who values interpretive and subjective perspectives, is studying how children understand numbers through storytelling. She decides to create a story about numbers for a group of children. In her story, there are 3 friendly number characters: Number 2, Number 5, and Number 8. They each invite a certain number of friends to a number party.

- Number 2 invites twice as many friends as itself.
- Number 5 invites three times as many friends as itself.
- Number 8 invites half as many friends as itself.

Dr. Lee asks the children to find out how many friends in total are at the number party, including the number characters themselves. How many friends are there at the party?


Sarah, a social activist dedicated to women's rights and children's welfare, is organizing a community event to raise awareness and support for her causes. She plans to distribute care packages to children in need. Each care package contains 3 books, 2 toys, and 5 sets of school supplies. Sarah has gathered enough donations to create a total of 120 care packages.

As part of her advocacy for women's rights, she also plans to host a workshop for women in the community. She allocates 1/3 of her remaining budget after the care packages for the workshop. If the total initial budget for the event was $6,000 and each care package costs $15 to assemble, how much money will Sarah have left for the workshop?


A potential client, who owns a small business selling handmade candles, is looking to package her products. She has 150 candles ready to be shipped, and each package can hold 5 candles. She wants to know how many packages she will need in total. Additionally, she is considering adding a small card with each package, and she has 20 cards available. How many additional cards does she need to buy to ensure each package has one card?


Avery is a competitive etymology enthusiast who loves participating in word origin competitions. In a recent competition, Avery had to analyze the etymology of five different words. For each word, they had to trace back the origin through a certain number of languages. The words and their respective language counts are as follows:

1. "Enthusiasm" - 4 languages
2. "Argument" - 3 languages
3. "Precise" - 5 languages
4. "Competition" - 6 languages
5. "Language" - 2 languages

Avery earns 10 points for each language successfully traced back. However, if they trace a word back through its complete linguistic history, they earn a bonus of 15 points for that word. Only the words "Enthusiasm" and "Competition" were traced back completely, earning the bonus.

How many total points did Avery earn in this competition?


Professor Green, a physical geography professor, is planning a field trip for her students to visit three different historical sites to study how various landforms and climates have influenced historical events. The first site is 150 miles away, the second site is 100 miles further from the first site, and the third site is 50 miles beyond the second site. If the bus rental costs $2 per mile, how much will it cost for Professor Green's class to visit all three sites and return to the starting point?


Chef Giovanni, a renowned Italian chef, is opening another restaurant in his neighborhood. For the grand opening, he plans to prepare his famous pasta dishes. At his first restaurant, he uses 3 kilograms of flour to make pasta for 50 guests. Now, he is expecting 150 guests at the new restaurant's opening. Chef Giovanni also wants to serve twice the amount of pasta per guest compared to what he serves in his first restaurant. How many kilograms of flour does Chef Giovanni need to prepare the pasta for the grand opening at his new restaurant?


Clara, a literature major fascinated by the artistic movements of the Roaring Twenties, decides to visit an art exhibition that features famous works from this era. The exhibition has 5 rooms, each dedicated to a different aspect of the 1920s, such as jazz music, art deco, surrealism, literature, and fashion. Each room contains exactly 12 pieces of art.

Clara spends an average of 15 minutes viewing each piece in the jazz music room. In the art deco room, she spends 10 minutes per piece. In the surrealism room, she spends 20 minutes per piece. In the literature room, she spends 8 minutes per piece, and in the fashion room, she spends 5 minutes per piece.

How many total minutes does Clara spend viewing all the pieces of art in the exhibition?


Dr. Smith is an experienced general practitioner who loves learning about new treatments. She attends a medical conference where she learns about 3 new treatments each day. The conference lasts for 4 days. On the first day of the conference, Dr. Smith also attends a special workshop where she learns about 5 additional treatments. How many new treatments does Dr. Smith learn about in total during the conference?


Alex is a dedicated fan of Professor Smith and loves to share the professor's work on social media. Every day, Alex retweets 5 of the professor's tweets. In addition, Alex shares 3 of these retweets with 4 of their own followers. After a week (7 days), how many total retweets and shares has Alex made in support of Professor Smith's work?


Coach Taylor is preparing his football team for the upcoming season and wants to ensure his players are in top form. He has never seen Josh Woods play, but he has heard that Josh is known for his speed and endurance. Josh's average running speed is 8 meters per second, and Coach Taylor wants to determine how far Josh can run during a practice session that includes a mix of warm-up, sprints, and cool down.

The practice session is divided into three parts:
1. A 10-minute warm-up where Josh jogs at half his average running speed.
2. Three 5-minute sprint sessions with 2-minute breaks in between, where Josh runs at his full average speed.
3. A 15-minute cool down where Josh jogs at one-third of his average running speed.

Calculate the total distance, in meters, that Josh covers during the entire practice session.


Alex is a die-hard fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and loves revising Wikipedia entries for clarity and accuracy. On a Sunday, Alex planned their day around the Chiefs' game which started at 1:00 PM and lasted 3 hours. Before the game, Alex spent 2 hours revising Wikipedia entries. After the game, Alex spent another 1 hour revising more entries. If Alex aims to revise a total of 15 Wikipedia entries throughout the day and has already revised 7 before the game, how many more entries does Alex need to revise after the game to reach their goal?


Dr. Green, a research scientist specializing in alternative energy sources for automobiles, is working on a new type of electric car battery. She has discovered that each battery can store enough energy to power a car for 300 miles on a single charge. Dr. Green wants to test the battery's efficiency by going on a road trip that covers 1,200 miles in total.

If Dr. Green plans to stop and fully recharge the battery each time it runs out of power, how many times will she need to recharge the battery during her trip?


Alex, an avid gamer and tech enthusiast, recently bought the latest virtual reality headset for $300. He decided to sell his old gaming console to help cover the cost. He sold the console for $150. As a tech enthusiast, Alex is always looking for the best deals, so he used a coupon to get a 10% discount on the headset. Meanwhile, his friend offered him a psychic reading for $30, which Alex decided to skip, saving that amount. How much did Alex actually spend in total after selling his console and applying the discount, while also considering the psychic reading he didn't pay for?


Engineer Alex is working on a new hydraulic system for a machine. The system has three main components: a pump, a valve, and a cylinder. The pump can move 50 liters of hydraulic fluid per minute. The valve controls the flow and reduces it by 20%. The cylinder requires 30 liters of hydraulic fluid per minute to operate efficiently.

If Alex runs the system for 10 minutes, how much hydraulic fluid is delivered to the cylinder by the end of that time?


Mr. Smith, the funeral director of Peaceful Rest Funerals, is known for his friendly rivalry with Mr. Jones, who runs Serenity Services in a neighboring town. Both directors take pride in the quality and efficiency of their services.

This month, Mr. Smith organized 12 funerals, while Mr. Jones organized 10 funerals. Each funeral director offers a special package that includes flowers, a venue, and catering. Mr. Smith charges $4,500 for his package, while Mr. Jones charges $4,200 for his.

Additionally, Mr. Smith gives a 10% discount to his customers if they choose his package, and Mr. Jones offers a 5% discount.

Calculate the total revenue from the packages for both Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones after applying their respective discounts. What is the difference in revenue between the two directors given the number of funerals they organized this month?


A retired geologist named Mr. Stone loves sharing his knowledge about the local climbing routes with visitors. One day, he decided to create a small booklet about three popular climbing routes, and he wanted to include both geological and mathematical information.

Each booklet contains 5 pages of geological facts and 3 pages of climbing route details. If Mr. Stone plans to print enough booklets for 7 groups of climbers, and each group consists of 4 climbers, how many total pages will Mr. Stone need to print for all the booklets combined?


During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex, an emotional and empathetic person, decided to send letters to friends to stay connected while social distancing alone. Alex wrote 5 letters each day for 7 days. On the eighth day, feeling especially grateful for the friendships, Alex wrote 3 extra letters. How many letters did Alex write in total over the 8 days?


Grandpa loves telling stories of his adventurous youth while making pancakes for his grandchildren. One morning, Grandpa decided to make his special pancakes while recounting a story of a mountain climbing adventure. He started by making a batch of 20 pancakes. While flipping them, he told his grandchildren how he once climbed a mountain that was 3,000 feet tall.

As he continued cooking, two more grandchildren joined, so he decided to make more pancakes. He made 15 additional pancakes for a total of 6 grandchildren. Each grandchild gets an equal number of pancakes, and Grandpa keeps 2 pancakes for himself.

How many pancakes does each grandchild get?


Mr. Johnson is a retired chauffeur who now offers transportation services to elderly residents in his neighborhood. Every Monday, he drives residents to the local community center for their weekly activities. This week, he has to pick up 5 residents from their homes. Each resident lives 2 miles apart from the next one on his route. After picking up the last resident, it takes Mr. Johnson 3 miles to drive to the community center. On his return trip, he drops everyone off at their homes in the reverse order.

How many miles will Mr. Johnson drive in total for the round trip on Monday?


A film critic is reviewing insightful blog posts about hip-hop documentaries. For a special feature article, the critic wants to watch a total of 12 documentaries based on the blog's top recommendations. The blog suggests that 2 of every 3 recommended documentaries are highly insightful. If the critic plans to watch only the highly insightful ones, how many documentaries from the blog's recommendations should the critic watch?


Jamie, a university student studying journalism, is inspired by a blogger who has 120,000 followers and never self-censors their content. Jamie decides to start their own blog and aims to gain followers by writing authentic and uncensored articles. In the first month, Jamie gains 5,000 followers. The second month sees an increase of 10% in new followers compared to the first month. However, during the third month, Jamie decides to write a particularly bold article which attracts 25% more new followers than the number gained in the second month. How many followers does Jamie have at the end of the third month?


Professor Lin, a linguistics expert fluent in multiple languages, is analyzing a set of 30 literary works written by various authors. She is particularly interested in highlighting cultural nuances and idiomatic expressions. For her research, she decides to focus on 5 specific languages. In each language, she identifies 12 unique cultural expressions in each literary work. However, during her analysis, she discovers that 15 of these expressions are repeated across all languages, and 6 expressions are unique to each specific language. How many cultural expressions did Professor Lin identify in total from the 30 literary works, taking into account the repetitions and unique expressions?


Maria owns a small local bakery that has been affected by recent changes in the economy due to Wall Street's fluctuations. To keep her business running, she needs to carefully monitor her costs and profits. Last month, the cost of flour increased by 15%, and the cost of sugar increased by 10%. Previously, Maria used to spend $200 on flour and $150 on sugar each month.

This month, Maria plans to bake and sell 1,000 cupcakes. Each cupcake requires $0.50 worth of ingredients (excluding flour and sugar), and she sells each cupcake for $2.50.

To find out how much profit Maria makes this month, calculate the following:

1. Determine the new cost of flour and sugar for this month.
2. Calculate the total cost of ingredients for 1,000 cupcakes.
3. Find the total revenue from selling all 1,000 cupcakes.
4. Subtract the total cost of ingredients from the total revenue to find Maria's profit.

What is Maria's profit this month?


Sarah and Jake are die-hard Def Leppard fans who met at a concert and now they attend every show together. This year, they plan to attend a total of 12 Def Leppard concerts. Each concert ticket costs $45. If they have already attended 4 concerts and spent $180 on tickets so far, how much more money do they need to save to attend the remaining concerts?


Sarah is a homeschooling mom who loves planning outdoor adventures and nature exploration for her children. Today, she is organizing a scavenger hunt in the local forest. She has prepared a list of 18 different nature items for her kids to find, such as pinecones, acorns, and interesting leaves. Sarah decides to divide the list into smaller groups so that each of her 3 children has an equal number of items to search for. After assigning the items, she realizes that there are also 6 bonus tasks involving birdwatching challenges that she wants all three kids to work on together. How many nature items plus bonus tasks will each child have to complete during the scavenger hunt?


Alex, a social worker, is organizing a community event to help promote mental health awareness. Anticipating the needs of different age groups, Alex knows that psychological twists in stories can captivate children and adults alike. For the event, Alex plans to have 3 storytelling sessions, each with a unique twist at the end. Each session can accommodate up to 15 children.

If Alex wants to ensure that each child experiences at least two different twists in stories, how many children can Alex invite to the event in total, assuming all sessions are fully booked and no child attends the same session twice?


Jamie is an undergraduate psychology major with a goal of becoming a clinical psychologist. As part of her studies, she needs to conduct a small research project on stress levels among students. She surveys 20 students, asking them to rate their stress on a scale from 1 to 10. The stress ratings she collects are: 5, 8, 6, 7, 9, 4, 6, 7, 5, 8, 6, 5, 7, 9, 6, 8, 5, 7, 8, and 6. To analyze the data, Jamie needs to calculate the average stress level of the surveyed students. What is the average stress level based on the collected ratings?


Lisa founded a travel platform called "Budget Wanderer" that specializes in helping budget-conscious travelers find affordable vacation packages. She is planning a promotional campaign to attract more users by offering a special deal: a 5-day trip to a popular destination that includes flights, accommodations, and a guided tour.

The original price of the trip package is $800. For the promotion, Lisa decides to offer a 15% discount to attract more travelers. Additionally, for every group of 4 travelers booking together, she offers an extra $50 off the total cost of their booking.

If a group of 4 friends decides to book this trip during the promotional campaign, what is the total cost they will pay for the entire package after applying the discount and the additional group discount?


Lisa is a legal advisor who specializes in sweepstakes, contests, and promotions laws. She is working on a new contest where participants can win a prize by collecting points. In this contest, each participant earns 15 points for every correct answer in a trivia game. If a participant answers all questions correctly, they will earn a 40-point bonus. Lisa needs to determine how many points a participant will earn if they answer 8 questions correctly. How many points will the participant earn in total?


Alex is a barista who works at a coffee shop and dreams of becoming a lawyer. Every week, Alex works 25 hours at the coffee shop and earns $12 per hour. Alex has been saving money to pay for law school, which costs $15,000 per year. Alex also seeks advice from a successful lawyer, who recommends setting aside an additional $500 each year for books and other materials.

If Alex plans to save enough money to cover one year of law school tuition and the additional cost for books and materials in 3 years, how many hours must Alex work each year to meet this goal, assuming all earnings are saved for this purpose?


A young entrepreneur who loves music is planning to release a series of cultural music albums. She has decided to release 5 albums in total. For each album, she plans to produce 1,000 copies. The cost of producing one album is $2, and she plans to sell each album for $10. She also wants to set aside 10% of her total sales revenue for marketing and artistic expression initiatives. How much money will she have left after covering production costs and setting aside funds for marketing?


Alex, a cybersecurity specialist, runs a coding club for kids in the local community. They have organized a special "Coding and Math Day" event. Alex plans to divide the kids into groups to work on different coding challenges. There are a total of 36 kids attending the event. If Alex wants to create groups with the same number of kids in each group, how many different ways can Alex divide the kids into groups where each group has more than 1 kid?


A professional pet groomer who specializes in the care of long-haired cats, like the Siberian, has 3 grooming stations in her shop. On a busy Saturday, she has appointments to groom 12 Siberian cats. Each cat takes 45 minutes to groom. If the groomer works 9 hours that day, how many grooming stations does she need to use at the same time to finish all the appointments within her working hours?


Alex's neighbor, Jamie, loves coming over to play video games and share strategies. One Saturday, they decided to play a game series that includes 4 different games. In the first game, they scored 250 points together. In the second game, their combined score was 320 points, and in the third game, they managed to score 410 points. They had to beat their previous total score of 900 points from a past gaming session. How many points do they need to score in the fourth game to beat their previous total score?


Sarah runs a popular Bachelor-themed podcast and records an episode every week to discuss the latest happenings on the show. Each episode is 45 minutes long. Sarah spends 20 minutes preparing notes for each contestant she discusses, and she talks about 3 contestants in each episode. After recording, she spends an additional 30 minutes editing the podcast. If Sarah discusses 3 episodes of the show in one podcast recording, how much total time in minutes does she spend each week preparing, recording, and editing the podcast?


Alex is an aspiring environmental engineer interested in improving water treatment technologies. One day, Alex is tasked with analyzing the efficiency of a small water treatment plant. The plant processes 1,200 gallons of water every hour. During a test run, Alex notices that 90% of the processed water meets the required purity standards. However, Alex wants to increase the efficiency so that 95% of the water meets the purity standards. If Alex can implement a new technology that increases the purity standard by 2% every hour, how many hours will it take for the plant to achieve the desired 95% purity level?


A nostalgic former TV producer, who once worked on popular 80s variety shows, is planning a reunion event to celebrate the golden era of television. To recreate the magic of the 80s, the producer decides to invite 5 iconic acts that were regulars on the shows. Each act requires a unique setup time and performance duration.

- The first act needs 15 minutes to set up and performs for 20 minutes.
- The second act needs 10 minutes to set up and performs for 30 minutes.
- The third act needs 20 minutes to set up and performs for 25 minutes.
- The fourth act needs 12 minutes to set up and performs for 15 minutes.
- The fifth act needs 18 minutes to set up and performs for 35 minutes.

The producer schedules a 10-minute intermission after every two acts.

Calculate the total time, in minutes, required to complete the entire event, including all setup times, performances, and intermissions.


Sarah, an ICU nurse, is preparing medication for her patients during her shift. She needs to administer a total of 5 doses of medicine to her patients. Each dose consists of 2 tablets. If Sarah has 12 patients and each patient requires the same amount of medicine, how many total tablets does she need for all her patients during her shift?