Mr. Thompson, a wise retiree who has successfully managed his mortgage and medical debts, loves helping others with their financial planning. Inspired by his experience, he decides to host a workshop. During the workshop, he shares a strategy where he advises paying off a small debt first before moving on to larger ones.

Mr. Thompson has a total of $1,000 to allocate towards three debts. The first debt is $200, the second is $350, and the third is $450. He plans to pay off the smallest debt entirely first, then use the remaining money to pay as much as possible on the second debt.

How much money will Mr. Thompson have left to put towards the second debt after fully paying off the first debt? How much total debt will he have left after making these payments?


The racing team owner, Mr. Carter, is seeking sponsorship to cover the costs of participating in three major racing events this season. Each event has a participation fee of $15,000, and the total cost for the team to compete, including travel and equipment, is three times the participation fee for each event. Mr. Carter has already secured $20,000 from one sponsor. He needs to find out how much more sponsorship money he needs to cover all expenses for the three events. How much additional sponsorship does Mr. Carter need?


As a Korean historian focusing on political and social changes, you are analyzing the timeline of significant events in Korean history. You want to create a visual timeline that highlights important years.

- During the 20th century, you identified that there were 5 major political changes in Korea, each occurring every 15 years, starting from the year 1900.
- In the 21st century, you noted that there have been 3 major social changes, each occurring every 8 years, starting from the year 2000.

Calculate the total number of unique years that need to be marked on your timeline for both political and social changes combined.


An artist named Alex loves painting and uses painting as a way to express emotions. Due to an injury, Alex can only paint for a limited time each day. Before the injury, Alex could paint 6 hours a day. Now, Alex can only paint for 2 hours a day. Despite this challenge, Alex paints every day with more focus and manages to complete a small painting in 3 days.

This week, Alex plans to finish a series of paintings to express different emotions. If Alex works every day and completes 2 small paintings by the end of the week, how many hours did Alex spend painting in total this week?


Ahmed is a genealogist living in Algeria, and he is researching his family tree. He has discovered that each generation of his family has an average of 3 children. Ahmed starts with his own generation, which consists of himself and his 2 siblings. He wants to calculate how many direct descendants there will be in the next 3 generations if each child also has 3 children. How many direct descendants will Ahmed have in the third generation after his own?


A Berlin-based artist is planning to create a new thought-provoking installation inspired by the city's history. The installation consists of 5 different sections, each representing a significant historical event. Each section requires a different number of materials: the first section needs 12 materials, the second section needs double the amount of the first, the third section needs 5 fewer than the second, the fourth section requires triple the amount of the first section, and the fifth section requires half as many as the third section. How many materials does the artist need in total to complete the installation?


A tax consultant is reviewing the local government's budget and notices that $2,000,000 is allocated for a new park. However, the consultant believes that due to financial mismanagement, 25% of this budget will not be used efficiently. If the consultant suggests that the park could be built for 20% less than the allocated amount if managed properly, how much money would be saved if the park is built according to the consultant's suggestion rather than the current budget plan?


Alex is a member of an online discussion forum dedicated to civil, evidence-based debates. Every day, Alex reads 12 evidence-based articles to prepare for discussions and spends 15 minutes on each article. After reading, Alex participates in 4 debates, spending 20 minutes on each one. If Alex dedicates a total of 3 hours a day to this forum, how much time does Alex have left after reading the articles and participating in the debates?


Sarah is a hardcore fan of The Telescopes and has a grand collection of their records and merchandise. In her collection, she has 25 vinyl albums, 12 EPs, 18 singles, and 5 exclusive merchandise items. She recently attended a fan convention where she bought 3 more rare vinyl albums, 2 exclusive EPs, and traded away 1 single for a limited edition poster. After the convention, Sarah decided to organize a display shelf where she can showcase her collection, with each type of item on a separate shelf. If each shelf can hold exactly 5 items, how many shelves does Sarah need to properly display her entire collection?


Alex is a content creator who spends 3 hours each day creating informative and educational videos on technology. During one week, Alex plans to create a special series of videos about the history of computers. Each video in the series takes twice as long to produce as a regular video. If Alex dedicates 2 days of the week exclusively to creating this special series, how many regular videos can Alex produce in the remaining days of the week? Note: Assume Alex works every day of the week and only works on one type of video per day.


In the Maldives, a rival politician is organizing rallies to gather support for an upcoming election. The politician plans to visit 5 different islands, with each island requiring a boat trip. On the first island, he expects 150 people to attend his rally, and he plans to increase the number of attendees by 20% on each subsequent island. If the politician visits all 5 islands, how many people in total does he expect to attend his rallies?


Sarah is a senior project manager who cares deeply about her team and their well-being. She noticed that her team has been experiencing workplace harassment, and she decided to hold a series of 4 workshops to provide support and guidance. Each workshop is attended by 15 team members. Sarah wants to ensure that everyone on her team feels supported, so she also arranges for each workshop to have 2 counselors present for additional guidance.

In total, Sarah's team consists of 60 people. If each person can attend only one workshop, how many additional counselors does Sarah need to hire to ensure each workshop has the required number of counselors?


Emma is a straight-A student who loves spending time in the library. She has 5 favorite books that she reads repeatedly. One day, she observes her friend Alex, a social butterfly, confidently talking to a group of 12 students about their favorite books. Inspired by Alex’s confidence, Emma decides to step out of her comfort zone and join the conversation. To prepare, she decides to read 3 new books and share her thoughts on them. Each new book takes her 2 days to read, and she spends 1 day summarizing her thoughts on each book. If Emma starts reading on a Monday, on which day of the week will she be ready to join the conversation with Alex?

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A structural engineer is designing a minimalist penthouse that incorporates a series of identical triangular glass panels as part of the rooftop design. Each triangular panel has a base of 3 meters and a height of 4 meters. The engineer needs to install a total of 10 panels to complement the modern aesthetic while ensuring structural integrity.

To secure each panel, the engineer uses 5 bolts per meter along the perimeter of the triangle. Calculate the total number of bolts needed to install all 10 panels.

Remember that the perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of all its sides. The sides of each triangle are calculated using the base and the two equal legs formed by the height and half of the base.


Alex is a teenager whose parent has recently been implicated in a public scandal. To cope with the stress and scrutiny, Alex decides to focus on their favorite hobby, which is collecting and reading comic books. Alex has 15 comic books on their shelf and decides to buy more to distract themselves. Over the next three weeks, Alex buys twice as many comic books in the first week as they already had, three fewer comic books in the second week than they bought in the first week, and in the third week, they buy half as many comics as the second week. How many comic books does Alex have at the end of the three weeks?


Mr. Thompson, a parent who believes that teachers should focus solely on academic subjects, is organizing a math-focused weekend event for students. He decides to create a workbook with a series of math exercises. For every 5 math problems he writes, he takes a 10-minute break. If he spends a total of 3 hours working on the workbook, how many math problems does Mr. Thompson write, assuming he only takes breaks during this time?


Alex is a customer service manager at an online money transferring platform. In one day, Alex received 40 customer complaints regarding failed transactions. On average, each complaint takes 15 minutes to handle. If Alex works an 8-hour shift, how many minutes will Alex have left after addressing all the complaints for that day?


A well-known film critic and women's rights advocate attended a film festival where she reviewed films and participated in panel discussions. During the festival, she watched 5 films each day over a 4-day period. After each film, she spent 30 minutes writing a review. She also participated in 3 panel discussions, each lasting 1 hour.

How many total hours did she spend watching films, writing reviews, and participating in panel discussions over the 4 days of the festival?


A best-selling author known for weaving political allegories into their novels has just released their latest book. In the first week, the book sold 7,500 copies. The author's previous book, which also contained political themes, sold 5,200 copies in its first week. By the end of the second week, the new book's sales increased by 60% compared to its first-week sales. How many more copies has the new book sold than the previous book by the end of the second week?


Alex is a Java developer who spends 15 minutes each day checking the accuracy of data input validation in the software he develops. He works 5 days a week. This week, Alex found that on Monday, 12% of the entries had errors, on Tuesday 8%, on Wednesday 5%, on Thursday 10%, and on Friday 6%. If Alex reviewed a total of 500 entries this week, how many entries in total had errors?


Fire Chief Martinez is organizing a series of workshops for aspiring firefighters. Each workshop can accommodate 15 participants. This month, Chief Martinez plans to hold 4 workshops. In addition to the workshops, Chief Martinez also arranges for each participant to spend 3 days of real-life experience at the local fire station. If Chief Martinez expects full attendance, how many total participant-days will be spent at the workshops and fire station combined this month?


An art collective known for showcasing diverse perspectives is planning an exhibition at a local museum. They have been allocated 3 rooms for their displays. Each room can comfortably hold 15 artworks. The collective wants to feature art from different cultures, and they plan to dedicate 2 of the rooms to specific themes: one room for Asian art and another for African art. The third room will feature a mix of artworks from Latin American and Indigenous artists. If the collective decides to allocate 10 artworks to the Asian art room and 12 artworks to the African art room, how many artworks from Latin American and Indigenous artists can they display in the mixed room?


Alex is a software engineer who specializes in solving errors in computer programs. One day, Alex was working on debugging a software application and noticed that it was generating 5 different types of errors. Each type of error occurred a different number of times:

- Type A error occurred 4 times.
- Type B error occurred twice as many times as Type A.
- Type C error occurred 3 more times than Type B.
- Type D error occurred half as many times as Type C.
- Type E error occurred 7 times more than Type D.

How many total errors did the software application generate?


Mrs. Thompson is a worried mother who is trying to support her child, Alex, who is interested in ethical hacking. To better understand Alex's interest, she decides to read a book about computer security. The book is 240 pages long, and Mrs. Thompson plans to read 8 pages every day. However, she also wants to spend time with Alex on weekends to learn together, so she reads an additional 4 pages on both Saturday and Sunday.

How many days will it take Mrs. Thompson to finish reading the book?


Alex is a client-focused professional responsible for coordinating the conversion process and ensuring timely delivery of projects. He is currently managing a project that involves converting 180 pieces of data into a new format. Each day, Alex and his team can convert 12 pieces of data. However, on Fridays, they hold a meeting for half a day, reducing their conversion capacity by 4 pieces on that day. If today is Monday, how many days will it take Alex and his team to complete the conversion process, assuming they work every day including weekends?


Alex is a dental laboratory technician who crafts high-quality clear aligners for the dentist's patients. Each aligner takes 2 hours to fabricate, and Alex can work on 3 aligners at the same time. If Alex works an 8-hour day, how many aligners can Alex complete in one day?


The artisan carpenter, known for his exquisite traditional woodwork, has a new project to create handcrafted wooden chairs for a local community center. He plans to make 15 chairs, and each chair requires 3 wooden planks. However, he discovered that 4 of his original wooden planks have knots that make them unusable. Fortunately, he found 2 additional planks from an old project. How many more wooden planks does the carpenter need to complete all 15 chairs without having to resort to using any PVC-U products, which he prefers to avoid?


Dr. Min, a Burmese historian, is studying the ancient Arakanese kingdom. She discovers that in one ancient text, it mentions a festival that was celebrated every 25 years and lasted for 7 days. If the first festival was held in the year 950 AD, how many festival days had been celebrated by the year 2000 AD?


Melody is an up-and-coming R&B artist inspired by H.E.R. She has been practicing her guitar and songwriting skills. This week, she wrote 3 songs on Monday, 2 songs on Wednesday, and 4 songs on Friday. Each song takes her about 2 hours to write. She also practices her guitar for 1 hour every day. How many total hours did Melody spend on writing songs and practicing her guitar this week?


An ambitious young woman named Aisha grew up in the small town of Allipur and recently moved to a large city to attend university. In Allipur, Aisha used to walk 2 kilometers to her local library every week. Now, in the city, the university library is 5 kilometers from her apartment, but she can use a bicycle to travel.

Aisha wants to know how much more distance she covers each month if she visits the library twice a week in the city compared to her weekly visits in Allipur. Calculate the additional distance Aisha travels in a month (consider a month to have 4 weeks) now that she is in the city.

How many more kilometers does Aisha travel each month in the city compared to Allipur?


A personal trainer is designing a new ballet-inspired workout session for her clients. She wants the session to have a total of 5 different exercises. Each exercise is performed for 8 minutes, and there is a 2-minute rest period between each exercise. If the trainer plans to conduct this session for a group of 10 clients and wants each client to complete the entire session once, how many total minutes will the trainer need to allocate for the session, including all exercises and rest periods?


The lead actor in the school plays is rehearsing for a new performance. In preparation for the audition for a scholarship at a prestigious performing arts university, he decides to practice 4 different monologues. Each monologue takes 15 minutes to perform. After each monologue, he spends 5 minutes reviewing his performance notes. If he takes a 10-minute break after practicing two monologues, how long will it take him to complete his practice session, including all performances, reviews, and the break?


A young artist named Mia recently moved to the neighborhood of Bermondsey, where she found inspiration in its rich history. She decided to create a series of 5 paintings depicting different historical events from Bermondsey's past. Each painting takes her 3 days to complete. After finishing all the paintings, Mia plans to hold an art exhibition for 4 days. If she sells 2 paintings each day of the exhibition for $150 per painting, how much total money will Mia make from selling her paintings at the end of the exhibition?


The owner of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel rescue organization recently took in 12 new dogs that need to be rehomed. Last month, they successfully found new homes for 8 dogs. This month, they have already found homes for 5 dogs and plan to continue their efforts. If they manage to find homes for 6 more dogs by the end of this month, how many Cavalier King Charles Spaniels will still be waiting to be adopted?


A lobbyist is working to gain endorsements for three different legislative initiatives. For the first initiative, they need to secure endorsements from 8 different senators. For the second initiative, they need endorsements from 5 senators. For the third initiative, they need endorsements from 7 senators. The lobbyist has already secured endorsements from 3 senators for the first initiative, 2 senators for the second initiative, and 1 senator for the third initiative.

If the lobbyist can schedule meetings with 4 new senators each day and each senator can only endorse one initiative, how many days will it take for the lobbyist to secure all the necessary endorsements for each initiative?


As an active community member in Loudoun County, Virginia, you are organizing a fundraiser to support a local school. You decide to sell homemade apple pies at the community fair. You bake 45 pies, and each pie costs $12 to make. You plan to sell each pie for $20. If you sell 30 pies at the fair, how much profit do you make from selling these pies?


Alex is a perfectionist when it comes to coding, and he spends a lot of time ensuring every detail is correct. One night, Alex is debugging a piece of code and notices that for every misplaced variable he finds, it takes him 15 minutes to fix it. In the first hour, he finds 3 misplaced variables. In the second hour, he becomes more efficient and finds 5 misplaced variables. By the third hour, he has found and fixed all the misplaced variables.

If Alex spent a total of 2.5 hours debugging, how many misplaced variables did he fix in total during these 2.5 hours?


Lars is a dedicated fan of SønderjyskE Herrehåndbold, and he loves keeping track of the team's statistics. This season, SønderjyskE played 18 home games and 14 away games. Lars noted that the team scored an average of 28 goals per home game and 26 goals per away game. During one of their famous matches in the season, SønderjyskE scored 34 goals, which was the most they scored in any game. How many total goals did SønderjyskE score in the season, including the famous match?


Mrs. Thompson, a retired school teacher who has lived in the bustling city for over 30 years, is advising a new teacher, Ms. Lopez, on how to manage her time effectively in the urban environment. Mrs. Thompson suggests that Ms. Lopez should allocate her weekdays as follows: 2 hours for commuting, 6 hours for teaching, 1 hour for preparing lessons, 2 hours for grading assignments, and 1 hour for personal errands. On weekends, she recommends spending 3 hours on lesson planning and 2 hours on exploring the city to unwind.

If Ms. Lopez follows this schedule, how many hours in total will she spend on teaching-related activities and city exploration over the course of a week?


Mr. Johnson, a retired electrical engineer, loves to keep up with the latest technology. He recently read about a new type of high-efficiency LED light bulb that uses 12 watts of power to produce the same amount of light as an old incandescent bulb that uses 60 watts. Mr. Johnson decided to replace all 15 incandescent bulbs in his house with these new LED bulbs.

Mr. Johnson calculated that each LED bulb will save him 48 watts of power compared to each incandescent bulb. He wants to know how much total power he will save in a year if he uses these new LED bulbs for an average of 4 hours every day.

Calculate the total power savings in kilowatt-hours Mr. Johnson will achieve in a year by switching to these LED bulbs. (Note: 1 kilowatt-hour = 1,000 watt-hours)


Professor Green has spent 25 years researching the detrimental effects of noise pollution on student concentration. Over her years of research, she has conducted various studies. In one of her studies, she observed that the average concentration time of a student in a quiet environment is 45 minutes. However, in a noisy environment, the concentration time drops by 40%.

1. If Professor Green has 30 students in her current study group, how much total concentration time (in minutes) is lost per session due to noise pollution?
2. Additionally, if she conducts 4 sessions per week, calculate the total concentration time lost for all students in a month (assuming 4 weeks in a month).

Use these observations to calculate the total concentration time lost per session and over the month due to noise pollution.


Alex is an international train spotter who travels around the world to provide updates on railway systems. During a trip, Alex visits three countries: Japan, Germany, and Canada. In Japan, he observes 12 bullet trains in one day. In Germany, he sees 15 different types of trains over two days. In Canada, he spots 8 unique trains in one day. Alex takes notes on each train he sees, and he updates his online blog with a post for every 5 trains he observes. How many blog posts does Alex make after this trip, based on the trains he spotted in these three countries?


An English Literature student, who loves expressing their emotions through slam poetry, decides to write a poem for each day of the week to capture their feelings. During the first three days, they write 4 poems each day. On the fourth day, inspired by a new life experience, they write 5 poems. For the next two days, they write 3 poems each day. On the seventh day, feeling particularly inspired, they double their output from the previous day. How many poems did the student write in total by the end of the week?


A famous pop star loves to change their hairstyle and color every month. In January, they dyed their hair pink and got a bob cut. In February, they switched to blue and added 30 new curls. In March, they chose a green shade and decided to straighten their hair, removing 20 curls. In April, they went for a purple color and added twice as many curls as they had in March. How many curls does the pop star have in April?


Emma is a politically interested book club moderator living in Massachusetts. Her book club is planning to read books about U.S. political history over the next few months. They have decided to read a total of 12 books, with each book taking 3 weeks to read. However, in Massachusetts, there's a state holiday called Patriots' Day, and her club takes a break during that week. If the club starts reading on the first week of March and takes a break during the third week of April for Patriots' Day, how many weeks in total will it take for Emma's book club to finish all 12 books?


Alex, a young playwright living next door, is working on a new play and wants to involve his neighbors in the creative process. He decides to host a series of writing workshops to brainstorm ideas. He plans to hold these workshops over 3 weeks, with each week featuring 2 sessions. During each session, Alex invites 5 neighbors to join him, including himself.

In the first week, 2 of the neighbors bring a friend to each session, increasing the number of participants. In the second week, 1 neighbor cannot attend any session, but the rest still participate. In the third week, Alex decides to invite 1 additional neighbor to each session, but only 3 sessions actually occur due to scheduling conflicts.

How many total participant attendances does Alex have across all the sessions over the three weeks?


Alex is a Java software engineer who specializes in health information exchange. In a week, Alex needs to exchange health data records between 4 hospitals. Each hospital has 15,000 records to be exchanged. For each record, Alex's software takes 0.2 seconds to process and validate before the exchange.

If Alex works 5 days a week and 8 hours each day, how many complete records can Alex's software process and validate in a single week?


As a genealogist, you are helping an author uncover hidden family connections to the American Revolution. You discover that the author's ancestor, John, had a family consisting of 3 siblings. Each of these siblings also had families with 4 children each. If each of those children later had 2 children of their own, how many total descendants are there from John's siblings, not counting John himself?


A musician who specializes in vintage analog instruments spends 3 hours each day practicing on a classic synthesizer and 2 hours each day playing a vintage drum machine. If the musician dedicates 2 additional hours on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) to performing live with these instruments, how many total hours does the musician spend creating and performing music in a week?


Alex is a recent graduate in mechanical engineering and is excited about applying their knowledge to the field of robotics. They have just received a project to design a simple robotic arm for a small manufacturing company. The robotic arm needs to pick up and move boxes from one conveyor belt to another. Each box weighs 5 kilograms.

To ensure the design is efficient, Alex calculates that the robotic arm needs to move a total of 40 boxes every hour. The arm takes 3 minutes to pick up and move one box. Alex wants to know how many hours it will take for the robotic arm to move 240 boxes.

Based on the given information, calculate the total number of hours required for the robotic arm to move 240 boxes.


The Cat Enthusiasts Club has 12 members, and each member has either 2 or 3 cats. During their last meeting, they shared a total of 29 cute cat pictures, with each member contributing exactly one picture of each of their cats. If 7 members each have 3 cats, how many cats do the other members have in total?


Emily is an aspiring pianist who dreams of having a successful music career in Canada. She practices piano for 2 hours each weekday and 3 hours on each weekend day. If she practices every day for a month that has 30 days, how many total hours does she practice in that month?


Alex is a programmer with expertise in Python and pandas, and they enjoy automating and improving workflows. One day, Alex decided to automate a process that involves handling data files. Initially, Alex had 12 data files that needed to be processed manually, which took 15 minutes each. After automating the process using Python and pandas, Alex reduced the processing time to 5 minutes per file.

If Alex spends 2 hours writing the automation script, how much total time, in hours, will Alex save by using the automation to process all 12 files compared to doing it manually?


Professor Glacier, a renowned glaciologist, is studying the melting rate of an Antarctic ice shelf. She has published a paper stating that the ice shelf loses 15 cubic meters of ice every day due to rising temperatures. To better understand the impact, she decides to calculate the total volume of ice lost over a period of two weeks. During this time, she also observes that an unexpected cold front reduces the melting rate by 5 cubic meters per day for the last four days of the period. How many cubic meters of ice does the ice shelf lose in total over the two weeks?


Dr. Green, a botanist, loves showing their child, Lily, how nature and music can work together in harmony. They decide to create a small musical garden. In this garden, Dr. Green wants to plant 5 rows of special "musical flowers," each row containing 8 flowers. Each flower, when touched by the wind, emits a musical note. Dr. Green explains to Lily that to create a full musical scale, they need at least 12 different notes.

Dr. Green plans to enhance the garden by adding wind chimes that produce 4 additional notes to complement the musical flowers. However, only 2 of the rows will have wind chimes, with each row of chimes adding 2 unique notes.

Lily wonders how many unique musical notes their garden will produce in total, combining both the musical flowers and the wind chimes.

Can you help Lily calculate the total number of unique musical notes that will be produced in their musical garden?


A fisherman named Sam is famous for providing the secret ingredient for a popular street food delicacy. Every day, he catches fish and collects a special type of seaweed that enhances the flavor of the dish.

On Monday, Sam caught 15 fish and gathered 4 bundles of seaweed. Each bundle of seaweed adds a unique flavor to 3 plates of the delicacy. On Tuesday, he caught 20 fish and gathered 5 bundles of seaweed. Finally, on Wednesday, he caught 10 fish and gathered 6 bundles of seaweed.

Each fish can be used to prepare 2 plates of the delicacy. Based on the fish and seaweed he gathered from Monday to Wednesday, how many plates of the street food delicacy can Sam prepare in total, assuming he uses all the fish and seaweed he collected?


Jamie, an event planner, is organizing a large banquet and decides to use digital invitations to streamline the RSVP process. She sends out 250 digital invitations. After one week, she receives 60% of the responses. Of those who responded, 75% confirmed their attendance. How many people have confirmed they will attend the banquet after the first week?


Commander Ellis, a retired military telecommunications officer, is organizing his vintage computational hardware collection for a museum exhibit. He has 15 early-stage computers, each with 4 unique circuit boards. To highlight the evolution of technology, he decides to display 3 circuit boards from each computer. Commander Ellis also wants to dedicate 2 entire computers to demonstrate their internal architecture, showing all their circuit boards. How many total circuit boards will Commander Ellis display in the exhibit?


A journalist is working with a night shift worker to document unusual activity in a neighborhood. They decide to track the number of unusual activities observed each night for a week. On Monday, they observe 3 unusual activities. On Tuesday, the number increases by 2 compared to Monday. On Wednesday, they notice twice the number of unusual activities as on Tuesday. On Thursday, they see 5 fewer activities than on Wednesday. On Friday, the unusual activities double compared to Thursday's count. On Saturday, the number of activities decreases by 3 compared to Friday. Finally, on Sunday, they observe 4 more activities than Saturday. Calculate the total number of unusual activities observed throughout the week.


Dr. Riley, an archaeologist studying ancient artifacts, has discovered a collection of 120 bronze coins buried in an old excavation site. Over the years, corrosion has affected 45% of these coins, making them difficult to analyze and categorize. Dr. Riley plans to clean the corroded coins to restore them for further study.

After cleaning each corroded coin, Dr. Riley finds that 60% of them can be fully restored, while the rest are too damaged to be of any use.

How many of the original 120 bronze coins are successfully restored and usable for further study after the cleaning process?


Mrs. Thompson, a history teacher in Maine, is planning a field trip to a historical site for her class. She has 24 students and 3 other chaperones joining her on the trip. The bus company charges $150 for a bus, and each bus can seat exactly 12 people. Mrs. Thompson also wants to buy lunch for everyone, which costs $8 per person. How much will the total cost be for transportation and lunch for the entire group?


A laid-back musician named Jack often invites his friend Leo, who is known for his creative chaos, to jam sessions. During one session, Jack and Leo decide to compose a new song. They start by creating a melody with 4 measures. Every measure that Leo works on ends up having 3 more notes than the one Jack composed. Jack writes a measure with 5 notes. Leo then adds 3 extra notes to each measure Jack composes, and they decide to repeat this pattern for 4 measures in total. How many total notes are in the song they composed?


The cunning criminal mastermind has devised a plan that involves four different heists, each with its own twist. In the first heist, he steals 150 gold coins. For the second heist, he challenges a novelist to come up with a plot twist, and for every clever idea, he adds 25 more gold coins to his loot, ultimately collecting a total of 200 gold coins. In the third heist, he doubles his total collection from the first two heists. In the final heist, he decides to leave behind 15% of his total collection for the authorities to find, as a hint to his cleverness. How many gold coins does the mastermind have left after the final heist?


Elizabeth is a dedicated scholar who spends 8 hours each day researching the role of women in Elizabethan society for her thesis. She divides her research time equally between reading historical texts, writing notes, and analyzing data. On Saturdays, she spends an additional 2 hours discussing her findings with her study group. If Elizabeth continues this routine for 5 days a week, how many total hours will she have spent on her research, reading, writing, and discussions in 4 weeks?


The Philanthropic Foundation for Women's Health and Genetic Disorders has decided to fund 3 different research projects this year. The first project on women's cardiovascular health receives $150,000. The second project on breast cancer research receives $200,000. The third project on genetic disorders affecting women receives $250,000. If the foundation raised a total of $700,000 this year, how much money will they have left after funding these three projects?


The social activist and the neighborhood watch leader are planning a meeting to discuss strategies to reduce crime in the area. They have invited 15 community members, and each member will bring 2 friends. If the meeting space can hold a maximum of 50 people, how many additional people can the activist and the leader invite without exceeding the capacity?


A retired professional tennis player in Rumson, New Jersey, has become a local historian. They spend 3 days a week giving guided tours around Rumson's historical sites. Each tour takes 2 hours, and they conduct 4 tours each day. After each tour, they take a 15-minute break. How many hours in total does the historian spend on tours and breaks in one week?


Emma and Alex are co-founders of a tech startup. Together, they are dedicated to growing their company and ensuring it excels. In a bid to increase their company's excellence, they decide to conduct a series of workshops over the next month. Emma plans to organize 3 workshops per week, while Alex plans to organize 2 additional workshops per week. If each workshop requires 5 hours of preparation and they both commit to equally sharing all the preparation time, how many hours will each of them need to dedicate to workshop preparation by the end of the month, assuming the month has 4 weeks?


Sarah is a young woman who has been experiencing hair loss after undergoing chemotherapy treatments. She is looking to purchase a natural-looking wig to help her feel more confident. She finds a wig store that sells natural-looking wigs for $120 each, but they are offering a 15% discount for cancer patients. Additionally, she plans to buy a special shampoo to care for the wig, which costs $25. If Sarah has a budget of $150, will she be able to purchase both the wig and the shampoo? If so, how much money will she have left after her purchase?


Rafiq is an immigrant in the USA from Bangladesh who loves watching movies and is passionate about Bangladeshi history. He decides to spend a weekend watching movies about Bangladesh's history. He finds a streaming service that offers a collection of such movies. Rafiq plans to watch 3 movies each day for 2 days.

On the first day, Rafiq watches 3 movies, each with a runtime of 120 minutes. On the second day, he watches 3 movies again, but this time each movie is 150 minutes long. During both days, Rafiq takes a 30-minute break after each movie to reflect on how the film portrayed historical events.

How many total minutes does Rafiq spend watching movies and taking breaks over the entire weekend?


A songwriter is trying to write a new song with unique and compelling lyrics. They decide that each verse of the song should have 8 lines. The songwriter plans to write 5 verses for the song. If they have a total of 120 unique words they can use, how many times will each word be used, on average, throughout the entire song?


Alex, a cunning online marketer, is running a sophisticated fake review campaign to boost the sales of a new product. On Monday, he manages to post 5 fake reviews that each generate 3 additional sales. On Tuesday, Alex increases his efforts by 50% and posts more fake reviews, resulting in 75 additional sales that day. By Wednesday, he decides to double the number of fake reviews posted on Monday to further increase sales. If each fake review on Wednesday generates the same number of sales as on Monday, how many total additional sales did Alex generate from Monday to Wednesday?

(Note: Assume that the additional sales per fake review remain consistent across the days.)


Dr. Penny Fathom, a historical researcher and monetary mechanism enthusiast, is studying the evolution of coinage systems over the centuries. She discovers a fascinating pattern related to currency issued in the 18th century. In her research, she finds that in the year 1700, a kingdom issued 1,200 coins. Each subsequent year, the number of coins issued increased by a fixed amount. By the year 1710, the kingdom had issued a total of 1,650 coins.

Dr. Fathom wants to calculate the yearly increase in the number of coins issued. Can you help her determine how many more coins were issued each year?


Anna is a loyal supporter of the political party "Latvian Farmers' Union and Union of Greens and Farmers". She decided to organize a community event to promote sustainable farming practices. She invited local farmers and supporters to join the event. Anna prepared 5 different types of seeds to give away, each type in packets of 8. Additionally, she plans to distribute 3 eco-friendly reusable bags to every participant. If 12 participants attended the event, how many seed packets and reusable bags did Anna distribute in total?


Mr. Baker, the understanding owner of "Sweet Loyalty Bakery," values his regular customers for their loyalty. On Monday, he sold a total of 150 pastries. Out of these, 60% were sold to his loyal customers, who each bought 3 pastries on average. On Tuesday, Mr. Baker noticed an increase in sales and sold 180 pastries, with 70% going to his loyal customers, each buying 4 pastries on average. How many loyal customers purchased pastries from Mr. Baker on Monday and Tuesday combined?


Professor Smith, a religious studies professor, is organizing a lecture series on divine intervention. She believes that the number 7 holds special significance, as it is often associated with divine perfection. For her lecture series, she plans to distribute 77 pamphlets to the attendees. If she wants to hand out an equal number of pamphlets to each of the 7 days of the week, plus an additional 7 pamphlets to give out on the final day as a symbolic gesture, how many pamphlets should she distribute each day, excluding the final day?


During World War II, a retired intelligence officer named Captain Graham worked closely with his friend Lieutenant Jones. Together, they deciphered codes that helped their team win many battles. Even after retirement, they cherish their friendship and meet regularly to reminisce about their days of service.

One day, Captain Graham decided to encode a secret message as a fun puzzle for Lieutenant Jones. The message was, "We won the battle," and the code involved a series of numbers representing each letter's position in the alphabet (e.g., A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26). After encoding the message, Captain Graham added the numbers together and found a total sum.

Here's the challenge: Can you decode the total sum of the phrase "We won the battle" using the same method Captain Graham used?


A literary critic is analyzing a collection of O. Henry's short stories. In the first week, they read 4 stories with an average of 32 pages each. During the second week, they dive deeper into the symbolism of the stories and read 3 more stories, with each story having 40 pages. In the third week, they decide to re-read some stories to analyze specific themes and read 2 stories twice, each story having 28 pages. How many pages did the critic read in total over the three weeks?


As a forum moderator specialized in historical data analysis methods and resources, Alex has been organizing several online workshops. In one week, Alex noted that 12 participants attended a workshop on ancient statistical methods, 8 participants attended a session on historical data visualization, and 5 participants attended a seminar on the evolution of data resources. Each participant paid a registration fee of $10 per session they attended.

To enhance the learning experience, Alex decided to send a collection of historical data analysis e-books to each participant. The cost of each e-book collection is $7, and Alex plans to send one collection to each unique participant. If 3 participants attended all three sessions, 4 attended two sessions, and the rest attended only one session, how much money will Alex have left after covering the cost of the e-books from the total registration fees collected?


A cafeteria worker is planning meals for the school week and wants to ensure each student receives a balanced and nutritious lunch. She decides that each lunch will include 3 servings of vegetables, 2 servings of fruits, and 1 serving of protein.

She calculates that she needs to prepare lunches for 150 students each day. If she has 5 school days to plan for, how many total servings of vegetables, fruits, and protein will she need to prepare by the end of the week?


Professor Smith, a political economy expert, is exploring a new alternative economic model in her class. She presents a simplified model of a small village economy where the villagers trade goods among themselves. In this model, there are three main goods: corn, wool, and wood.

Each week, the villagers trade as follows:
- 10 units of corn are traded for 5 units of wool.
- 6 units of wool are traded for 9 units of wood.
- 8 units of wood are traded for 12 units of corn.

Professor Smith asks her students: If a villager starts with 24 units of corn, how many total units of wood will the villager have after completing one full cycle of trades (corn to wool to wood and then back to corn)?


Jean Boucher is a history enthusiast who loves exploring her family's past. She recently discovered that her ancestors, the Bouchers, had a tradition of collecting historical artifacts. In the 18th century, the Boucher family acquired 45 artifacts. Each generation, starting with the 19th century, added 15 more artifacts to the collection. Jean is the 5th generation since the 18th-century Bouchers. How many historical artifacts does Jean now have in her family collection?


A public health expert from Japan is studying the impact of tobacco control measures in different regions. In Region A, after implementing new tobacco control policies, the number of smokers decreased by 25% over a year. Initially, there were 12,000 smokers in Region A. In Region B, which has not yet implemented these measures, the number of smokers increased by 10% over the same year, starting with 8,000 smokers. After these changes, how many more smokers are there in Region B compared to Region A?


Alex is a renowned TED Talk speaker who inspires people by sharing stories of overcoming adversity. During a recent conference, Alex spoke at 3 different sessions. In the first session, there were 150 attendees, in the second session, the number of attendees increased by 40% compared to the first session, and in the third session, the number of attendees decreased by 15% compared to the second session. How many total attendees listened to Alex's talks across all three sessions?


Jack is a baseball enthusiast living in Lewiston, Idaho. He loves watching his favorite local baseball team, the Lewiston Lions, play at the community baseball field. This season, the team has a total of 12 home games. Jack plans to attend every game and buy a hot dog and a soft drink at each one. A hot dog costs $3, and a soft drink costs $2. However, Jack is also planning to buy a team cap which costs $15, but he will only buy it once during the season. If Jack has saved $80 for the baseball season, how much more money does he need to save to cover all his expenses for the games?


In a small town, a sensitive and respectful journalist named Alex is writing a feature story about the local library's annual book fair. Alex wants to highlight the community's involvement and decides to include some statistics to show the event's impact.

At the book fair, there were 120 children and 180 adults who attended. Each child borrowed 3 books, while each adult borrowed 2 books. Additionally, the library offered a special discount for families, so 15 families attended together, and each of these families borrowed an extra 5 books.

Alex wants to report the total number of books borrowed during the book fair. Can you help Alex calculate the total number of books borrowed by all the attendees, including the extra books borrowed by the families?


Every weekday, a loyal fan of "The View" watches the show, which airs for 1 hour. This fan has been watching "The View" consistently for the last 8 weeks. In addition, every weekend, they spend 2 hours re-watching their favorite episodes from the week. How many total hours has this fan spent watching "The View" over the past 8 weeks?


A young independent artist based in Dundee is preparing for an upcoming art exhibition. She plans to display her paintings on four walls of the exhibition space. Each wall can hold exactly 8 paintings. She has already completed 15 paintings and plans to paint 1 new painting each day for the next 10 days leading up to the exhibition. How many paintings will she have in total for the exhibition, and will she have enough paintings to fill all four walls? If not, how many more paintings does she need to complete to fill all the walls?


The record label executive is reviewing a data analyst's report to decide on marketing strategies for three new albums. The report shows that the first album is expected to sell 15,000 copies in the first month with a 10% increase in sales each subsequent month for three months. The second album is expected to sell 20,000 copies in the first month, but sales are expected to decrease by 5% each month for the next three months. The third album is projected to sell a steady 12,000 copies each month over the same period. Calculate the total number of copies sold for all three albums at the end of the three months.


Jamie owns a plumbing business and is passionate about training new apprentices. Each apprentice requires 3 hours of training per day. Jamie currently has 4 apprentices and wants to take on 2 more. If Jamie spends a total of 8 hours a day running the business and can work up to 14 hours a day, how many more hours can Jamie dedicate to training once the new apprentices join?


A historian and conservationist is working to preserve an ancient quarry known for its unique stones. The quarry has 150 stones that need preservation. Each week, the conservationist can preserve 5 stones using traditional methods and 3 stones using modern techniques. If the conservationist decides to alternate between the two methods every week, starting with traditional methods, how many weeks will it take to preserve all 150 stones?


Emily is a statistician who loves using numbers to help her community. She is working on a project to measure the impact of a new community center in her town. At the start of the year, the town had 240 children attending various after-school programs. After the community center opened, 5 new programs were introduced, each attracting 18 children. Additionally, 12 children from the original programs switched to the new ones. How many children are now attending after-school programs in the town?


Jamie is a young carpenter who is eager to learn about energy-efficient construction methods. As part of his training, he is helping build a new energy-efficient house. The house is designed to have triple-glazed windows, which are known to be more energy-efficient than single-glazed windows.

The house needs 12 triple-glazed windows. Each window costs $250 for materials, and Jamie earns $20 for installing each window. Additionally, by using triple-glazed instead of single-glazed windows, the homeowner saves $15 per window on energy bills each month.

Calculate the total cost for the homeowner to install all 12 windows, including the savings on the energy bills over the first year. How much will the homeowner save, in total, on energy bills during that year?


Ahmed is a Pakistani Muslim community leader living in New York City, and he is organizing an interfaith dinner to promote global harmony. He invites people from different cultural backgrounds, including 12 from the Pakistani community, 15 from the local mosque, 18 from a nearby church, and 20 from a local synagogue. Each person brings a dish representative of their culture to share.

During the dinner, Ahmed notices that each dish is enough to serve 4 people. To ensure everyone can taste each dish, he wants to know how many servings will be required in total. Calculate the total number of servings required if each guest tries every dish.


A studio executive is analyzing viewer preferences to develop new TV shows. In a recent survey, 200 people were asked about their favorite genres. The results showed that 25% preferred comedy, 30% liked drama, 15% enjoyed sci-fi, and the rest preferred reality TV. If the executive wants to develop a new show for each of the top two genres, how many people should they consider as the target audience for these two new shows combined?


Jamie is a technology integration specialist who helps teachers incorporate educational TV shows into their lessons. She has 5 different educational TV shows and wants to create a weekly schedule for a class that consists of 30 students. Each TV show can accommodate up to 6 students at a time, and each student should watch exactly 2 different shows per week. How many total sessions does Jamie need to schedule so that all students can watch 2 different shows?


Your co-worker, Sarah, loves personalized paintings and requests a unique artwork for each of her family members' birthdays. She has 3 family members: her mother, father, and brother. For each painting, Sarah uses 4 different colors. She buys paint tubes where each tube contains enough paint to create 3 paintings of one color. If each color costs $5 per tube, how much does Sarah spend on paint to create all the paintings for her family members?


Jamie is a big fan of Morgan Taylor's illustration and songwriting. Inspired by Morgan's work, Jamie decides to create a fun illustrated songbook for their child. Jamie plans to include 12 illustrations and 6 songs in the songbook. Each illustration takes 3 hours to complete, and each song takes 2 hours to write. If Jamie works on the songbook for 5 days, spending 6 hours each day, how many more hours does Jamie need to finish the songbook?


Liam, a successful professional Gaelic football player, decided to mentor a group of young athletes. He plans to hold 3 training sessions each week. During each session, he can personally coach 5 players on specific skills for 2 hours, and he spends an additional 1 hour on team strategy with all the players together. Over the course of 4 weeks, how many total hours will Liam spend coaching the young athletes?


Mina is a modern-day Coptic Christian from Egypt who is actively involved in organizing events for his local church. This week, he is planning a community gathering and needs to prepare gift bags for the children attending Sunday School. Mina has purchased 120 small crosses, 150 bookmarks with Bible verses, and 180 packs of colored pencils. He wants to ensure that each gift bag contains one cross, one bookmark, and one pack of colored pencils, with no items left over. What is the maximum number of gift bags Mina can prepare for the children?


An architect is designing a new community center and wants to include handcrafted wooden benches in the garden area. The architect admires a military officer's woodworking skills and asks the officer to create these benches.

The officer agrees and plans to make each bench from a single plank of wood that is 8 feet long. The design requires cutting each plank into 4 equal parts to form the legs and the seat of the bench. Additionally, the officer plans to make 3 benches for the community center.

If the officer critiques the design and decides to add an extra foot to the length of each bench leg for better stability, how many feet of wood are needed in total to create all 3 benches?


Captain Avery is a stranded sailor navigating through treacherous waters. He has a small lifeboat that can hold up to 8 people, and currently, there are 3 people aboard, including himself. Captain Avery sees two other lifeboats nearby, one with 5 people and another with 6 people.

Suddenly, a storm approaches, and Captain Avery realizes they need to combine into one lifeboat to better manage the rough conditions. They decide to move people around so that each lifeboat can safely hold as many people as possible without exceeding its limit.

If Captain Avery can move people between lifeboats, what is the minimum number of people he must move to ensure that each lifeboat is filled to capacity, considering that no lifeboat should have more than 8 people?


A Duke basketball player is writing an exclusive blog feature about his experiences during a recent game. In the game, he played a total of 32 minutes and scored 8 points every 8 minutes. During the game, he also made 3 behind-the-scenes stories that each took 2 minutes to capture and share on his blog. If he spent the remaining time focusing on defense, how many minutes did he spend on defense during the game?


Juan is a passionate Bolivian soccer fan who is deeply concerned about the new league rules that eliminate direct relegation. To better understand how this might affect his favorite team, he decides to analyze the season’s results. In the current soccer league, there are 20 teams, and each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away.

This season, his favorite team, La Paz FC, has played 38 matches and won 12 of them, drawn 10, and lost the rest. Each win awards the team 3 points, a draw 1 point, and a loss 0 points. At the end of the season, the bottom four teams face a playoff to avoid relegation.

Calculate how many total points La Paz FC earned this season and determine how many more points they would need to safely avoid the relegation playoff if the team currently holding the 16th position has 5 more points than La Paz FC.


A devoted fan of Catherine Deneuve runs a popular blog where they share trivia and anecdotes about her career. This month, they have decided to post one trivia fact every 3 days. If they started posting on October 1st and plan to continue this schedule for the entire month, how many trivia posts will they have made by the end of October?


A patriotic foreign policy officer is planning a series of diplomatic missions to strengthen their nation's alliances. For each mission, they plan to visit 3 countries. During each visit, they aim to hold 4 meetings with key leaders and discuss 2 strategic initiatives per meeting. If the officer plans a total of 5 missions, how many strategic initiatives will they discuss in total during all their diplomatic visits?


Sam, a music enthusiast with a knack for sarcasm, decided to attend a series of small gigs over the weekend. On Friday, Sam went to a gig where 12 people bought tickets. Sam sarcastically remarked that it looked like a private concert. On Saturday, the crowd was slightly bigger with 18 people attending. On Sunday, Sam decided to skip the gig since the band was "too mainstream" for a crowd of 30 people. However, Sam's friend convinced them to attend anyway. If Sam bought a ticket for each gig, how many tickets did Sam and the other attendees purchase in total over the weekend?


Alex, a mid-career attorney, is considering opening a solo practice. Currently, Alex earns $120,000 per year working at a law firm. To set up the solo practice, Alex estimates the following initial costs: $15,000 for office rent, $8,000 for office furniture, $10,000 for a computer and software setup, and $5,000 for marketing. Additionally, Alex expects monthly operating expenses to be $3,000.

If Alex wants to ensure that the first year's revenue from the solo practice will at least match the current annual salary, how much revenue does Alex need to generate each month to meet this goal? Assume there are no other income sources and that the practice operates for 12 months in the first year.


Dr. Smith, an accomplished academic researcher, is guiding young Avery in their exploration of plant growth patterns. Dr. Smith suggests Avery conduct an experiment by planting 4 different types of seeds: Sunflower, Tomato, Bean, and Carrot. Each type of seed is planted in a separate row. Avery plants 5 seeds in the first row for Sunflowers, 6 seeds in the second row for Tomatoes, 7 seeds in the third row for Beans, and 8 seeds in the fourth row for Carrots. After a week, Avery observes that each Sunflower seed grows into 2 flowers, each Tomato seed grows 3 tomatoes, each Bean seed grows 4 beans, and each Carrot seed grows 1 carrot. How many flowers, tomatoes, beans, and carrots does Avery have in total at the end of the week?


Coach Taylor trains her basketball team rigorously, believing in a defense-first strategy. Her rival, Coach Smith, prefers an aggressive offense. During a recent matchup, Coach Taylor's team scored 48 points, while Coach Smith's team scored 64 points. Coach Taylor's team made a total of 24 successful defensive stops, each stopping Coach Smith's team from scoring 2 points. Coach Smith's team, on the other hand, made 32 successful offensive plays, each worth 2 points. How many more points would Coach Taylor's team have needed to score to win the game?


A Ukrainian military officer is organizing a healthcare event to ensure the wellbeing of 120 soldiers. During the event, each soldier receives a health check-up, which includes a blood pressure test, a fitness assessment, and a nutritional consultation. The blood pressure test takes 10 minutes, the fitness assessment takes 15 minutes, and the nutritional consultation takes 20 minutes. If there are 4 healthcare professionals available to conduct these check-ups, and each professional can see one soldier at a time, how many hours will it take for all soldiers to complete their check-ups?


A sports radio host is preparing a special segment on a local basketball tournament. He plans to cover the games live and wants to ensure he has enough time on air to discuss all the key moments. There are 8 teams in the tournament, and each team plays exactly 3 games. The host spends 15 minutes discussing each game live on the radio. Additionally, he spends 10 minutes on player interviews after each game. How much total time, in hours, will the host spend on air covering the entire tournament?


Alex is a politically moderate civil servant who organizes a community event to promote civil discourse on important topics. He plans to set up a series of discussion tables, each with a different topic. Alex orders 5 tables and places 8 chairs around each table for the participants.

During the event, he notices that discussions become more productive when the number of participants at each table is evenly divided between those who lean left, those who lean right, and those who are moderate like him. To achieve this balance, he decides to invite 4 additional participants per table, ensuring that each group is equal.

Calculate the total number of participants Alex needs to invite to fill all the chairs at the tables, maintaining the balanced distribution he desires.


A seasoned television news anchor is preparing a report to showcase the reliability of legacy media outlets compared to online sources. The anchor has 35 years of experience and decides to highlight the number of awards won by their network. Over the years, the network has won 3 awards per year on average. Recently, they received additional awards for investigative journalism—5 awards this year and 2 awards last year. If the network had already won 90 awards by the end of last year, how many awards has the network won in total by the end of this year?


The chief technology officer (CTO) is overseeing the launch of a new software version for their company's website. The web developer has informed the CTO that to maintain optimal website security and stability, they need to conduct a series of tests and updates that take a total of 120 hours of work.

The web developer plans to work 4 hours each day during the weekdays and 6 hours each day on weekends. If today is Monday, how many days will it take for the web developer to complete all the necessary tests and updates?


Mr. Johnson is a high school teacher who spends 5 hours a day teaching. After school, he volunteers 3 days a week to help eradicate child labor. Each volunteer session lasts 2 hours. In one week, how many total hours does Mr. Johnson spend teaching and volunteering combined?


Sarah is a physical therapist who works at a medical facility and focuses on muscle strengthening activities for her patients. This week, she has 5 patients scheduled for therapy sessions. Each patient needs to perform a series of exercises using resistance bands.

For each session, Sarah plans 3 different exercises, and each exercise requires 12 repetitions. Sarah believes that her patients will be able to increase their repetitions by 4 in each subsequent session. If each patient attends 3 sessions this week, how many total repetitions will Sarah's patients complete by the end of the week?


A web developer from Brazil is eager to learn Python and unit testing techniques. They decide to dedicate a certain amount of time each week to practice. For the first week, they spend 4 hours learning Python and 3 hours learning unit testing. In the second week, they increase their study time by 1 hour for each subject. By the third week, they double their initial weekly study time for learning Python and unit testing. How many total hours does the web developer spend learning Python and unit testing over these three weeks?


A retired couple is planning their dream vacation to see the FIFA World Cup in person. They have saved a total of $12,000 for their trip. The couple has budgeted $3,000 for round-trip airfare for both, $2,500 for hotel accommodations, $1,200 for event tickets, and $1,500 for meals. They also want to set aside $800 for souvenirs and $1,000 for miscellaneous expenses. After accounting for all these expenses, how much money will they have left for other activities during their trip?


An adventurous solo hiker is planning an expedition to the Himalayas. Her journey involves hiking through 3 different trails. The first trail is 12 kilometers long, the second trail is 15 kilometers long, and the third trail is 9 kilometers long. She plans to rest for 1 hour after every 8 kilometers she hikes. If she maintains a steady hiking speed of 4 kilometers per hour, how many hours will it take her to complete all three trails, including the time spent resting?


Alex is a tech-savvy gamer who likes to play mobile games on his high-performance tablet. His tablet can last 8 hours on a single charge when playing games, but he wants to play for 15 hours over the weekend. If Alex can charge his tablet for 1 hour to gain an additional 2 hours of gaming time, how many hours total will he need to charge his tablet over the weekend to achieve his goal of 15 hours of gaming?


The avant-garde screenwriter is preparing for a film festival where they plan to showcase their latest work, a trilogy of daring scripts that challenge societal norms. For each script, they need 3 unique props that symbolize different aspects of society. After gathering props for the first two scripts, they realize they need to acquire one extra prop for the final script to make a more powerful statement. If each prop costs $15 and the screenwriter already has 5 props in their collection, how much will it cost to acquire all the necessary props for the trilogy?


Alex is a supportive advisor at a school who helps students find alternative ways to participate in class. One day, Alex decides to create a special workshop with various activities for 32 students to explore new methods of class participation. Alex plans to divide the students into small groups for three different activities: Group Discussions, Creative Projects, and Role-playing Exercises.

For Group Discussions, Alex forms groups of 4 students each. For Creative Projects, Alex forms groups of 5 students each. For Role-playing Exercises, Alex forms groups of 6 students each.

How many students will not be able to participate if Alex wants every student to join at least one group for each activity without changing group sizes?


An artist named Alex, who is semi-retired, spends part of each week indulging in their passion for reading novels that inspire creative ideas. Each week, Alex reads 3 novels. Alex has a collection of 15 novels waiting to be read. Additionally, every month, Alex buys 2 new novels to add to their collection.

If Alex continues at this pace, how many weeks will it take for Alex to read all the novels in their collection, assuming the collection starts with 15 novels and grows by 2 novels each month?


A fanatic fan of Mallory Merk has been following her career since she started modeling. Over the years, Mallory has participated in 15 fashion shows each year. After 4 years, she switched to music and began releasing albums. She released her first album after 2 years in music, and then released one album each year for the next 3 years. How many total events (fashion shows and album releases) has the fan followed since Mallory started her career?


Alex is a lifelong fan of Varien, also known as Nikki Kaelar, and loves to keep up with the artist's latest updates. Recently, Varien announced a series of 5 new music tracks. Each track is set to be released on a different day over the course of a week. As a dedicated fan, Alex plans to listen to each new track 3 times on the day it's released, and an additional 2 times each day for the rest of the week.

How many total times will Alex listen to all of the new tracks by the end of the week?


An Olympic track and field athlete is using a new fitness app to optimize their training sessions. The app tracks their running speed, heart rate, and recovery time. During a training session, the athlete runs 400 meters in 50 seconds, then takes a 2-minute rest before running another 400 meters in 45 seconds. The app calculates the athlete's average speed for the entire session, including the rest time.

Calculate the athlete's average speed in meters per second for the session, considering the total time spent running and resting.


During a class presentation on shapes, a diligent and patient student named Alex helps to describe the visual elements of different geometric figures. On Monday, Alex describes 5 triangles, 7 squares, and 4 circles. Each triangle has 3 sides, each square has 4 sides, and each circle is described using 1 round edge.

On Tuesday, Alex describes twice as many triangles, half as many squares, and the same number of circles as Monday.

How many total sides and round edges does Alex describe over the two days combined?


An eager young acoustic engineering student is shadowing a seasoned consultant on a project to design a new concert hall. The student is tasked with calculating the optimal number of sound panels needed for a section of the hall to ensure the best acoustics. The hall section is rectangular and measures 60 feet in length and 40 feet in width. Each sound panel covers an area of 5 square feet. If the consultant advises that 20% of the total wall area should be covered with sound panels, how many sound panels does the student need to recommend for this section?


Dr. Green, an environmental scientist, is studying a small coastal town that is experiencing rising sea levels. She discovered that the sea level is rising at a rate of 3 centimeters per year. The town's current sea wall is 150 centimeters tall. Dr. Green estimates that the town's sea wall will need to be at least 30 centimeters taller than the projected sea level to prevent flooding and displacement. How many years will it take before the town needs to build a taller sea wall to prevent displacement?


Dr. Smith, a retired dentist living in Felixstowe, loves to spend his afternoons reading novels. He has a collection of 120 novels on his bookshelf. Each week, he reads 3 new novels and buys 2 more from the local bookstore. After 5 weeks, how many novels does Dr. Smith have in his collection?


Captain Davis, a former military officer who is now a strict and inspiring educator, is organizing a leadership camp for her students. The camp is designed to teach the students the values of discipline and teamwork. Captain Davis plans to divide 60 students equally into groups, with each group receiving 5 leadership tasks to complete. If each task takes 2 hours to complete, and Captain Davis wants all groups to finish their tasks within 3 days, working 4 hours each day, how many groups can Captain Davis form to ensure they complete all tasks on time?


Professor Smith, who wears glasses and is admired by his colleague Professor Johnson for his expertise and exceptional teaching skills, decided to demonstrate a math problem to his class. He started by writing a sequence of numbers on the board: 6, 9, 15, and 21. Professor Johnson, watching intently, challenged the students to find the sum of the numbers, then multiply the result by Professor Smith's lucky number, which is 3. After that, the students must subtract the number of books (12) on Professor Smith's desk. Finally, they should divide the result by the number of awards (4) Professor Smith has received for his outstanding teaching. What is the final answer the students should arrive at?


DJ Rhythmic, a popular hip hop influencer and content creator, loves sharing new music with his followers. He has 5,000 followers who tune in every week to get his latest music recommendations. This week, DJ Rhythmic plans to recommend a list of 8 new songs. He estimates that each song will be streamed 250 times by each follower.

If each stream earns the artist $0.003, how much total revenue, in dollars, will the artists collectively earn from all of DJ Rhythmic's followers streaming all 8 songs once?


The chief legal officer at a large corporation is responsible for managing legal risks associated with various departments. She has identified that the company faces a potential legal risk of $50,000 from the marketing department, $30,000 from the finance department, and $20,000 from the operations department. To mitigate these risks, she allocates a budget of $10,000 to the marketing department, $8,000 to the finance department, and $5,000 to the operations department. How much total potential legal risk remains after the allocated budget is used to mitigate the risks in each department?


Alex is a vintage collector who specializes in finding unique antique locks. During a weekend flea market visit, Alex finds three stalls selling antique locks. The first stall offers 5 locks for $20 each, the second stall offers 8 locks for $15 each, and the third stall offers 6 locks for $25 each. Alex has a budget of $300 and wants to buy as many locks as possible from these stalls without exceeding the budget. How many locks can Alex buy in total?


Alex is a programmer who enjoys helping his friends with technical advice, but he always reminds them to be careful with their calculations. One day, Alex was debugging a program with his friend and suggested they carefully check the number of lines of code they wrote. They found that they initially wrote 120 lines of code. After reviewing, they realized 15 lines had errors and needed to be rewritten. To make the program more efficient, they also decided to add 30 more lines of optimized code. In the end, 10 lines of code were deemed unnecessary and were removed. How many lines of code were there in the final program?


Professor Harmon, a strict classical music professor, is organizing his music library. He has 120 classical music CDs and is very particular about keeping them separate from his other music genres. However, some of his students gifted him a blend of classical and jazz CDs, which he is unsure about. He received 15 such CDs.

Professor Harmon decides to keep only the pure classical CDs and plans to store the blended CDs in a separate section. If he decides to donate 1/3 of his pure classical CDs to the local music school, how many classical CDs will he have left to store in his library after the donation?


Sarah is a working mother who appreciates her company's flexible work hours and remote work options. On a typical workday, she spends 3 hours in the morning working from home before taking a 1-hour break to prepare lunch for her kids. After lunch, she works another 2 hours remotely. Then, she spends 2 hours in the afternoon attending to her children's needs and household tasks.

If Sarah's company allows her to work a total of 8 hours each day, how many more hours does she need to work in the evening to meet her daily work requirement?


Alex is a die-hard fan of Weezer who has been eagerly waiting for their new album to release. The album is set to have 10 songs. As part of a special promotion, Weezer announced that they would release one song every week leading up to the album's release, and then release the full album on the last day. Alex started listening to the songs as they were released.

If Alex started listening to the first song 7 weeks before the album's full release, how many days in total did Alex wait from the release of the first song until the full album was released?


Alex is an ambitious trainee who is determined to become the youngest partner at their firm. The current youngest partner achieved this position at age 35. Alex is currently 25 years old and plans to complete a series of training programs to accelerate their career. Each training program takes 6 months to complete, and Alex plans to complete 10 such programs. If Alex begins the first training program immediately, how old will Alex be when they finish all the programs? Will they be younger than the current youngest partner when they potentially become a partner right after finishing the programs?


Mr. Zhang, an older citizen from Jiuquan, has witnessed many rocket launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center over the years. In 2003, he watched the launch of China's first manned space mission, Shenzhou 5. Since then, he has observed 18 more manned missions. Each of these missions required 5 tons of fuel per launch. In total, how many tons of fuel have been used for these manned missions since 2003?


Jamie has been a fan of Britney Spears since her days on the Mickey Mouse Club. Britney joined the Mickey Mouse Club in 1993. If Jamie has attended 4 Britney concerts every year since Britney released her first album in 1999, how many concerts has Jamie attended by the end of 2023?


An admiring fan of Diego Calva Hernández decides to watch all the movies and TV shows he has appeared in. Diego has been in 7 movies and 5 TV shows. If the fan plans to watch 2 movies and 1 TV show each day, how many days will it take for the fan to watch all of Diego's movies and TV shows?


A computer science professor is writing a series of publications on theoretical concepts. He plans to write a total of 12 publications this year. Each publication takes him 3 weeks of dedicated work. Additionally, he allocates 2 hours each week to review and edit previous work. If the professor works 5 days a week and dedicates 6 hours each day to writing and reviewing his publications, how many hours in total will he spend on writing and reviewing all 12 publications by the end of the year?


A historian who specializes in the teenager's favorite historical era, the Renaissance, is preparing a series of lectures. For each lecture, she wants to discuss a different famous Renaissance artist. She plans to cover Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, and Botticelli over a span of 15 days. She will spend an equal amount of days preparing for each artist and will use the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) for rest without any preparation.

How many days will she spend preparing for each artist if she only prepares on weekdays?


Sergeant Kim, a combat veteran, has decided to share their experiences and collaborate on research studies. For one particular study, Sergeant Kim was asked to provide insights from 12 missions they completed during their service. Each mission took an average of 3 days to complete. For the research, Sergeant Kim spends 2 hours per day writing about each mission. How many total hours does Sergeant Kim spend writing about all 12 missions?


Alex is a detail-oriented digital project manager overseeing a web development project. The project requires coordinating a team of developers to complete 5 different tasks. Each task takes a different amount of time to finish: Task A requires 3 days, Task B takes 2 days, Task C needs 4 days, Task D takes 5 days, and Task E requires 1 day. Alex needs to plan the project timeline efficiently by assigning tasks in parallel when possible, but no more than two tasks can be worked on simultaneously due to resource limitations. What is the minimum number of days required to complete all tasks if Alex schedules them optimally?


An elected official is gathering data to draft new legislation to protect voting rights. In a recent survey, it was found that out of 1,200 eligible voters in a community, 780 registered to vote, and 540 actually voted in the last election. The official aims to increase the voter turnout (the number of people who actually vote) by 20% in the next election.

How many more people need to vote in the next election compared to the last one to achieve this goal?


Ava is an enthusiastic art blogger who is passionate about promoting eco-friendly options. Due to her Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), she decides to switch to an eco-friendly art supply brand that produces non-toxic paints. She discovers that this brand offers paints in recyclable packaging, which helps reduce waste.

Ava plans to buy 3 different colors of eco-friendly paint: blue, green, and yellow. Each tube of paint costs $8. She also finds a package of 5 eco-friendly paint brushes that costs $15. Additionally, she wants to buy an eco-friendly sketchbook that has 50 pages for $10.

If Ava wants to make sure she buys enough supplies for her next 5 art projects, and she estimates she will use 1 tube of paint and 1 brush per project, how much will the total cost be for her eco-friendly art supplies?


A retired politician, Mr. Thompson, who worked closely with Judge Smith on drafting and passing significant legislation, decided to host a reunion dinner to celebrate their accomplishments. Mr. Thompson invited 5 colleagues who helped in drafting the legislation, and each colleague brought 2 guests. Judge Smith also brought 3 of her own guests. If the cost of the dinner is $25 per person, including Mr. Thompson and Judge Smith, what is the total cost of the dinner?


Alex is a talented football photographer who contributes visually stunning images to a popular sports blog. During a recent football match, Alex captured 240 photos. Out of these, 25% were action shots of players, 15% were crowd shots, and the remaining photos were close-ups of the players and coaches. After reviewing all the photos, Alex decided to submit only half of the action shots and a third of the crowd shots to the blog. How many photos in total did Alex submit to the blog?


Jamie, a former lobbyist, used to work for a company that spent a certain amount of money each year on lobbying efforts. Last year, Jamie's company spent $120,000 on lobbying. Now, Jamie supports a group that aims to reduce lobbying expenses by 15% each year. If Jamie's former company follows this reduction plan, how much will they spend on lobbying three years from now?


A financial consultant is analyzing the market trends for fine jewelry. She finds that a particular piece of jewelry was valued at $5,000 five years ago. Over the first three years, the value increased by 8% each year. However, due to market changes, the value decreased by 5% each year for the next two years. What is the current value of the jewelry after these five years?


Alex, a 25-year-old South Side Chicago resident, is considering a switch to the tech industry. He currently works a job where he earns $18 per hour and works 35 hours a week. He has been offered a tech position that pays $25 per hour for 40 hours a week, but he needs to spend 2 hours every weekday after work for a 6-week coding bootcamp before starting the new job. If Alex decides to take the tech job, how much more money will he earn in total over the first 3 months (12 weeks) after completing the bootcamp, compared to staying at his current job?


Jamie is an avid horror movie fan and loves watching "The Thing" (1982) more than any other horror movie. This year, Jamie decided to have a horror movie marathon for Halloween. They plan to watch "The Thing" every day in October, leading up to Halloween night. If the movie's runtime is 109 minutes, how many total minutes will Jamie spend watching "The Thing" by the end of October, assuming October has 31 days?


Jean, a retired French naval architect, spent his career designing and manufacturing sailboats at a local shipyard. In his last year before retirement, he completed the designs for 12 sailboats. Each sailboat has 2 sails. If it takes 3 days to manufacture each sail and the shipyard can work on 2 sails simultaneously, how many total days did it take to manufacture all the sails for the 12 sailboats?


A loyal fan of CD Mirandés has 3 different CD Mirandés jerseys and wants to wear a different one each time the team plays at home this month. If CD Mirandés has 5 home games this month, how many different combinations of jerseys can the fan wear if they choose a jersey at random for each game?


A film producer who transitioned from theater is planning a new project that involves both film and live theater performances. For the film, they need to schedule 12 shooting days, each costing $5,000. For the theater, they plan to have 10 performances, each generating $2,000 in ticket sales. However, they need to share 20% of the theater revenue with the theater house. The producer’s friend, who understands the modern entertainment industry, suggests investing an additional $3,000 in marketing to boost ticket sales by 25%. Calculate the total profit or loss the producer will make if they proceed with this plan, considering the costs and revenues from both the film and theater projects.


Sandy is a surfer who loves to stay fit by incorporating yoga into her daily routine. Every morning, she spends 30 minutes surfing and 20 minutes doing yoga. On Saturdays, she adds an extra 15 minutes to her surfing time and 10 minutes to her yoga time. If Sandy follows this routine for a week, how many total minutes does she spend on surfing and yoga combined?


Jamie, a parent deeply concerned about the effects of pesticides, decides to create an organic vegetable garden to provide fresh produce for their family and promote healthier eating. Jamie plants three types of vegetables: carrots, tomatoes, and cucumbers. In the first month, Jamie grows 15 carrots, 10 tomatoes, and 8 cucumbers. Motivated by this success, Jamie decides to double the number of each type of vegetable planted for the next month. How many vegetables in total does Jamie expect to harvest by the end of the second month if the growth rate remains the same?


Dr. Smith, a computer scientist, uses knot theory to create secure codes for data protection. She has developed a new method that involves creating complex knot patterns with ropes. Each knot pattern uses a combination of 4 different colored ropes: red, blue, green, and yellow. To make a secure code, Dr. Smith uses 3 red ropes, 5 blue ropes, 2 green ropes, and 4 yellow ropes.

If each red rope costs $2, each blue rope costs $3, each green rope costs $4, and each yellow rope costs $5, what is the total cost for Dr. Smith to create one complete knot pattern for her secure code?


An older scholar in Irish Studies has dedicated 30 years to studying the works of Christopher Fox. Every year, the scholar reads and analyzes an average of 3 new research articles written by Christopher Fox. In addition, every 5 years, the scholar attends a 2-day conference specifically focused on Irish Studies, where 4 new articles by Christopher Fox are discussed each time. After 30 years, how many unique articles by Christopher Fox has the scholar engaged with through reading and conferences?


General Harper is planning a strategic battle exercise and has a unique approach to training. The general wants to use 12 battalions in the exercise and has devised a plan where each battalion can operate independently or combine with others to form larger units. To test their adaptability, the general decides to create groups with varying numbers of battalions.

First, General Harper decides to divide the 12 battalions into 4 equal groups. However, during the exercise, the general changes the strategy and decides to create 3 larger groups instead. To form these new groups, the general combines all the battalions from the first two original groups into one, the battalions from the next original group remain unchanged as the second group, and the battalions from the last original group are split equally to add to the first and new second groups.

How many battalions are there in each of the three new groups after General Harper's reorganization?

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Jamie is an investment analyst who specializes in drone tech companies. She is analyzing two different companies, SkyHigh Drones and AeroTech Innovations. SkyHigh Drones has reported a quarterly profit increase of $1,200,000, while AeroTech Innovations has reported a quarterly profit increase of $850,000. Jamie predicts that SkyHigh Drones' profits will grow by an additional 5% next quarter, and AeroTech Innovations' profits will grow by an additional 10%.

Calculate the projected profit increases for the next quarter for both SkyHigh Drones and AeroTech Innovations, and find out the total projected profit increase for both companies combined.


The large museum has a collection of 1,500 digital artworks. Each digital artwork requires 2 gigabytes of storage space. The museum's current storage system can hold 10,000 gigabytes in total. If the museum plans to acquire an additional 300 digital artworks next year, how many more gigabytes of storage space will they need to purchase to store the entire collection, including the new acquisitions?


Ms. Emily, an experienced dance movement therapist, is planning a group therapy session that involves a series of dance exercises. She has 12 participants in her class, and each participant is required to perform 5 different dance moves. Each dance move takes approximately 2 minutes to complete. In addition, there is a 10-minute warm-up session at the beginning and a 5-minute cool-down session at the end. How many total minutes will the entire group therapy session take?


Jamie, a seasoned SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) developer, is working on a project where she needs to create a series of reports for a client. She has already developed 5 reports and plans to develop 3 new reports each day. On the first day, Jamie also spends 2 hours sharing her solutions with a colleague, which takes away from her report development time.

Assuming Jamie can develop one report per hour, how many total reports will Jamie have completed after 4 days, including the initial 5 reports?


Emma is a tour guide who loves sharing stories about Australian entrepreneurs with her tour groups. She is planning a special tour focusing on the history of five famous Australian entrepreneurs: Mary Reibey, Rupert Murdoch, Gina Rinehart, Clive Palmer, and James Packer. Emma wants to include a fun math activity for her group. She decides to create a word problem related to the net worth of these entrepreneurs at different points in time.

Mary Reibey was worth 600,000 Australian pounds in the 19th century, Rupert Murdoch had a net worth of 22 billion Australian dollars in 2010, Gina Rinehart was worth 14 billion Australian dollars in 2015, Clive Palmer had a net worth of 4 billion Australian dollars in 2018, and James Packer was worth 3.5 billion Australian dollars in 2020.

Emma wants to know the total combined net worth of these entrepreneurs in Australian dollars (assuming 1 Australian pound is equivalent to 2 Australian dollars for Mary's time). What is the total combined net worth of these five entrepreneurs in Australian dollars?


Alex, a Marvel fan who absolutely cannot stand spoilers, is planning a Marvel movie marathon. He wants to watch all the movies in the correct order, so he avoids any spoilers about character developments and plot twists. Alex has a list of 23 Marvel movies to watch. He plans to watch 3 movies each day during the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and 2 movies each day from Monday to Friday. However, he had to skip watching any movies on Wednesday because he was busy avoiding spoiler-heavy social media comments. How many days in total will it take Alex to finish watching all the Marvel movies?


Alex is an overachieving private-school student who is determined to win every coding competition this year. In preparation, Alex decides to practice coding for a certain number of hours each week. During the first week, Alex practices for 2 hours every day. The second week, Alex increases the practice time by 1 hour each day, continuing this pattern of increasing practice time by 1 additional hour each day for the following weeks.

How many total hours does Alex practice over the course of 4 weeks?


In a country with strict regulations on religious expression, the government official is responsible for overseeing events to ensure compliance with the regulations. During a festival season, the official must review 15 events each day to ensure they follow the guidelines. If the festival lasts for 12 days, how many events will the official review in total? Additionally, if the official finds that 20% of these events do not meet the guidelines and need adjustments, how many events require adjustments?


Alex is a PhD candidate focusing on International Relations, studying how international organizations help resolve conflicts. In their research, they found that there are 5 major international organizations involved in conflict resolution. Each organization handles an average of 8 conflicts per year. However, due to increasing global tensions, two of these organizations saw a 50% increase in the number of conflicts they managed last year. How many conflicts did these international organizations handle in total last year?


Emma, a school science fair champion fascinated by technological inventions through the ages, is working on a project that explores the development of various inventions. She decides to compare the invention of the printing press, the steam engine, and the telephone by calculating the time between each invention. The printing press was invented in 1440, the steam engine in 1698, and the telephone in 1876. Emma wants to calculate how many years passed between each of these inventions and find the total number of years from the invention of the printing press to the invention of the telephone. Can you help Emma by finding the number of years between each invention and the total years spanned from 1440 to 1876?


Professor Ahmed is preparing a lecture on the history of religious texts for his class on Islam and Judaism. He has 27 books on Islamic history and 18 books on Jewish history. For his lecture, he decides to bring in 3 times as many Islamic history books as Jewish history books. How many books in total does Professor Ahmed bring to his lecture?


Maria is a bookworm who recently moved to the United States from Spain. She loves recommending books to her friends and has a goal to read and recommend a set number of books each month. Last month, Maria read 12 books, and this month, she plans to read 50% more books than last month. If Maria recommends 3 out of every 4 books she reads, how many books will she recommend this month?


Alex is a proud alumnus of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and now works as a commercial mediator. One day, Alex is helping two companies resolve a dispute over a contract. During the mediation, Alex discovers that Company A claims they are owed $15,000, while Company B contends they only owe $10,000. To find a fair resolution, Alex suggests splitting the difference between the two claims equally between the two companies. After resolving this issue, Alex decides to donate 10% of the resolved amount to the UNSW alumni fund. How much money does Alex donate to the UNSW alumni fund?


A food critic named Alex indulges in decadent meals every weekend. On Saturday, Alex enjoys a three-course meal totaling 1,200 calories. On Sunday, Alex has a four-course meal that totals 1,600 calories. To maintain balance, Alex's fitness instructor suggests burning at least half of the weekend's calorie intake through exercise. If Alex burns 300 calories per hour while exercising, how many hours does Alex need to exercise to meet the instructor's suggestion?


Mrs. Johnson is a homeowner living next to a property that Mr. Baker, a real estate agent, is selling. She's eager to see how effective Mr. Baker's marketing strategies are because it might affect the value of her own home. Mr. Baker plans to distribute 120 flyers in the neighborhood to attract potential buyers. He estimates that each flyer can potentially bring in 3 interested people to the open house. If the open house is successful, he expects to sell the property for $300,000.

Mrs. Johnson is curious about how many people might show up at the open house. If Mr. Baker distributes all 120 flyers, calculate how many interested people might attend the open house, and what would be the total value if each of those interested people decided to buy an identical property for $300,000.


Emily, a young woman with perfect teeth, is skeptical about the need for extensive dental cosmetic procedures. Her dentist suggests a cosmetic package costing $1,200, claiming it would make her teeth even more perfect. Emily decides to compare costs before making any decisions. She finds that, on average, people spend $80 per year on regular dental check-ups and cleanings without the cosmetic procedures. Emily plans to visit her dentist for check-ups and cleanings for the next 10 years. How much more money would she spend in total if she chooses the cosmetic package now compared to just regular dental check-ups and cleanings over the 10-year period?


An immigrant artist named Sofia is preparing for her first art exhibit in her new country. She plans to create a series of paintings that express her journey of adopting a new culture. Sofia decides to make 5 paintings, each representing a different stage of her journey. She estimates that each painting will take her 3 days to complete if she works 4 hours each day.

Sofia also wants to incorporate elements of her native culture into her work, so she spends an additional 2 hours per painting researching and collecting materials that remind her of home. If Sofia works on her paintings 5 days a week, how many weeks will it take her to complete the entire series of 5 paintings?


Alex is a high school student who loves watching math videos from a popular content creator, Mr. MathWhiz, to help with their remote learning. Mr. MathWhiz uploads 3 new math videos every week, which Alex watches diligently. Each video is about 15 minutes long. After watching these videos for 4 weeks, Alex feels confident enough to solve a total of 24 math problems that Mr. MathWhiz includes in the description of each video. If Alex spends an average of 7 minutes solving each math problem, how many total minutes does Alex spend watching the videos and solving the problems over these 4 weeks?


Jamie is a passionate dancer who grew up idolizing Janet Jackson. Every week, Jamie dedicates 3 days to practicing dance routines inspired by Janet's performances. On each of those days, Jamie practices for 2 hours in the morning, takes a 1-hour break, and then practices for another 2 hours in the afternoon. In addition to these practice sessions, Jamie also spends 1 hour each day watching Janet Jackson's performances for inspiration. How many hours in total does Jamie spend on dancing activities related to Janet Jackson's influence in a week?