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question：Your skeptical cousin is curious about the effectiveness of acupuncture. They want to try a few sessions to see how well it works. The acupuncture clinic offers a package deal: 5 sessions for 150, but to encourage new clients, they offer the first session at a 20% discount. If your cousin decides to buy the package, how much will they pay for the first session, and what will be the total cost for all 5 sessions?
answer：First, I need to determine the cost of the first session with the 20% discount. The total package for 5 sessions is 150, so each session costs 30. Applying a 20% discount to the first session means reducing 30 by 20%, which is 6. Therefore, the first session will cost 24.Next, to find the total cost for all 5 sessions, I'll add the discounted first session to the cost of the remaining 4 sessions. The first session is 24, and each of the other 4 sessions is 30. So, the total cost is 24 plus 4 times 30, which equals 144.Finally, I'll present the results clearly, showing the cost of the first session and the total cost for all 5 sessions.
question：Mr. Lin, a Taiwanese office worker, is a big fan of Taiwanese music and cherishes the local culture. He plans to attend a weekend music festival that celebrates Taiwanese culture. The festival ticket costs 350 NT dollars, and he wants to buy tickets for himself and 3 of his friends. At the festival, there is a special booth selling traditional Taiwanese snacks at 50 NT dollars per snack, and Mr. Lin plans to buy 2 snacks for each person in his group. How much in total will Mr. Lin spend on tickets and snacks for the festival?
answer：First, I need to calculate the total cost of the festival tickets. Mr. Lin is buying tickets for himself and three friends, making a total of four people. Each ticket costs 350 NT dollars.Next, I'll determine the cost of the snacks. Mr. Lin plans to buy 2 snacks for each person in his group. With four people in total, that's 2 snacks multiplied by 4, which equals 8 snacks. Each snack costs 50 NT dollars.Finally, I'll add the total cost of the tickets and the total cost of the snacks to find the overall amount Mr. Lin will spend.
question：A government official named Mr. Lee is responsible for negotiating permissions and access to restricted forest areas. He is planning to grant access to researchers who study wildlife in these forests. There are 5 different forest areas, each needing separate permits. - Forest A requires 12 permits.- Forest B requires 15 permits.- Forest C requires 9 permits.- Forest D requires 18 permits.- Forest E requires 6 permits.Mr. Lee has already secured 20 permits and needs to acquire the rest. Calculate the total number of permits Mr. Lee still needs to obtain in order to allow the researchers access to all the forest areas.
answer：First, I need to determine the total number of permits required for all five forest areas. I'll add up the permits needed for each forest:- Forest A requires 12 permits.- Forest B requires 15 permits.- Forest C requires 9 permits.- Forest D requires 18 permits.- Forest E requires 6 permits.Adding these together: 12 + 15 + 9 + 18 + 6 = 60 permits in total.Next, I'll subtract the number of permits Mr. Lee has already secured from the total required permits. Mr. Lee has secured 20 permits.So, the remaining permits needed are 60 - 20 = 40 permits.
question：The hotel manager is preparing to host a delegation of diplomatic guests. The delegation consists of 5 ambassadors, each with 2 assistants. The manager has decided to provide 3 types of luxurious amenities to each ambassador and their assistants: a welcome gift basket, a room service voucher, and a spa treatment package. Each welcome gift basket costs 50, each room service voucher is worth 30, and each spa treatment package costs 100. How much will the manager spend in total on these amenities for the entire delegation?
answer：First, determine the total number of people in the delegation. There are 5 ambassadors, each accompanied by 2 assistants, making a total of 15 individuals.Next, identify the cost of each type of amenity:- Welcome gift basket: 50- Room service voucher: 30- Spa treatment package: 100Each person will receive all three amenities. Calculate the total cost per person by adding the costs of the three amenities:50 + 30 + 100 = 180Finally, multiply the total cost per person by the number of people in the delegation to find the overall expenditure:15 people × 180/person = 2,700
question：Professor Thompson, a distinguished researcher in bioethics, is working on a groundbreaking project that involves collecting data from 3 different hospitals. In the first hospital, he interviews 15 doctors, in the second hospital, he talks to 12 nurses, and in the third hospital, he gathers information from 18 medical students. Each person he interviews takes 20 minutes of his time. How many hours does Professor Thompson spend conducting interviews across all three hospitals?
answer：First, I need to determine the total number of interviews Professor Thompson conducted across all three hospitals. In the first hospital, he interviewed 15 doctors. In the second hospital, he spoke with 12 nurses. In the third hospital, he gathered information from 18 medical students. Adding these together: 15 + 12 + 18 equals 45 interviews in total.Each interview takes 20 minutes. To find the total time spent, I multiply the number of interviews by the duration of each interview: 45 interviews multiplied by 20 minutes equals 900 minutes.Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, I divide the total minutes by 60 to convert the time into hours: 900 minutes divided by 60 equals 15 hours.Therefore, Professor Thompson spends a total of 15 hours conducting interviews across all three hospitals.
question：Pastor James is organizing a community service event to help apply the teachings of sharing and compassion from spiritual texts. He plans to distribute food baskets to families in need. The pastor reads that the spiritual text suggests helping 70 families, but he wants to exceed that amount by 30% to demonstrate abundance. If each food basket costs 25 and the church has already raised 1,750, how much more money does Pastor James need to raise to meet his goal?
answer：First, I need to determine how many families Pastor James wants to help. The spiritual text suggests helping 70 families, and he wants to exceed that by 30%. To calculate 30% of 70, I multiply 70 by 0.30, which equals 21. Adding this to the original 70 families, Pastor James aims to help 91 families.Next, I'll calculate the total cost for 91 food baskets. Each basket costs 25, so multiplying 91 by 25 gives a total cost of 2,275.The church has already raised 1,750. To find out how much more money is needed, I subtract the amount raised from the total cost: 2,275 minus 1,750 equals 525.Therefore, Pastor James needs to raise an additional 525 to meet his goal.