John bought 7 rulers and 12 magnets with 1/3 of his savings. The cost of a magnet is 3 times the cost of a ruler. He used 2/3 of his remaining allowance to buy more rulers. Hence, how many rulers did he buy altogether?

Johns annual salary is $64,000. He spends 1/5 of his salary on rent. How many dollars of his salary remains?

About 1/3 of Samuel’s paycheck goes to housing, 1/6 goes to utility bills, 1/8 goes for his car, and 1/5 goes for food. How much of his paycheck is left for entertainment?

Carl spent $1540 on a sofa. He spent 1/5 of his remaining money on a vase. He then had 1/4 of his original sum of money left. How much money did Carl have at first?

Tom found that he could lift 85% of the weight Brad could lift. If tom can lift 161 1/2 pounds, how much can Brad lift.

A recipe calls for 1 bulb of garlic, minced. The yield for garlic is 87%. Garlic is purchased by the pound for $2.99. Each bulb weighs 3 ounces. How much will the garlic for this recipe cost?

A total of $6000 is invested for 5 yr with a total return of $1080. Part of the money is invested in a fund that returns the equivalent of 2% simple interest. The rest of the money is invested at 4% simple interest. Determine the amount invested in each account.

Richard spent 2/7 of his money on 4 bags and 4 pencil cases. The cost of a bag is twice that of a pencil case. With 5/6 of his remaining money, he bought more pencil cases. How many pencil cases did he buy in all?

A choclate,cherry, vanilla cake (equal thirds each flavor) cake is purchased for $18.80. Jane values Choclate 4 times as much as Vanilla and values Cherry 3 times as much as Vanilla. What is the value of the third of the cherry cake to Jane (to the nearest penny)?