Question: Rachel is 4 years older than Leah. If the sum of their ages is 34, how old is Rachel?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: If Rachel and Leah have the same age, then the sum of their ages would be 34 - 4 = 30. So Leah would be 30 / 2 = 15 years old. Hence, Rachel is 15 + 4 = 19 years old.
So the answer is 19.


Question: Susan, Arthur, Tom and, Bob are siblings. Arthur is 2 years older than Susan, and Tom is 3 years younger than Bob. If Bob is 11 years old, and Susan is 15 years old, how old are all four family members in total?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Arthur is 2 years older than Susan, so he is 15 + 2 = 17 years old. Bob is 11 years old, so Tom is 11 - 3 = 8 years old. So in total these four family members have 11 + 15 + 17 + 8 = 51 years.
So the answer is 51.


Question: Alex has 2 cakes that are each cut into 8 slices. A fourth of the slices are given away to his friends. A third of the remaining slices are given away to his family. Alex eats 3 slices. How many slices of the cake are left?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
There are 2 * 8 = 16 slices of cake. There are 16 / 4 = 4 slices. There are 16 - 4 = 12 slices left. There are 12 / 3 = 4 slices given away. There are 12 - 4 - 3 = 5 slices of cake left.
So the answer is 5.