Answer the following question.
John is a hack author. He writes a book every 2 months. He has been writing for 20 years and has earned an average of $30,000 per book. How much money has he made writing?
Step-by-step reasoning process: He writes 12 / 2 = 6 books a year. That means he has written 6 * 20 = 120 books. So he has made 120 * 30,000 = $3,600,000 from writing.
The answer is 3600000.

Answer the following question.
A father and a son start approaching each other at the same time from opposite ends of a hallway that is 16m long. If the father is walking three times as fast as the son, at what distance from the father's end of the hallway will they meet?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Since the father is walking 3 times as fast as his son, their speeds are in a ratio of 3:1 respectively. They started at the same time so they will cover distance at the same ratio of 3:1. Each portion of the distance they covered is 16 / (3 + 1) = 4m. The father covered three portions of the distance which is 3 * 4m = 12m from his end.
The answer is 12.

Answer the following question.
Tom's fruit bowl contains 3 oranges and 6 lemons. After Tom eats 3 of the fruits, how many fruits remain in Tom's fruit bowl?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Tom’s fruit bowl contains 3 + 6 = 9 fruits. After Tom eats 3 fruits, 9 - 3 = 6 fruits remain in the bowl.
The answer is 6.

Answer the following question.
Tim is 5 years old. His cousin, Rommel, is thrice as old as he is. His other cousin, Jenny, is 2 years older than Rommel. How many years younger is Tim than Jenny?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Rommel is 5 x 3 = 15 years old. Jenny is 15 + 2 = 17 years old. So, Tim is 17 - 5 = 12 years younger than Jenny.
The answer is 12.