Q: Emilia needs 42 cartons of berries to make a berry cobbler. She already has 2 cartons of strawberries and 7 cartons of blueberries in her cupboard. She decides to go to the supermarket to get more cartons. How many more cartons of berries should Emilia buy?
A: 33
Step-by-step reasoning process: She previously had 2 cartons + 7 cartons = 9 cartons of berries. Emilia needs to buy 42 cartons - 9 cartons = 33 cartons of berries.


Q: Ping pong balls sell for $.10 each. Johnny buys 10000 for a prank. He gets a 30% discount for buying in such large bulk. How much does he pay?
A: 700
Step-by-step reasoning process: The ping pong balls cost 10000 * .10 = $1000. So the discount is 1000 * .30 = $300. So he pays 1000 - 300 = $700.


Q: Natalie's father has saved up $10,000 to split up between his kids. Natalie will get half, as she is the oldest. Rick will get 60 percent of the remaining money, and Lucy will get whatever is left after Natilie and Rick get paid. How much money does Lucy get?
A: 2000
Step-by-step reasoning process: Natalie: 10000 / 2 = 5000$. 10000 - 5000 = 5000. Rick:5000(.60) = 3000$. 5000 - 3000 = 2000$ left for Lucy.


Q: Berry wants to make sure he reads an average of 50 pages a day. This week he read 43 pages on Sunday, 65 pages on Monday, and 28 pages on Tuesday. He had a soccer game and fell asleep early on Wednesday so he read nothing. On Thursday he read 70 pages, and on Friday he read 56 pages. How many pages does he have to read on Saturday to reach his goal?
A: 88
Step-by-step reasoning process: He has to read 350 pages a week because 7 x 50 = 350. He has read 262 pages because 43 + 65 + 28 + 70 + 56 = 262. He has to read 88 pages on Saturday because 350 - 262 = 88.