Question: James collects all the fruits from his 2 trees. Each tree has 20 plants. Each plant has 1 seed and he plants 60% of those. How many trees did he plant?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: He got 20 * 2 = 40 seeds. That means he plants 40 * .6 = 24 trees.
So the answer is 24.

Question: Arwen and Elrond picked some flowers. Arwen was able to get 20 tulips and Elrond was able to get twice as many tulips as Arwen did. How many tulips were they able to get in total?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Elrond was able to get 20 x 2 = 40 tulips. Therefore, the total number of tulips they were able to get is 40 + 20 = 60.
So the answer is 60.

Question: Barbara asked the butcher for 4 1/2 pound steaks that cost $15.00/pound. She also asked for a pound and half of chicken breasts that were $8.00 a pound. How much did she spend at the butchers?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: She ordered 4 1 / 2 pound steaks so that's 4 * .5 = 2 pounds of steak. The steak cost $15.00 a pound and she bought 2 pounds so that's 15 * 2 = $30.00 for 4 steaks. She also needed 1.5 pounds of chicken breasts at $8.00 a pound so that's 1.5 * 8 = $12.00 for chicken. The steaks cost $30.00 and the chicken cost $12.00 for a total of 30 + 12 = $42.00 spent at the butchers.
So the answer is 42.

Question: Stephen ordered 2 large pizzas, both cut into 12 slices. He ate 25% of the pizza. His friend Pete ate 50% of the remaining pizza. How many slices are left over?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: He ordered 2 pizzas, each cut into 12 slices so that’s 2 * 12 = 24 slices. Stephen ate 25% of the pizza so he ate .25 * 24 = 6 slices. That leaves 24 - 6 = 18 slices. 18 slices are left and Pete eats 50% of 18 slices so he eats 18 * .50 = 9 slices. If there were 18 slices and Pete ate 9 slices then there are 18 - 9 = 9 slices left over.
So the answer is 9.