[Question]Pablo made 4 stacks of toy blocks. The first stack was 5 blocks tall. The second stack was 2 blocks taller than the first. The third stack was 5 blocks shorter than the second stack, and the last stack was 5 blocks taller than the third stack. How many toy blocks did Pablo use in all?
[Answer]The number of blocks in the second stack is 5 + 2 = 7. The number of blocks in the third stack is 7 − 5 = 2. The number of blocks in the last stack is 2 + 5 = 7. Pablo used 5 + 7 + 2 + 7 = 21 toy blocks in all. The answer is 21.

[Question]A company is hosting a seminar. So far, 30 attendees from company A have been registered; company B has twice the number of attendees of company A; company C has 10 more attendees than company A; company D has 5 fewer attendees than company C. If a total of 185 attendees have registered, how many attendees who registered are not from either company A, B, C or D?
[Answer]There are 30 x 2 = 60 attendees from company B. Company C has 30 + 10 = 40 attendees. Company D has 40 - 5 = 35 registered attendees. So, the total attendees from company A, B, C, and D is 30 + 60 + 40 + 35 = 165. Therefore there are 185 - 165 = 20 attendees that are not from companies A, B, C, or D. The answer is 20.

[Question]John starts at an elevation of 400 feet. He travels downward at a rate of 10 feet down per minute for 5 minutes. What is his elevation now?
[Answer]He traveled down 10 * 5 = 50 feet. So he is at an elevation of 400 - 50 = 350 feet. The answer is 350.

[Question]Martin is casting three bells for the church's belfry. The first bell takes 50 pounds of bronze, the second bell is twice the size of the first bell, and the third bell is four times the size of the second bell. How much bronze does he need total?
[Answer]
First find the size of the second bell: 50 pounds * 2 = 100 pounds. Then find the size of the third bell: 100 pounds * 4 = 400 pounds. Then add the amount of bronze used for each bell to find the total: 100 pounds + 400 pounds + 50 pounds = 550 pounds. The answer is 550.