Answer the following question.
Matthew, the baker, arrives at work early every morning to make his famous caramel-apple coffee cakes for the day. It usually takes Matthew 1 hour to assemble ingredients, 1.5 hours to bake the cakes, and another 1 hour to decorate each cake with cinnamon sprinkles. One day, Matthew's oven failed to reach the correct temperature and it took twice as long for the cakes to bake as they usually take. On that day, how long did it take, in hours, for Matthew to make his famous caramel-apple coffee cakes?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Twice 1.5 hours is 2 * 1.5 = 3 hours. Thus, on that day, it took Matthew 1 + 3 + 1 = 5 hours to make the cakes.
The answer is 5.

Answer the following question.
Maryann can pick the lock on a cheap pair of handcuffs in 6 minutes and on an expensive pair of handcuffs in 8 minutes. If Maryann needs to rescue three of her friends who have expensive handcuffs on their hands and cheap handcuffs on their ankles, how long will it take for her to free all of them?
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the total time it takes Maryann to rescue one friend: 6 minutes + 8 minutes = 14 minutes. Then multiply the time to save one friend by the number of friends Maryann needs to save: 14 minutes / friend * 3 friends = 42 minutes.
The answer is 42.

Answer the following question.
Jackson is making dinner. He makes a salad out of lettuce (50 calories), carrots (twice the calories of the lettuce) and dressing (210 calories). He also makes a pizza with 600 calories for the crust, 1/3 the crust's calories for the pepperoni, and 400 calories for the cheese. If Jackson eats 1/4 of the salad and 1/5 of the pizza, how many calories does he eat?
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the number of calories in the carrots: 50 calories * 2 = 100 calories. Then find the total calories in the salad: 100 calories + 50 calories + 210 calories = 360 calories. Then find the number of calories in the pepperoni: 1 / 3 * 600 calories = 200 calories. Now find the total number of calories in the pizza: 200 calories + 600 calories + 400 calories = 1200 calories. Now find how many calories are in Jackson's portion of the salad: 360 calories * 1 / 4 = 90 calories. Now find how many calories are in Jackson's portion of the pizza: 1200 calories * 1 / 5 = 240 calories. Now find the total calories Jackson ate: 90 calories + 240 calories = 330 calories.
The answer is 330.

Answer the following question.
A cobbler can mend 3 pairs of shoes in an hour. From Monday to Thursday, the cobbler works for 8 hours each day, and on Friday, he only works from 8am to 11am. How many pairs of shoes can the cobbler mend in a week?
Step-by-step reasoning process: From Monday to Thursday, the cobbler can mend 3 x 8 = 24 pairs of shoes a day. From Monday to Thursday, he can mend 24 x 4 = 96 pairs of shoes. On Friday, he works for 11 - 8 = 3 hours. On Friday, he can mend 3 x 3 = 9 pairs of shoes. In a week, he can mend 96 + 9 = 105 pairs of shoes.
The answer is 105.