During a recent three-day trip to Italy, Keziah and her mom went mushroom picking. They sold all the mushrooms they picked on the first day for a total of $58. The day after, they picked 12 mushrooms. On the last day, they picked double the mushrooms they had picked the previous day. If the price per mushroom was $2, what is the total number of mushrooms they picked? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Since each mushroom cost $2, on the first day Keziah and her mom picked and sold 58 / 2 = 29 mushrooms. After picking 12 mushrooms on the second day, the cumulative total became 29 + 12 = 41 mushrooms. On the third day, they picked double the previous day, which translates to 2 * 12 = 24 mushrooms. It therefore means that over the three days, Keziah and her mom picked a total of 41 + 24 = 65 mushrooms.. The answer is: 65.

The Period 1 gym class has 5 fewer than twice as many students as in the Period 2 gym class. There are 11 students in the Period 1 gym class. How many are in the Period 2 gym class? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Let x be the number of students in the Period 8 gym class. 2x - 5 = 11. 2x = 16. x = 8.. The answer is: 8.

Jordan read 120 French novels last holiday. His brother Alexandre read 1/10 of what Jordan read. How many more novels did Jordan read than Alexandre? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Alexandre read 120 * 1 / 10 = 12 novels. So, Jordan read 120 - 12 = 108 novels more than Alexandre.. The answer is: 108.