Q: Jamie collects glass balls. He had 16 red balls and two times more blue balls. Later on, he lost 6 of the red balls, so he decided to buy some yellow balls to fill up his collection. How many yellow balls did he buy if, after all, he had 74 balls in total?
A: 32
Step-by-step reasoning process: Jamie had two times more blue balls than red ones, so he had 2 blue / red * 16 red balls = 32 blue balls. He lost 6 red balls so he had only 16 red balls - 6 red balls = 10 red balls. In total he had 32 blue balls + 10 red balls = 42 red and blue balls. He bought 74 balls - 42 red and blue balls = 32 yellow balls.


Q: A boat carrying 20 sheep, 10 cows and 14 dogs capsized. 3 of the sheep drowned. Twice as many cows drowned as did sheep. All of the dogs made it to shore. How many total animals made it to the shore?
A: 35
Step-by-step reasoning process: The boat had 20 - 3 = 17 sheep make it to shore. 3 sheep drowned, so 2 * 3 = 6 cows drowned. 10 cows on the boat - 6 drowned = 4 cows made it to the shore. 17 sheep + 4 cows + 14 dogs = 35 animals made it to shore.


Q: Merry is taking care of 10 lambs. Her brother takes care of 3 more lambs than Merry. How many lambs do Merry and her brother have?
A: 23
Step-by-step reasoning process: Merry's brother takes care of 10 + 3 = 13 lambs. So, together Merry and her brother have 10 + 13 = 23 lambs.


Q: Kevin holds the world record for eating the biggest quantity of hot wings in 8 minutes. He can eat 64 wings without stopping. Alan, a boy who loves hot wings, wants to beat Kevin's record. He is currently able to eat 5 hot wings per minute. How many more wings must he eat per minute to beat Kevin's record?
A: 4
Step-by-step reasoning process: Knowing Kevin's record of eating 70 wings in 8 minutes or 64 / 8 = 8 wings in a minute. Alan must increase his ability to eat 5 wings per minute to 8 - 5 = 3 wings per minute to equal Kevin's world record. To beat Kevin, Alan must eat 3 + 1 = 4 hot wings per minute.