Question: James has 20 pairs of red socks and half as many black socks. He has twice as many white socks as red and black combined. How many total socks does he have combined?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: He has 20 / 2 = 10 black socks. So he has 20 + 10 = 30 black and red socks. So he has 30 * 2 = 60 white socks. So he has 60 + 30 = 90 total socks.
So the answer is 90.

Question: Cary starts working at Game Stop for $10/hour. She gets a 20% raise the first year, but the second year the company's profits decrease and her pay is cut to 75% of what it used to be. How much does Cary make now?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the amount of Cary's raise by multiplying $10 by 20%: $10 * .2 = $2. Then add Cary's raise to her initial wage to find her wage after one year: $10 + $2 = $12. Then multiply that wage by 75% to find Cary's wage after her pay cut: $12 * .75 = $9.
So the answer is 9.

Question: Maria collects stamps and wants to enlarge her collection. She has collected 40 stamps so far and plans to have 20% more. How many stamps in total does Maria want to collect?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Maria plans on having 40 * 20 / 100 = 8 more stamps in her collection. This means she wants to have 40 + 8 = 48 stamps.
So the answer is 48.

Question: There are 250 books inside a library. On Tuesday, 120 books are taken out to be read by children. On Wednesday, 35 books are returned. On Thursday, another 15 books are withdrawn from the library. How many books are now in the library?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: On Tuesday, 120 books were taken out 250 - 120 = 130 books. On Wednesday, 35 books were returned 130 + 35 = 165 books. On Thursday, 15 books were borrowed 165 - 15 = 150 books.
So the answer is 150.