Answer the following question.
Jame has 60 bars of gold. He uses 10% of them to pay for tax and then loses half of what is left in divorce. How many gold bars does he have left?
Step-by-step reasoning process: He loses 60 * .1 = 6 bars to taxes. That means he has 60 - 6 = 54 bars after taxes. So he has 54 / 2 = 27 bars after the divorce.
The answer is 27.

Answer the following question.
Nina makes one-of-a-kind jewelry and sells it at a local boutique. She charges $25.00 for her necklaces, $15.00 for bracelets and $10.00 for a pair of earrings. Over the weekend, she sold 5 necklaces, 10 bracelets, 20 earrings, and received 2 orders for a complete jewelry ensemble that Nina charged $45.00 for. How much money did she make over the weekend?
Step-by-step reasoning process: She sold 5 necklaces at $25.00 apiece for a total of 5 * 25 = $125.00. She sold 10 bracelets for $15.00 each for a total of 10 * 15 = $150.00. She sold 20 earrings for $10.00 a pair for a total of 20 * 10 = $200.00. She sold 2 ensembles for $45.00 each for a total of 2 * 45 = $90.00. All total she made 125 + 150 + 200 + 90 = $565.00.
The answer is 565.

Answer the following question.
Johann and two friends are to deliver 180 pieces of certified mail. His friends each deliver 41 pieces of mail. How many pieces of mail does Johann need to deliver?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Friends = 41 * 2 = 82. Johann = 180 - 82 = 98. Johann must deliver 98 pieces of mail.
The answer is 98.

Answer the following question.
Pat's stick is 30 inches long. He covers 7 inches of the stick in dirt. The portion that is not covered in dirt is half as long as Sarah’s stick. Jane’s stick is two feet shorter than Sarah’s stick. How many inches long is Jane’s stick?
Step-by-step reasoning process: 30 - 7 = 23 inches of Pat’s stick is not covered in dirt. Sarah’s stick is 23 * 2 = 46 inches long. Jane’s stick is 12 * 2 = 24 inches shorter than Sarah’s stick. Jane’s stick is 46 - 24 = 22 inches long.
The answer is 22.