Josh found out that 7 bottle caps weigh exactly one ounce. Josh's entire bottle cap collection weighs 18 pounds exactly. How many bottle caps does Josh have in his collection? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Josh's collections weights 18 * 16 = 288 ounces. Josh's collection contains 288 * 7 = 2016 caps.. The answer is: 2016.

Tara's taking a road trip for the weekend. She drives for two days, stopping to fill up her gas tank each time from empty to full when she needs it. She visits 4 different gas stations in total, with the price of gas being $3, $3.50, $4, and $4.50 respectively at each. If Tara's car has a 12-gallon tank, how much does she spend on gas for her road trip? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. The first station Tara stops at charges $3 for a gallon of gas, so for her 12 - gallon tank she spends 12 * 3 = 36 dollars. The second station Tara stops at charges $3.50 for a gallon of gas, so for her 12 - gallon tank she spends 12 * 3.5 = 42 dollars. The third station Tara stops at charges $4 for a gallon of gas, so for her 12 - gallon tank she spends 12 * 4 = 48 dollars. The fourth station Tara stops at charges $4.50 for a gallon of gas, so for her 12 - gallon tank she spends 12 * 4.5 = 54 dollars. Now that we know all the individual amounts, we add 36 + 42 + 48 + 54 = 180 dollars in gas in total.. The answer is: 180.

There are 12 bananas and 4 apples in the blue basket. The red basket holds half as many fruits as the blue basket. How many fruits are in the red basket? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. In the blue basket, there are 12 bananas + 4 apples = 16 fruits. The red basket holds half of this so there are 16 fruits in the blue basket / 2 = 8 fruits in the red basket.. The answer is: 8.