Imagine a question and stream-of-consciousness explanation for which this is the answer: 40
Question: Bryan starts exercising at home during quarantine. To start, he decides to do 3 sets of 15 push-ups each. Near the end of the third set, he gets tired and does 5 fewer push-ups. How many push-ups did he do in total?
Stream-of-consciousness: In total, Bryan would have done 3 sets * 15 push - ups / set = 45 push - ups. Subtracting the push - ups he didn't do in the third set, Bryan did 45 push - ups - 5 push - ups = 40 push - ups.