Answer the following question.
Allison went to the craft store with her friend Marie to buy some glue sticks and construction paper. Allison bought 8 more glue sticks than Marie, but Marie bought six times as many packs of construction paper as Allison. If Marie bought 15 glue sticks and 30 packs of construction paper how many craft supply items did Allison buy all together?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Allison bought 8 + 15 = 23 glue sticks. Allison bought 30 / 6 = 5 packs of construction paper. Allison bought 23 + 5 = 28 craft supply items.
The answer is 28.

Answer the following question.
Hakeem has always loved artichoke dip and plans to make it this weekend. He has $15 dollars to buy artichokes and can find the rest of the ingredients at home. It takes 3 artichokes to make 5 ounces of dip. How many ounces can he make if artichokes cost $1.25 each?
Step-by-step reasoning process: He can buy 12 artichokes because 15 / 1.25 = 12. Each artichoke makes 5 / 3 ounces of dip because there are 3 artichokes per 5 ounces. He can make 20 ounces of dip because 12 x (5 / 3) = 60 / 3 = 20.
The answer is 20.

Answer the following question.
Ibrahim wants to buy an MP3 player for 120 euros and a CD for 19 euros. He has 55 euros in savings. His father participates in his purchase by giving him 20 euros. How much money does Ibrahim lack?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The total price of the purchases is 120 + 19 = 139 euros. The amount of money he has after his father's help is 55 + 20 = 75 euros. The purchase amount is 139 euros, so he is missing 139 – 75 = 64 euros.
The answer is 64.

Answer the following question.
Anna wants to grow some lettuce in the garden and would like to grow enough to have at least 12 large salads. She estimates that, despite her best efforts, half of the lettuce will be lost to insects and rabbits. Each lettuce plant is estimated to provide 3 large salads. How many lettuce plants should Anna grow in the garden?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The total number of plants needed for 12 dinner salads (without loss to insects or rabbits) is 12 / 3 salads from each lettuce plant = 4 lettuce plants. Since Anna expects to lose half of her plants to insects and rabbits, so we need to plant twice as many plants or 4 * 2 = 8 lettuce plants.
The answer is 8.