Question: Four athletes joined a relay race. Athlete 1 ran for 55 seconds, athlete 2 ran 10 seconds more than athlete 1, athlete 3 ran 15 seconds less than athlete 2, and athlete four finished it 25 seconds less than athlete 1. How long, in seconds, did it take them to finish the relay race?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Athlete 2 ran the relay race for 55 + 10 = 65 seconds. Athlete 3 ran for 65 - 15 = 50 seconds. While athlete 4 finished the relay race for 55 - 25 = 30 seconds. So,It take them 55 + 65 + 50 + 30 = 200 seconds to they finish the relay race.
So the answer is 200.

Question: John's weight bench can support 1000 pounds. He wants to make sure to stay 20% under that weight for safety. If he weighs 250 pounds how much weight can he put on the bar?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: He wants to stay 1000 * .2 = 200 pounds under the max. So he wants to stay under 1000 - 200 = 800 pounds. That means he can put 800 - 250 = 550 pounds on the bar.
So the answer is 550.

Question: Omar buys a 12-ounce cup of coffee every morning on the way to work. On the way to work, he drinks one-quarter of the cup. When he gets to his office, he drinks another half of the cup. He forgets to drink any more of his coffee once he starts working, and when he remembers his coffee, he only drinks 1 ounce of the remaining amount because it is cold. How many ounces will be left in the cup afterward?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Omar drinks 1 / 4 * 12 = 12 / 4 = 3 ounces on the way to work. Omar drinks 1 / 2 * 12 = 12 / 2 = 6 ounces when he gets to his office. When he drinks 1 ounce more, he will have drunk 3 + 6 + 1 = 10 ounces. Thus, there will be 12 - 10 = 2 ounces left in the cup afterward.
So the answer is 2.

Question: To pass the time while she is waiting somewhere Carla likes to count things around her. While she is waiting for school to start on Monday she counts the tiles on the ceiling--38. While she is waiting for everyone to finish their tests after she has handed in hers, she counts the books in the room--75. On Tuesday Carla counts all the tiles twice in a row and she counts the books three times in a row when she has to wait for a long time for the teacher to finish handing out the graded tests. If every time Carla counts something counts as once, how many times has Carla counted something on Tuesday?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: When Carla was waiting on Monday she counted 38 ceiling tiles and on Tuesday she counted them twice, 38 ceiling tiles x 2 = 76 times she counted a ceiling tile. She also counted 75 books in the room on Monday and counted them three times in a row on Tuesday, 75 books x 3 = 225 times she counted a book. On Tuesday Carla counted the ceiling tiles 76 times + counted books 225 times = 301 times Carla counted something on Tuesday.
So the answer is 301.