Question: Christine and Rachel went strawberry picking. They want to make pies and need 3 pounds of strawberries per pie. Christine picked 10 pounds of strawberries and Rachel picked twice as much as Rachel. Together, how many pies can they make?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Christine picked 10 pounds and Rachel picked twice as much, so Rachel picked 10 * 2 = 20 pounds of strawberries. Christine picked 10 pounds and Rachel picked 20 pounds for a combined total of 10 + 20 = 30 pounds of strawberries. They need 3 pounds of strawberries to make 1 pie and they have 30 pounds so they can make 30 / 3 = 10 strawberry pies.
So the answer is 10.


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?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: 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.
So the answer is 64.


Question: There are 400 students in the senior class at East High School. 52% of the students play sports. Of the students that play sports, 12.5% play soccer. How many students play soccer?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
The number of students that play sports is 400 * 0.52 = 208 students. The number of students that play soccer is 208 * .125 = 26 students.
So the answer is 26.