Question: Matt is playing basketball. In the first quarter, he made 2-point shots four times and 3-point shots twice. How many points did he score for that quarter?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: His total score for the 2 - point shots is 2 x 4 = 8. His total score for the 3 - point shots is 3 x 2 = 6. His total score for the first quarter is 8 + 6 = 14.
So the answer is 14.

Question: Ed has 2 dogs, 3 cats and twice as many fish as cats and dogs combined. How many pets does Ed have in total?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: If Ed has 2 dogs and 3 cats he has in total 2 + 3 = 5 pets that are not fish. If Ed has twice as many cats and dogs combined he has 2 * 5 = 10 fish. Therefore, in total Ed has 5 + 10 = 15 pets.
So the answer is 15.

Question: Sami finds 3 spiders in the playground. Hunter sees 12 ants climbing the wall. Ming discovers 8 ladybugs in the sandbox, and watches 2 of them fly away. How many insects are remaining in the playground?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: The children find 3 + 12 + 8 = 23 insects. After the ladybugs fly away, there are 23 - 2 = 21 insects.
So the answer is 21.

Question: Darren bought 4 boxes of crackers. Each box contained 24 crackers. If Calvin bought one box less than twice as many boxes of crackers as Darren, how many crackers did they buy altogether?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: If Darren bought 4 boxes of crackers, each containing 24 crackers, the total number of crackers that Darren bought is 24 * 4 = 96. Twice as many boxes of crackers as Darren bought is 2 * 4 = 8. If Calvin bought one box less than twice as many boxes of crackers as Darren, then Calvin bought 8 - 1 = 7 boxes of crackers. The total number of crackers that Calvin bought is 7 * 24 = 168. Together, Darren and Clavin bought 168 + 96 = 264 crackers.
So the answer is 264.