Question: Samara and three of her friends heard alligators spotted on the local river and decided to join a search organized by the wildlife service to capture the animals. After searching the whole day, Samara had seen 20 alligators while her friends had seen an average of 10 alligators each. Calculate the total number of alligators Samara and her friends saw.
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Each of Samara's friends saw an average of 10 alligators each, a total of 3 * 10 = 30 alligators. Together, Samara and her friends saw 30 + 20 = 50 alligators.
So the answer is 50.

Question: Erika and her 3 siblings are drawing with chalk outside. Another 3 friends join them and ask if they can help with the drawing. Erika loses 2 pieces of chalk as they are counting and the group realizes there isn't enough chalk for everyone. Erika’s mom brings out another 12 pieces of chalk for them to share and there is now enough chalk for everyone to have 3 pieces each. How many pieces of chalk did Erika and her siblings originally have?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Altogether, there are 1 Erika + 3 siblings + 3 friends = 7 people drawing outside. The group has a total of 7 people * 3 pieces of chalk each = 21 pieces of chalk altogether. Before Erika’s mom helped, they had 21 total pieces of chalk - 12 pieces of chalk Erika’s mom brought = 9 pieces of chalk. Then adding the chalk that Erika lost shows that the group originally had 9 pieces of chalk + 2 lost pieces of chalk = 11 pieces of chalk.
So the answer is 11.

Question: Every year, four clowns and thirty children go on a carousel. This year, the candy seller, at the carousel, had 700 candies. The candy seller then sold 20 candies, to each of the clowns and the children, who attended. How many candies did he have left?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Since there are four clowns at the carousel this year, the candy seller sold 20 * 4 = 80 candies to all the clowns. The thirty children also bought 20 * 30 = 600 candies in total. Altogether, the candy seller sold 600 + 80 = 680 candies to the clowns and children at the carousel. The number of candies the candy seller has left is 700 - 680 = 20.
So the answer is 20.

Question: To get admission into a school party, each football team member must pay $40. If there are 60 players on the football team and the entire team attends 8 such parties in a year, calculate the total amount of money collected in the 8 parties.
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: In one party, the total amount of money collected from the football players is $40 * 60 = $2400. If eight such parties are done in a year, the total amount of money collected from the parties is $2400 * 8 = $19200.
So the answer is 19200.