Question: Sasha made 30 chocolate muffins for her school bake sale fundraiser. Melissa made 4 times as many muffins as Sasha, and Tiffany made half of Sasha and Melissa's total number of muffins. If one muffin sold for $4, how much money did Sasha, Melissa, and Tiffany contribute to the fundraiser?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Melissa made 30 x 4 = 120 muffins. Together, Melissa and Sasha made 30 + 120 = 150 muffins. Tiffany made 150 / 2 = 75 muffins. Altogether, they made 150 + 75 = 225 muffins. They contributed 225 x $4 = $900 to the fundraiser.
So the answer is 900.

Question: Daytona Beach has 26 shark sightings a year. Daytona Beach has 5 more than triple the number of shark sightings as Cape May. How many shark sightings are there in Cape May?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Let x be the number of shark sightings in Cape May. 26 = 5 + 3x. 21 = 3x. x = 7.
So the answer is 7.

Question: John received 20 gifts on his 12th birthday. He received 8 fewer gifts on his 13th birthday. How many total gifts did he receive between those two birthdays?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: He got 20 - 8 = 12 gifts on his 13th birthday. So he got 20 + 12 = 32 total gifts.
So the answer is 32.

Question: A shady restaurant is charging customers gratuities after taxes without them being aware. If my total bill was $140, the sales tax in my city is 10%, I ordered a NY Striploin for $80, and I ordered a glass of wine for $10, how much did they charge me for gratuities?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: The total bill before taxes or gratuities was $80 for the steak + $10 for the wine = $80 + $10 = $90. If the tax is 10%, then the taxes paid were $90 * 10% = $9. That means that the total bill before gratuities was $90 + $9 = $99. If the final bill was $140, then you were charged $140 - $99 = $41 for gratuities.
So the answer is 41.