Question: Donovan Mitchell is currently averaging 26 points per game. His team has played 15 games this season. He has a goal of averaging 30 points per game for the entire 20 game season. How many points does he need to average per game to reach his goal?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: At this point in the season, Donovan has scored 26 * 15 = 390 points. To reach his goal of 30 points per game, he would have to finish the season with a total of 30 * 20 = 600 points. For the remaining 5 games, Donovan needs to score 600 - 390 = 210 points. Therefore, he needs to average 210 / 5 = 42 points per game.
So the answer is 42.


Question: Tom wants to make the world's largest dough ball. He needs 500 pounds of flour and he can buy 50-pound bags of flour for $20. He also needs 10 pounds of salt and salt cost $.2 a pound. He also spends $1000 promoting everything. He then sells tickets for $20 each and sells 500 tickets. How much money did he make?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: He needs 500 / 50 = 10 bags of flour. That cost 20 * 10 = $200. He needs 10 * .2 = $2 worth of salt. So everything cost 1000 + 200 + 2 = $1202. He makes 20 * 500 = $10,000 selling tickets. So he makes a profit of 10000 - 1202 = $8798.
So the answer is 8798.


Question: There were 50 candies left in a bowl after Shelly ate 20 candies the previous week. Her friend comes over, bringing twice as much candy as she originally had. Shelly adds this to the bowl and they decide to divide them equally. How much candy did her friend have after eating 10 of her candies?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
The total number of candies Shelley had before eating some is 50 + 20 = 70 candies. When her friend came over, she brought 2 * 70 = 140 candies. The total number of candies in the bowl is now 140 + 50 = 190 candies. When they divide this equally between them, each gets 190 / 2 = 95 candies. When Shelly’s friend eats 10 of her candies, she still has 95 - 10 = 85 candies.
So the answer is 85.