Question: Elena has 8 lilies and 5 tulips in her garden. Each lily has 6 petals. Each tulip has 3 petals. How many flower petals are in Elena’s garden?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Elena has 8 * 6 = 48 lily petals. Elena has 5 * 3 = 15 tulip petals. Elena has a total of 48 + 15 = 63 petals.
So the answer is 63.


Question: A bag has seven apples, eight oranges, and 15 mangoes. Luisa takes out two apples from the bag, and takes out twice as many oranges as apples as she took from the bag. She then takes out 2/3 the number of mangoes from the bag. What is the remaining number of fruits in the bag?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: When Luisa takes out two apples from the bag, 7 apples - 2 apples = 5 apples remain in the bag. She also takes 2 apples * 2 oranges / apple = 4 oranges from the bag. The total number of oranges remaining in the bag is 8 oranges - 4 oranges = 4 oranges. Additionally, a total of 2 / 3 * 15 mangoes = 10 mangoes are also removed from the bag. The total number of mangoes remaining in the bag is 15 mangoes - 10 mangoes = 5 mangoes. The total number of fruits that Luisa left in the bag is 5 apples + 4 oranges + 5 mangoes = 14.
So the answer is 14.


Question: Amber worked for 12 hours last weekend. Armand worked one-third as long and Ella worked twice as long. How many hours did the 3 people work in total?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Armand = (1 / 3) * 12 = 4 hours. Ella = 2 * 12 = 24 hours. Total hours = 12 + 4 + 24 = 40 hours. They worked a total of 40 hours.
So the answer is 40.