Question: Mark started the day with 14 buttons. His friend Shane gave him 3 times that amount of buttons. Then his other friend Sam asked if he could have half of Mark’s buttons. How many buttons did Mark end up with?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Shane gave Mark 14 * 3 = 42 buttons. After that Mark had 42 + 14 = 56 buttons. Then Mark gave 56 / 2 = 28 buttons to Shane. Which left Mark with 28 buttons.
So the answer is 28.


Question: Tom spends $250 to buy gems in a game he plays. The game gives 100 gems for each dollar you spend. Since he bought so many gems he got a 20% bonus of more gems. How many gems did he end up with?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: He bought 250 * 100 = 25000 gems. He got a 25,000 * .2 = 5,000 gem bonus. So he got a total of 25000 + 5000 = 30,000 gems.
So the answer is 30000.


Question: During his summer break, Luke catches 2 fish every day for 30 days. If each fish gives him 2 fillets, then how many fish fillets does he have?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
He catches 2 fish every day for 30 days so he catches 2 * 30 = 60 fish. Each fish yields 2 fillets so he has 2 * 60 = 120 fish fillets.
So the answer is 120.