Answer the following question.
Toby has two rectangles of cloth. The first is 4 inches wide and 5 inches tall. The second is 3 inches wide and 6 inches tall. How many more square inches is the area of the first compared to the second?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The first has an area of 20 square inches because (4 x 5) = 20. The second has an area of 18 square inches because (3 x 6) = 18. The difference in area is 20 - 18 = 2 square inches.
The answer is 2.

Answer the following question.
A large gathering occurred at the town hall with 200 people participating. 100 people decided to have a snack, and then 20 new outsiders joined in to have a snack. Half of these snack eaters got full and left. 10 new outsiders came to have snacks, too. 30 more snack eaters got their fill and left. Then half of the remaining snack eaters left later on. How many snack eaters are left?
Step-by-step reasoning process: At the meeting, 200 - 100 = 100 people decided to have a snack. 20 new people came in to snack and the area had 100 + 20 = 120 of them eating. 120 / 2 = 60 people got full and left. 10 more new people came to join in the snacking so 60 + 10 = 70 people were eating. After 30 people left, 70 - 30 = 40 people who were eating remained. In the end, only 40 / 2 = 20 kept eating.
The answer is 20.

Answer the following question.
Nadine's dog rolls around in the mud. She spends 10 minutes hosing him off outside, then shampoos him three times, which takes 15 minutes per shampoo. How long does she spend cleaning her dog total?
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the total shampoo time: 15 minutes / shampoo * 3 shampoos = 45 minutes. Then add the hosing off time to find the total cleaning time: 45 minutes + 10 minutes = 55 minutes.
The answer is 55.

Answer the following question.
Joe played catch with Derek and Tammy. He caught the ball 23 times. Derek made four less than double the catches Joe did. Tammy caught the ball sixteen more than a third of the times Derek did. How many times did Tammy catch the ball?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Derek caught the ball 2 * 23 - 4 = 46 - 4 = 42 times. Tammy caught the ball 42 / 3 + 16 = 14 + 16 = 30 times.
The answer is 30.