Question: Madeline needs $1200 to pay rent, $400 for groceries, $200 for medical expenses, and $60 for utilities. She also wants to save $200 in case of an emergency. She makes $15 per hour at her job. How many hours will Madeline need to work this month?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Madeline needs 1200 + 400 + 200 + 60 + 200 = $2060 to pay all of her bills. She will need to work $2060 / $15 per hour = 137.33 hours. She will need to work 138 hours to pay all of her bills.
So the answer is 138.

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: Step-by-step reasoning process: 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.

Question: Loraine makes wax sculptures of animals. Large animals take four sticks of wax and small animals take two sticks. She made three times as many small animals as large animals, and she used 12 sticks of wax for small animals. How many sticks of wax did Loraine use to make all the animals?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Loraine made 12 / 2 = 6 small animals. She made 6 / 3 = 2 large animals. She used 2 * 4 = 8 sticks of wax on large animals. Therefore, Loraine used 12 + 8 = 20 sticks of wax for all the animals.
So the answer is 20.

Question: A car is driving through a tunnel with many turns. After a while, the car must travel through a ring that requires a total of 4 right-hand turns. After the 1st turn, it travels 5 meters. After the 2nd turn, it travels 8 meters. After the 3rd turn, it travels a little further and at the 4th turn, it immediately exits the tunnel. If the car has driven a total of 23 meters around the ring, how far did it have to travel after the 3rd turn?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: From the details given, the car has traveled 5 meters at the 1st turn + 8 meters after the 2nd turn + 0 meters after the 4th turn = 13 meters around the ring. It must therefore have driven 23 total meters – 13 calculated meters = 10 meters after the 3rd turn.
So the answer is 10.