Answer the following question.
As soon as you enter the taxi, you pay a ride fee of $2. Michelle rode a taxi from her office to her home, which constitutes 4 miles. If the taxi charge per mile is $2.5, how much did pay Michelle pay in total for her ride?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The taxi charge for a distance of 4 miles is 4 x $2.5 = $10. The total amount that Michelle paid for the ride was $2 + $10 = $12.
The answer is 12.

Answer the following question.
Some friends wanted to make a road trip from New York to Los Angeles. They drove at a constant speed of 62 miles/hour, taking breaks of 30 minutes every 5 hours. Once in the city, they looked for the hotel for 30 minutes. If the trip took around 2,790 miles, how many hours will they have to spend to complete the trip to the hotel?
Step-by-step reasoning process: At a constant speed of 62 miles / hour, they will drive 2,790 miles / 62 miles / hour = 45 hours in total. Every 5 hours they take a break, they will take 45 hours / 5 hours / break = 9 breaks. Those breaks will be 9 breaks x 30 minutes / break = 270 minutes in total. In hours, the breaks will be in total 270 minutes ÷ 60 minutes / hour = 4.5 hours. To find the hotel it took them 30 minutes ÷ 60 minutes / hour = 0.5 hours. In total, it will take 45 hours + 4.5 hours + 0.5 hours = 50 hours to complete the trip.
The answer is 50.

Answer the following question.
Mari made 4 more than five times as many decorated buttons as Kendra. Sue made half as many as Kendra. Sue made 6 buttons. How many did Mari make?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Kendra made 2 * 6 = 12. Mari made 4 + 5 * 12 = 64.
The answer is 64.

Answer the following question.
Beth had 150 students in her 10th-grade class. The following year 30 more students join. In her final year, 15 students left. How many students did Beth have in her class at the end of her final year?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Beth had 150 students her 10th - grade year, and added 30 more the following for a total of 150 + 30 = 180 students. In her final year, 15 students left her class, bringing her total to 180 - 15 = 165 students.
The answer is 165.