It was time for Kelly to harvest her carrots that she had planted in three different beds. In the first bed she pulled out 55 carrots. In the second bed she pulled out 101 carrots and in the third bed she pulled out 78 carrots. She found that 6 carrots weighed one pound. How many pounds of carrots did Kelly harvest? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. She pulled out 55 + 101 + 78 = 234. 6 carrots weigh one pound so 234 / 6 = 39 pounds of carrots.. The answer is: 39.

Liezl prepared four sets of 2-dozen paper cups for her daughter's birthday party. If 5 cups were damaged and 30 were not used, how many paper cups were used? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Since 1 dozen is equal to 12 then 2 dozens of cups is equal to 2 x 12 = 24 cups. So, Liezl prepared a total of 24 cups x 4 sets = 96 paper cups. A total of 5 + 30 = 35 paper cups were not used. Hence, 96 - 35 = 61 paper cups were used.. The answer is: 61.

There were 100 jelly beans in a bag to be given away on Halloween. Out of the 40 children taking part in the Halloween celebration, 80% were allowed to draw jelly beans from the bag. Each child drew two jelly beans out of the bag. How many jelly beans remained in the bag after the children took their share? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Out of the 40 children taking part in the Halloween celebration, 80% were allowed to draw jelly beans from the bag, a total of 80 / 100 * 40 = 32 children. If each of the 32 children drew two jelly beans out of the bag, they drew a total of 32 * 2 = 64 jelly beans from the bag. The total number of jelly beans that remained is 100 - 64 = 36.. The answer is: 36.