Consider the Q and A. Q: Samuel took 30 minutes to finish his homework while Sarah took 1.3 hours to finish it. How many minutes faster did Samuel finish his homework than Sarah?
A: 48
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Since there are 60 minutes in 1 hour, then 1.3 hours is equal to 1.3 x 60 = 78 minutes. Thus, Samuel is 78 – 30 = 48 minutes faster than Sarah.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Together, Alan and Marcy handed out 150 parking tickets. If Marcy handed out 6 fewer than 5 times as many tickets as Alan, how many tickets did Alan hand out?
A: 26
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Let a be the number of tickets Alan hands out and m be the number Marcy hands out. We know that a + m = 150 and m = 5a - 6. Substituting the second equation into the first, we get a + 5a - 6 = 150. Adding 2 to both sides, we get a + 5a = 156. Combining like terms, we get 6a = 156. Dividing both sides by 6, we get a = 26.

Consider the Q and A. Q: A machine at the soda factory can usually fill a barrel of soda in 3 minutes. However this morning a leak went unnoticed and it took 5 minutes to fill one barrel. If the leak remains undetected, how much longer will it take to fill 12 barrels of soda than on a normal day when the machine works fine?
A: 24
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: On a regular day it would take 3 * 12 = 36 minutes. With the leak it will take 5 * 12 = 60 minutes. It will take 60 - 36 = 24 more minutes if the leak goes undetected.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Makenna is selling candy for her Softball Team. The box contains 25 milk chocolate bars, 25 dark chocolate bars, 25 milk chocolate with almond bars, and 25 white chocolate bars. What is the percentage of each type of chocolate bar?
A: 25
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process:
Since there are four types of chocolate bars and each type has 25 bars, the total number of chocolate bars is 25 * 4 = 100. Since there is a total of 100 chocolate bars and four types of chocolate, we divide 100 / 4 = 25%.