Answer the following question.
It's field trip month, and the students took six vans and four minibusses. There were 10 students on each van and 24 students on each minibus. How many students went on the field trip?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The total number of students who took the van is 6 x 10 = 60. The total number of students who took the minibus is 4 x 24 = 96. Therefore, 60 + 96 = 156 students went on the field trip.
The answer is 156.

Answer the following question.
Legacy has 5 bars of gold she received from her father. Her friend Aleena has 2 bars fewer than she has. If a bar of gold is worth $2200, calculate the total value of gold the three have together.
Step-by-step reasoning process: If Legacy has 5 bars, Aleena has 5 bars - 2 bars = 3 bars. In total, they have 5 bars + 3 bars = 8 bars,. Since one bar of gold is worth $2200, the 8 bars they have together are worth 8 bars * $2200 / bar = $17600.
The answer is 17600.

Answer the following question.
Dorothy, Julia, and Robert go to the store to buy school supplies. Dorothy buys half as many pens as Julia. Julia buys three times as many pens as Robert. Robert buys 4 pens. If one pen costs $1.50, how much money did the three friends spend in total on pens?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Julia buys 4 * 3 = 12 pens. Dorothy buys 12 / 2 = 6 pens. The total number of pens purchased is 4 + 12 + 6 = 22 pens. The total cost of the pens is 22 * $1.50 = $33.
The answer is 33.

Answer the following question.
Piazzanos Pizzeria has a buy-1-get-1-free special on triple cheese pizzas, and a buy-2-get-1-free special on meat lovers pizzas. If the standard price for a pizza is $5, how much does it cost, in dollars, to purchase 10 triple cheese and 9 meat lovers pizzas using the special pricing?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Using buy - 1 - get - 1 - free pricing, it costs 1 * $5 = $5 to buy 2 triple cheese pizzas. At $5 per 2 pizzas, it costs $5 / 2 = $2.5 per triple cheese pizza. Using buy - 2 - get - 1 - free pricing, it costs 2 * $5 = $10 to buy 3 meat lovers pizzas. At $10 per three pizzas, it cost $10 / 3 = $3 and $1 / 3 per meat lovers pizza. With the buy - 1 - get - 1 - free pricing, 10 triple cheese pizzas are 10 * $2.5 = $25. With the buy - 2 - get - 1 - free pricing, 9 meat lovers pizzas are 9 * ($3 + $1 / 3) = $30. In total, for 10 triple cheese and 9 meat lovers pizzas, it will cost $25 + $30 = $55.
The answer is 55.