Question: Mandy researched 42 med schools. She applied to 1/3 of the schools she researched and got into half of the schools where she applied. How many schools was Mandy accepted to?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find the number of schools Mandy applied to: 42 med schools / 3 = 14 med schools. Then divide that number by 2 to find the number of schools where she was accepted: 14 med schools / 2 = 7 med schools.
So the answer is 7.


Question: Bertha plays tennis. Every ten games, one of her tennis balls wears out. Every five games, she loses a ball. Every four games, she buys a canister of three balls. She started with two balls and gave one to her partner. After twenty games, how many tennis balls does she have?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Bertha wears out 20 / 10 = 2 tennis balls in 20 games. She loses 20 / 5 = 4 tennis balls in 20 games. She buys canisters of 3 * 20 / 4 = 15 tennis balls in 20 games. Bertha started with 2 balls and gave 1 away, so she has 2 + 15 - 2 - 4 - 1 = 10 tennis balls after twenty games.
So the answer is 10.


Question: Super Clean Car Wash Company cleans 80 cars per day. They make $5 per car washed. How much money will they make in 5 days?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Each day they will make 80 × $5 = $400. They will make $400 × 5 = $2000 in 5 days.
So the answer is 2000.