Q: The sum of Mario and Maria's ages now is 7. Mario is 1 year older than Maria. How old is Mario?
A: 4
Step-by-step reasoning process: If x is Maria's age, then Mario's age is x + 1. The equation that represents the sum of their ages is x + x + 1 = 7. By combining like terms, the equation becomes 2x = 6. Hence, the value of x which represents the age of Maria is 6 / 2 = 3. So Mariu is 3 + 1 = 4 years old.


Q: Adlai has 2 dogs and 1 chicken. How many animal legs are there in all?
A: 10
Step-by-step reasoning process: Since dogs have 4 legs, then 2 dogs have a total of 2 x 4 = 8 legs. So, there are 8 dog legs + 2 chicken legs = 10 legs in all.


Q: James's favorite basketball player got paid based on how many points he averaged each week. He gets $10,000 if he averages 30 or more points a game and $8,000 if he averages under 30 points a game. For his last week, in the first game he scored 30 points and in the second game he scored 28 points. In the third game he scored 32 points. In the fourth game he scored 34 points and in the fifth game he scored 26 points. How much does he get paid for the week?
A: 10000
Step-by-step reasoning process: His favorite player scored 150 total points that week because 30 plus 28 plus 32 plus 34 plus 26 equals 150. He averaged 30 points a game because 150 divided by 5 equals 30. He gets paid $10,000 because that's how much he gets if he averages 30 or more points that week.


Q: Marion received 20 more turtles than Martha at the animal rescue center where they had gone to take part in the animal saving day event. If Martha received 40 turtles, how many turtles did they receive together?
A: 100
Step-by-step reasoning process: Since Marion received 20 more turtles than Martha, she had 20 + 40 = 60 turtles. Together, the two received 60 + 40 = 100 turtles.