Question: Michael has $42. His brother has $17. Michael gives away half the money to his brother. His brother then buys 3 dollars worth of candy. How much money, in dollars, did his brother have in the end?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Michael gives away 42 / 2 = 21 dollars. His brother then has 21 + 17 = 38 dollars. In the end, his brother has 38 - 3 = 35 dollars.
So the answer is 35.

Question: John won $155250 in the lottery and decided to give one-thousandth of the $155250 to each of the top 100 students in his college. Calculate the total amount received by the hundred students of his college.
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: John will give 155250 / 1,000 = $155.25 to each student. For the hundred students, he will give: $155.25 * 100 = $15525.
So the answer is 15525.

Question: Albert has three times as many marbles as Angela. Angela has 8 more than Allison, who has 28 marbles. How many marbles do Albert and Allison have?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Angela has 8 more marbles than Allison who has 28 so Angela has 8 + 28 = 36 marbles. Albert has three times as many marbles as Angela who has 36 so Albert has 3 * 36 = 108 marbles. Albert and Allison together have 108 + 28 = 136 marbles.
So the answer is 136.

Question: Napoleon has 17 jelly beans and Sedrich has 4 more jelly beans than Napoleon. If twice the sum of Napoleon and Sedrich's jelly beans is 4 times the number of jelly beans that Mikey has, how many jelly beans does Mikey have?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: Sedrich has 17 + 4 = 21 jelly beans. The sum of Napoleon and Sedrich's jelly beans is 17 + 21 = 38 jelly beans. Twice the sum is 38 x 2 = 76 jelly beans. Mikey has 76 / 4 = 19 jelly beans.
So the answer is 19.