Answer the following question.
In Sam's collection, there are ten more black pens than blue pens and twice as many blue pens as pencils. There are also eight pencils and two fewer red pens than pencils. How many pens in all are there in Sam's collection?
Step-by-step reasoning process: 8 x 2 = 16 are blue pens. 16 + 10 = 26 are black pens. 8 - 2 = 6 are red pens. Therefore, there are 16 + 26 + 6 = 48 pens in all in Sam's collection.
The answer is 48.

Answer the following question.
Sasha added 48 cards into a box. Her sister, Karen, then took out 1/6 of the cards Sasha added. If there are now 83 cards in the box, how many cards were originally in the box?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Karen took out 48 / 6 = 8 cards from the box. Originally, the box had 83 - 40 = 43 cards.
The answer is 43.

Answer the following question.
Jordan gave Danielle two dozen roses and a box of chocolates as a birthday day gift. Later that day, after Jordan left, Danielle traded the box of chocolates for another dozen roses. Overnight, half of the roses wilted, and Danielle decided to throw the wilted flowers away. On the second day, another half of the remaining flowers wilted, and she threw the wilted ones away. How many unwilted flowers remained?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Danielle started with two dozen roses, or a total of 2 * 12 = 24 roses. Her trade added another dozen roses, for a total of 12 + 24 = 36 roses. The first night, half of the roses wilted, leaving 36 / 2 = 18 roses. On the second night, again half of the remaining roses wilted, leaving 18 / 2 = 9 unwilted roses.
The answer is 9.

Answer the following question.
During one hour, Tom can read 12 pages of a book. How many pages would he be able to read during 2 hours if he could increase his reading speed by a factor of 3?
Step-by-step reasoning process: If Tom could triple his reading speed, he could read 12 * 3 = 36 pages of a book in one hour. Therefore, during two hours he could read 36 * 2 = 72 pages.
The answer is 72.