Question: Porche has 3 hours to get all her homework done. Her math homework takes her 45 minutes. Her English homework takes her 30 minutes. Her science homework takes her 50 minutes. Her history homework takes her 25 minutes. She also has a special project due the next day. How much time does she have left to get that project done?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: She has 180 minutes to do work because 3 times 60 equals 180. She has already spent 150 minutes on homework because 45 plus 30 plus 50 plus 25 equals 150. She has 30 minutes to finish her project because 180 minus 150 equals 30.
So the answer is 30.

Question: John decides to get a new apartment with a roommate. His former rent was $2 per square foot for a 750 square foot apartment. His new apartment cost $2800 per month, which he splits evenly with the roommate. How much money does he save a year?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: His old apartment cost 750 * $2 = $1500 a month. His new apartment cost $2800 / 2 = $1400 a month. So he saves $1500 - $1400 = $100 a month. That means he saves $100 * 12 = $1200 a year.
So the answer is 1200.

Question: A rancher has 340 head of cattle. He was about to sell them all for $204,000 when 172 of them fell sick and died. Because of the sickness, his customers lost confidence in his cattle, forcing him to lower his price by $150 per head. How much money would the devastated farmer lose if he sold the remaining cattle at the lowered price compared to the amount he would have made by selling them at the original price?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: The rancher would have sold his cattle for $204,000 / 340 = $600 per head. He was left with a remainder of 340 - 172 = 168 head of cattle. The lowered price is $600 - $150 = $450 per head. He would make $450 x 168 = $75,600 at the lowered price. He could have made $600 x 168 = $100,800 at the original price. He would lose $100,800 - $75,600 = $25,200.
So the answer is 25200.

Question: Connie redeemed all her arcade tickets today. She spent half of them on a stuffed koala bear. She spent 10 tickets on a pair of earbuds. She spent another 15 tickets on glow bracelets. How many tickets did Connie redeem today?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: Connie spent 10 tickets on earbuds + 15 tickets on glow bracelets = 25 tickets. Since Connie spends half of her tickets on a stuffed koala bear, that means the 25 tickets she spent on earbuds and glow bracelets is the other half, so she spent 25 tickets on the stuffed koala bear. In all, Connie spent 25 tickets on earbuds and glow bracelets + 25 tickets on a stuffed koala bear = 50 tickets.
So the answer is 50.