Question: At the family reunion, everyone ate too much food and gained weight. Orlando gained 5 pounds. Jose gained two pounds more than twice what Orlando gained. Fernando gained 3 pounds less than half of what Jose gained. How much weight, in pounds, did the three family members gain at their reunion?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Twice what Orlando gained is 2 * 5 = 10 pounds. Jose gained two pounds more than twice what Orlando gained for a total of 2 + 10 = 12 pounds.. Half of what Jose gained is 12 / 2 = 6 pounds. Fernando gained 3 pounds less than half of what Jose gained, for a total of 6 - 3 = 3 pounds. In total, the three family members gained 5 + 12 + 3 = 20 pounds at the reunion.
So the answer is 20.


Question: Three years ago, Bethany was twice the age of her younger sister. In 5 years, her younger sister will be 16. How old is Bethany now?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find how old Bethany's sister currently is: 16 years - 5 years = 11 years. Then find how old her sister was 3 years ago: 11 years - 3 years = 8 years. Then double that age to find how old Bethany was three years ago: 8 years * 2 = 16 years. Then add 3 years to that number to find how old Bethany is now: 16 years + 3 years = 19 years.
So the answer is 19.


Question: A farmer planted 30 rows of tomatoes with 10 plants in each row. Each tomato plant yields 20 pieces of tomatoes. How many pieces of tomatoes can the farmer get from all his planted tomatoes?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
The farmer planted a total of 30 x 10 = 300 tomato plants. Thus, the farmer can get 300 x 20 = 6000 pieces of tomatoes.
So the answer is 6000.