Q: Cynthia wants floor-to-ceiling curtains made with an additional 5" of material so it will pool at the bottom. If her room is 8 feet tall, how long will the curtains need to be?
A: There are 12 inches in 1 foot and her room height is 8 feet so that's 12 * 8 = 96 inches tall. She wants an additional 5 inches of material added so the 96 inch long curtains will pool so she needs 5 + 96 = 101 inch long curtains. The answer is 101.

Q: A snake's head is one-tenth its length. If a snake is 10 feet long, calculate the length of the rest of its body minus the head.
A: A snake's head is one - tenth its length, which is 1 / 10 * 10 = 1 foot. Since the snake's head is 1 foot, the rest of its body is 10 - 1 = 9 feet long. The answer is 9.

Q: Tony decided he wanted to be an astronaut. He went to college for 4 years to get a degree in science. He then went on to get 2 more degrees in other fields for the same period of time. He also got a graduate degree in physics, which took another 2 years. How many years in total did Tony go to school to be an astronaut?
A:
Tony got 3 degrees which each took 4 years, for 3 * 4 = 12 years spent. He then got his graduate degree, which was another 2 years added to the previous total, for 12 + 2 = 14 years in total. The answer is 14.