Answer the following question.
James has a rainwater collection barrel. For each inch of rain he collects 15 gallons. On Monday it rained 4 inches and on Tuesday it rained 3 inches. He can sell water for $1.2 per gallon. How much money did he make from selling all the water?
Step-by-step reasoning process: It rained 3 + 4 = 7 inches. So he collected 7 * 15 = 105 gallons. So he makes 105 * 1.2 = $126 from selling the water.
The answer is 126.

Answer the following question.
After working out for 3 hours, three friends go out for lunch. Adam spends two-thirds as much money on lunch as Rick. Rick and Jose eat lunch of the same price. If Jose ate lunch worth $45, what is the cost of lunch for all three?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Since Rick and Jose's lunch cost was the same, Adam spent 2 / 3 * 45 = $30 on his lunch. The three friends ate food worth 30 + 45 + 45 = $120.
The answer is 120.

Answer the following question.
Max works for a delivery company as a courier. During one working day, he can deliver a maximum of 35 packages. One week, Max delivered the maximum number of packages, only twice. On two other days, Max unloaded a total of 50 packages, and on one day he unloaded only one-seventh of the maximum possible daily performance. On the last two days, the sum of the packages transported was only fourth-fifth of the maximum daily performance. How many more packages could Max deliver during that week, if he would work at maximum performance?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Max can deliver a maximum of 35 * 7 = 245 packages in one week. For two days Max has carried the maximum number of packages, which in total means 2 * 35 = 70 packages. One day Max has carried only 1 / 7 of the maximum capacity, that is 1 / 7 * 35 = 5 packages. On two other days, Max delivered only 4 / 5 * 35 = 28 packages. That means, Max could deliver 245 - 28 - 5 - 70 - 50 = 92 more packages.
The answer is 92.

Answer the following question.
Tom needs to lower a rope down 6 stories.  One story is 10 feet. The only rope being sold is 20 feet long but you lose 25% when lashing them together. How many pieces of rope will he need to buy?
Step-by-step reasoning process: He needs 10 * 6 = 60 feet. He loses 20 * .25 = 5 feet each time. So he gets 20 - 5 = 15 feet from each piece. That means he needs 60 / 15 = 4 pieces of rope.
The answer is 4.