Question: Bill is hoarding toilet paper in fear of another pandemic. Bill goes to the bathroom three times a day and uses 5 squares of toilet paper each time. If Bill has 1000 rolls of toilet paper and each roll has 300 squares of toilet paper, how many days will his toilet paper supply last?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find the total number of squares Bill's hoard has: 1000 rolls * 300 squares / roll = 300000 squares. Then find the number of squares Bill uses each day: 5 squares / time * 3 times / day = 15 squares / day. Now divide the total number of squares by the number of squares Bill uses each day to find how many days his hoard will last: 300000 squares / 15 squares / day = 20000 days.
So the answer is 20000.


Question: Elisa and her two friends went out to dinner. Each of them ordered a meal worth $10. Afterwards, they each had a scoop of the same kind of ice cream. If the $45 Elisa had was enough to pay for everything, what was the cost of a scoop of ice cream?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The three friends had meals worth 10 * 3 = 30 dollars. If they paid for the meals only, they would have remained with 45 - 30 = 15 dollars. Dividing the remaining amount by the number of ice cream scoops gives 15 / 3 = 5 dollars. Each scoop of ice cream cost 5 dollars.
So the answer is 5.


Question: Harvey and his friend Sam decided to run a footrace in their school track field to see who was better at running. While at it, Harvey runs 8 miles more than his friend Sam, who runs a total of 12 miles. Calculate the total number of miles the two friends run together.
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
If Harvey ran 8 more miles, then he ran a total of 12 miles + 8 miles = 20 miles. The two friends ran a total of 20 miles + 12 miles = 32 miles.
So the answer is 32.