Question: Michael has $42. His brother has $17. Michael gives away half the money to his brother. His brother then buys 3 dollars worth of candy. How much money, in dollars, did his brother have in the end?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Michael gives away 42 / 2 = 21 dollars. His brother then has 21 + 17 = 38 dollars. In the end, his brother has 38 - 3 = 35 dollars.
So the answer is 35.


Question: Harry is traveling home on the bus. He has already been sat on the bus for 15 minutes, and he knows the rest of the journey will take another 25 minutes. The walk from the bus stop to his house will take half the amount of time the bus journey took. In total, how many minutes will Harry have spent traveling?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The bus journey takes 15 + 25 = 40 minutes. The walk from the bus stop to his house will take Harry 40 / 2 = 20 minutes. So he will have been traveling for 40 + 20 = 60 minutes.
So the answer is 60.


Question: Amanda’s garden contains 20 flowers and Peter’s garden contains three times as many flowers as Amanda's. If Peter gave 15 flowers to his brother, how many flowers are left in his garden?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
The number of flowers in Peter’s garden is 20 * 3 = 60 flowers. The number of flowers left after he gave his brother 15 flowers is 60 – 15 = 45 flowers.
So the answer is 45.