Question: Sabrina is collecting herbs to make a poultice for her grandmother. She needs twice as many basil leaves as sage leaves and 5 fewer sage leaves than verbena leaves. If she needs 12 basil leaves, how many leaves total does she need?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find the number of sage leaves Sabrina needs: 12 basil / 2 basil / sage = 6 sage. Then add 5 to find the total number of verbena leaves she needs: 6 sage + 5 = 11 verbena. Finally, add up all the different leaves to find the total number: 6 sage + 11 verbena + 12 basil = 29 leaves.
So the answer is 29.


Question: A crate can hold 20 kilograms of tomatoes. Tommy has 3 crates which he bought for $330. He wants to sell the tomatoes for $6 per 1 kilogram but 3 kilograms of tomatoes were rotten. How much will be Tommy's profit from selling those tomatoes?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Tommy has a total of 20 x 3 = 60 kilograms of tomatoes. Only 60 - 3 = 57 kilograms can be sold. His earnings for the tomatoes will be $342. Thus, his profit will be $342 - $330 = $12.
So the answer is 12.


Question: Ludwig works 7 days a week and he usually works half of the day during Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. If his daily salary is $10, how much does he earn every week?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Ludwig earns a total of $10 x 4 = $40 from Monday to Thursday. He earns $10 / 2 = $5 per day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. So, his total salary for Friday, Saturday, Sunday is $5 x 3 = $15. Therefore, his total weekly salary is $40 + $15 = $55.
So the answer is 55.