Q: The mayor commissioned two artists to paint 50 murals around the city. Once the work was completed, Celina was paid $1,000 more than 4 times the amount Diego got. If the mayor paid the two a total of $50,000, how much did Diego get?
A: 9800
Step-by-step reasoning process: Let d be Diego’s payment. Both artists were paid (1000 + 4 * d ) + d = 50000 dollars. This means that 5d = (50000 - 1000) dollars. Therefore Diego was paid d = 49000 / 5 = 9800 dollars.


Q: Jason has a moray eel that eats 20 guppies a day and 5 betta fish who each eat 7 guppies a day. How many guppies per day does she need to buy?
A: 55
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the total number of guppies the betta fish need: 5 fish * 7 guppies / fish = 35 guppies. Then add the number of guppies the eel needs to find the total number needed: 35 guppies + 20 guppies = 55 guppies.


Q: Haleigh needs to buy leggings for her pet animals. She has 4 dogs and 3 cats. How many pairs of leggings does she need?
A: 14
Step-by-step reasoning process: The dogs have 16 total legs because 4 times 4 equals 16. The cats have 12 total legs because 4 times 3 equals 12. There are 28 total legs because 16 plus 12 equals 28. She needs to buy 14 pairs because 28 divided by two equals 14.


Q: Pauline will make tacos for dinner. She bought a box of taco shells that cost $5, 4 bell peppers that cost $1.5 each, and 2 pounds of meat that cost $3 per pound. How much did she spend in all?
A: 17
Step-by-step reasoning process: She spent 4 x $1.5 = $6 for the four bell peppers. She spent 2 x $3 = $6 for the 2 pounds of meat. So, Pauline spent $5 + $6 + $6 = $17 in all.