Question: Connie redeemed all her arcade tickets today. She spent half of them on a stuffed koala bear. She spent 10 tickets on a pair of earbuds. She spent another 15 tickets on glow bracelets. How many tickets did Connie redeem today?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Connie spent 10 tickets on earbuds + 15 tickets on glow bracelets = 25 tickets. Since Connie spends half of her tickets on a stuffed koala bear, that means the 25 tickets she spent on earbuds and glow bracelets is the other half, so she spent 25 tickets on the stuffed koala bear. In all, Connie spent 25 tickets on earbuds and glow bracelets + 25 tickets on a stuffed koala bear = 50 tickets.
So the answer is 50.

Question: Mike wants to buy a new car. He has chosen a red car for $35000. To be able to pay this price, he needs to loan part of the money from the bank, at a rate of 15%. How much money in total will Mike need to pay for the car, if he has to take $20000 from the bank?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: The rate of the loan is 15%, which means Mike needs to give the bank an additional 20000 * 15 / 100 = $3000. So the car will cost him 35000 + 3000 = $38000.
So the answer is 38000.

Question: Niko has bought 9 pairs of socks that cost $2 each and plans to resell them. He wants to gain 25% profit from four of the pairs of socks and $0.2 profit each for the other 5 pairs of socks. How much will his total profit be?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Niko will earn $2 x 25 / 100 = $0.5 profit for each of the first four pairs of socks. So, his total profit for the four pairs of socks will be $0.5 x 4 = $2. His total earnings for the 5 pairs of socks is $0.2 x 5 = $1. Therefore, his total profit will be $2 + $1 = $3.
So the answer is 3.

Question: Annie brought 20 brownies to school. She gave half of them to the school administrator to put in the faculty lounge. Of the remaining brownies, she gave half to her best friend, Carl, and another two to her friend, Simon. How many brownies did she have left?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: She first gave away half of her 20 brownies, or 20 / 2 = 10 brownies, to the faculty. The remaining brownies number 20 - 10 = 10 brownies. She gave half of these remaining brownies, or 10 / 2 = 5 brownies, to Carl. This reduced her number from 10 down to 10 - 5 = 5 brownies. Finally, she gave away another 2, leaving her with 5 - 2 = 3 brownies.
So the answer is 3.