Answer the following question.
Kimberly loves gumballs and will trade almost anything she owns for them. A friend knows that Kim has a bunch of shiny new earrings that she loves. She agrees to give Kim 9 gumballs for each pair of earrings. On the first day, Kim brings her 3 pairs of earrings. On the second she brings her twice as many. On the third day, she brings 1 less than she brought on the second day. If Kim eats 3 gumballs a day, how many days will the gumballs last?
Step-by-step reasoning process: On day 2 Kim trades 6 earrings because 3 x 2 = 6. On day 3 Kim trades 5 earrings because 6 - 1 = 5. In total she trades 14 pairs of earrings because 3 + 6 + 5 = 14. She trades these for 126 gum - balls because 14 x 9 = 126. These last her 42 days because 126 / 3 = 42.
The answer is 42.

Answer the following question.
A rope has a length of 200 meters. Stefan cuts the rope into four equal parts, gives his mother half of the cut pieces, and subdivides the remaining pieces into two more equal parts. What's the length of each piece?
Step-by-step reasoning process: When Stefan cuts the rope into four equal parts, he gets 200 / 4 = 50 meters of each piece. If he decides to subdivide each piece, he and up with 50 / 2 = 25 meters.
The answer is 25.

Answer the following question.
Liz roasts 2 16 pounds turkeys every Thanksgiving. She can only roast them 1 at a time because she has a small oven. She roasts each turkey for 15 minutes per pound. If dinner is served at 6:00 pm what is the latest time she can start roasting the turkeys?
Step-by-step reasoning process: She bakes a turkey for 15 minutes a pound and the turkey is 16 pounds so it takes 15 * 16 = 240 minutes. She has 2 turkeys to roast and one turkey takes 240 minutes to cook so 2 turkeys will take 2 * 240 = 480 minutes. There are 60 minutes in an hour and these turkeys will take 480 minutes to cook so that's 480 / 60 = 8 hours. In military time, 6:00 pm is 18:00 hours (12 hours + 6 hours) and it takes 8 hours to cook the turkeys so the latest she can start is 18 - 8 = 10:00 am.
The answer is 10.

Answer the following question.
Alberto spent $2457 on a new engine for his car. Samara spent $25 on oil, $467 on tires and $79 on detailing for her car. How many more dollars did Alberto spend on his car?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Samara = 25 + 467 + 79 = $571. 2457 - 571 = $1886. Alberto spent $1886 more on his car.
The answer is 1886.