Q: Elijah is painting his living room and decides to buy masking tape to make his painting neater. 2 of his walls are 4 meters wide and the other 2 walls are 6 meters wide. Elijah needs enough masking tape to cover the entire width of each wall and can order the exact amount of masking tape he needs. How many meters of masking tape does Elijah need to order?
A: 20
Step-by-step reasoning process: For 2 of the walls, Elijah will need 2 walls * 6 meters each = 12 meters of masking tape. For the other 2 walls, he will need 2 walls * 4 meters each = 8 meters of masking tape. He will therefore need a total of 12 + 8 = 20 meters of masking tape.


Q: Adam has 50 balls. 20 balls are red, 10 are blue, and the rest are either pink or orange. If there are 3 times as many pink as orange balls, how many orange balls are there?
A: 5
Step-by-step reasoning process: Adam has a total of 50 balls - 20 red - 10 blue = 20 pink and orange balls combined. If we let x be the total number of orange balls, we know that 3x is the number of pink balls. Therefore, 20 balls = x + 3x = 4x. The number of orange balls, x, is 20 balls / 4 = 5 balls.


Q: Sophie buys five cupcakes at $2 each, six doughnuts at $1 each, four slices of apple pie at $2 per slice, and fifteen cookies at $0.60 each. How much does she spend in all?
A: 33
Step-by-step reasoning process: Five cupcakes cost 5 x $2 = $10. Six doughnuts cost 6 x $1 = $6. Four slices of apple pie cost 4 x $2 = $8. And, fifteen cookies cost 15 x $0.60 = $9. Therefore, Sophie spends $10 + $6 + $8 + $ 9 = $33.


Q: James is a first-year student at a University in Chicago. He has a budget of $1000 per semester. He spends 30% of his money on food, 15% on accommodation, 25% on entertainment, and the rest on coursework materials. How much money does he spend on coursework materials?
A: 300
Step-by-step reasoning process: Accommodation is 15% * $1000 = $150. Food is     30% * $1000 = $300. Entertainment is  25% * $1000 = $250. Coursework materials are thus $1000 - ($150 + $300 + $250) = $300.