Question: Mary bought 14 apples, 9 oranges, and 6 blueberries. Mary ate 1 of each. How many fruits in total does she have left?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Mary has 14 - 1 = 13 apples left. Mary has 9 - 1 = 8 oranges left. Mary has 6 - 1 = 5 blueberries left. Mary has 13 + 8 + 5 = 26 fruits left in total.
So the answer is 26.

Question: There are 28 garden gnomes in a yard. Three-fourths of them have red hats, and the rest have blue hats. Half the garden gnomes have big noses instead of small noses. If six gnomes with blue hats have big noses, how many gnomes with red hats have small noses?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Half the gnomes have big noses, so 28 / 2 = 14 have big noses. Three - quarters of the gnomes have red hats, so 28 * 3 / 4 = 21 gnomes have red hats. There are 6 gnomes with blue hats and big noses, so there are 14 - 6 = 8 with red hats and big noses. Thus, there are 21 - 8 = 13 gnomes with red hats that have small noses.
So the answer is 13.

Question: Timothy and Theresa go to the movies very often. Timothy went to the movies 7 more times in 2010 that he did in 2009. In 2009, Timothy went to the movies 24 times. In 2010 Theresa went to see twice as many movies as Timothy did, but in 2009, she only saw half as many as he did. How many movies did Timothy and Theresa go on in both 2009 and 2010?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: In 2010 Timothy watched 24 + 7 = 31 movies. In 2010 Theresa watched 31 * 2 = 62 movies. In 2009 Theresa watched 24 / 2 = 12 movies. In both 2009 and 2010 Timothy and Theresa watched 24 + 31 + 62 + 12 = 129 movies.
So the answer is 129.

Question: When the machine is cold, as it is in the first hour of production, it takes 6 minutes to produce each molded flower pot. Thereafter, once it is warm, it takes only 5 minutes to produce each pot. How many additional pots are produced in the last hour of the day, compared to the first?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: In the first hour, it produces 60 / 6 = 10 pots. In the last hour, it produces 60 / 5 = 12 pots. 12 - 10 = 2 more pots are produced in the last hour.
So the answer is 2.