Question: Jason is making pasta. He fills the pot with 41 degree water. Each minute the temperature of the water increases by 3 degrees. Once the water reaches 212 degrees and is boiling, Jason needs to cook his pasta for 12 minutes. Then it will take him 1/3 that long to mix the pasta with the sauce and make a salad. How many minutes does it take Jason to cook dinner?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: First find how many degrees the temperature of the water needs to increase: 212 degrees - 41 degrees = 171 degrees. Then divide that amount by the number of degrees the water temperature increases each minute to find how long it takes the water to boil: 171 degrees / 3 degrees / minute = 57 minutes. Now figure out how long it takes to mix the pasta and make salad by dividing the pasta cook time by 3: 12 minutes / 3 = 4 minutes. Now add the boiling time, cook time, and mixing time to find the total time it takes to make dinner: 57 minutes + 4 minutes + 12 minutes = 73 minutes.
So the answer is 73.

Question: A case of water contains 24 bottles. A children's camp comprising of 4 groups purchased 13 cases for a 3-day camp. The first group has 14 children, the second group has 16 children, the third group has 12 children, and the fourth group has half of the number of the first three groups combined. If each child consumes 3 bottles a day, how many more bottles of water does the camp organizer still need to buy?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: The first three groups have a total of 14 + 16 + 12 = 42 children. The fourth group has 42 / 2 = 21 children. All together, the camp has 42 + 21 = 63 children. In one day, the children consume 3 x 63 = 189 bottles of water. In 3 days, the children will need 189 x 3 = 567 bottles of water. The camp organizer has already purchased 13 x 24 = 312 bottles of water. The camp organizer must buy another 567 - 312 = 255 bottles of water.
So the answer is 255.

Question: Greg and Sarah have 18 apples that they are going to split evenly. Susan has twice as many apples as Greg will end up with. Mark has 5 fewer apples than Susan. Their mom needs 40 apples to make an apple pie. How many will she have left over?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Greg and Sarah will split their apples, so 18 apples / 2 = 9 apples per child. Susan has 2 * 9 apples = 18 apples. Mark has 18 apples - 5 apples = 13 apples. Combined the children have 9 apples + 9 apples + 18 apples + 13 apples = 49 apples. Mom will have 49 apples - 40 apples = 9 apples left over.
So the answer is 9.

Question: Sabrina is collecting herbs to make a poultice for her grandmother. She needs twice as many basil leaves as sage leaves and 5 fewer sage leaves than verbena leaves. If she needs 12 basil leaves, how many leaves total does she need?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the number of sage leaves Sabrina needs: 12 basil / 2 basil / sage = 6 sage. Then add 5 to find the total number of verbena leaves she needs: 6 sage + 5 = 11 verbena. Finally, add up all the different leaves to find the total number: 6 sage + 11 verbena + 12 basil = 29 leaves.
So the answer is 29.