Question: Martin spends 2 hours waiting in traffic, then four times that long trying to get off the freeway. How much time does he waste total?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the total amount of time he spends trying to get off the freeway: 2 hours * 4 = 8 hours. Then add the time he spends waiting in traffic to find the total time: 8 hours + 2 hours = 10 hours.
So the answer is 10.

Question: Sam shared a sum of money between his three cousins Sandra, Amy and Ruth in the ratio 2:1:3 respectively. If Amy got $50, how much did Sandra get?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Going by the ratio, for every 1 part that Amy gets, Sandra will get 2 parts. Since Amy got $50, Sandra will get 2 * $50 = $100.
So the answer is 100.

Question: Tom's fruit bowl contains 3 oranges and 6 lemons. After Tom eats 3 of the fruits, how many fruits remain in Tom's fruit bowl?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Tom’s fruit bowl contains 3 + 6 = 9 fruits. After Tom eats 3 fruits, 9 - 3 = 6 fruits remain in the bowl.
So the answer is 6.

Question: A salon has the same amount of customers every day. Each customer needs 1 can of hairspray during the styling and is also given 1 can of hairspray to take home. The salon also buys an extra 5 cans of hairspray each day to ensure there is never a shortage. If the salon buys 33 cans of hairspray every day, how many customers do they have each day?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: Removing the surplus hairspray shows the salon needs 33 total cans of hairspray – 5 surplus cans of hairspray = 28 cans of hairspray for each customer. Each customer needs 1 can of hairspray for styling + 1 can of hairspray to take home = 2 cans of hairspray. So the salon has a total of 28 cans of hairspray / 2 cans of hairspray per customer = 14 customers.
So the answer is 14.