Q: Mitchell is trying to chew as many pieces of gum at once as he can. He has 8 packets of gum, There are 7 pieces in each. If he chews all the gum except for 2 pieces, how many pieces does he chew at once?
A: 54
Step-by-step reasoning process: The packets have 56 pieces in total because 8 x 7 = 56. He chews 54 pieces because 56 - 2 = 54.


Q: Anna spent 1/4 of her money, and now she has $24 left. How much did she have originally?
A: 32
Step-by-step reasoning process: Let X be the amount Anna had originally. She spent X * 1 / 4 and has X - X * 1 / 4 = $24 left. Combining like terms, we get X * 3 / 4 = $24. Dividing both sides by 3 / 4, we get X = $32.


Q: John cuts his grass to 2 inches. It grows .5 inches per month. When it gets to 4 inches he cuts it back down to 2 inches. It cost $100 to get his grass cut. How much does he pay per year?
A: 300
Step-by-step reasoning process: He cuts his grass 4 - 2 = 2 inches. So he gets it cut every 2 / .5 = 4 months. That means he gets it cut 12 / 4 = 3 times a year. So he pays 100 * 3 = $300 per year.


Q: Seth and his brother want to see their favorite band in concert. The tickets are $50.00 each. There is a 15% processing fee for the tickets. They are also charged $10.00 for parking and an additional $5.00 per person entrance fee. How much will it cost to go to the concert?
A: 135
Step-by-step reasoning process: The tickets are $50.00 each and they need 2 tickets so that's 50 * 2 = $100.00. There is a 15% processing fee for the tickets so that's 100 * .15 = $15.00. The tickets are $100.00 and the processing fee is $15.00 for a total of 100 + 15 = $115.00. There is a $5.00 per person entrance fee and there are 2 people so that's 5 * 2 = $10.00. The tickets are $115.00, parking is $10.00 and the entrance fee is $10.0 for a total of 115 + 10 + 10 = $135.00.