Question: Lucille is wondering who has the tallest house between her and her neighbors. His family's house is 80 feet tall. One neighbor's house is 70 feet tall. Another neighbor's house is 99 feet tall. How much shorter is Lucille's house than the average height?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The houses are 249 feet in total because 70 + 80 + 99 = 249. The average height is 83 feet because 249 / 3 = 83. Her house is 3 feet shorter because 83 - 80 = 3.
So the answer is 3.


Question: Tricia ordered three dozen eggs. She will use 1/4 of them for making crepes, and 2/3 of the remaining for making cupcakes. How many eggs are left to make sunny-side-up eggs for breakfast?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Since a dozen is equal to 12, then 3 dozen eggs are equal to 12 x 3 = 36 eggs. Tricia will use 36 x 1 / 4 = 9 eggs for making crepes. So there are 36 - 9 = 27 eggs left. 27 x 2 / 3 = 18 eggs will be used for making cupcakes. Thus, there are only 27 - 18 = 9 eggs left to make sunny - side - up eggs for breakfast.
So the answer is 9.


Question: Randy has $200 in his piggy bank. He spends 2 dollars every time he goes to the store. He makes 4 trips to the store every month. How much money, in dollars, will be in his piggy bank after a year?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Randy spends 2 * 4 = 8 dollars every month. Randy spends 8 * 12 = 96 dollars in a year. Randy will have 200 - 96 = 104 dollars in his piggy bank after a year.
So the answer is 104.