Answer the following question.
Brendan has entered a kickboxing competition and wins matches against multiple contestants. He wins all of the matches in the first 2 rounds, each of which had 6 matches, then wins half of the 4 matches in the last round. How many matches did Brendan win throughout the competition?
Step-by-step reasoning process: In the first 2 rounds, Brendan wins a total of 2 rounds * 6 matches per round = 12 matches. In the last round, Brendan wins half of the matches which is 4 matches / 2 = 2 matches. Throughout the competition, Brendan has therefore won 12 + 2 = 14 matches.
The answer is 14.

Answer the following 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?
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.
The answer is 6.

Answer the following question.
Over the past five years, on July 4th, the high temperature for Washington, DC has been: 90 degrees in 2020, 90 degrees in 2019, 90 degrees in 2018, 79 degrees in 2017 and 71 degrees in 2016. What is the average temperature for July 4th in Washington, DC over the past 5 years?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Over the past five years, the sum of the temperatures was 90 + 90 + 90 + 79 + 71 = 420. To find the average temperature you divide the total temperature (420) by 5, so 420 / 5 = 84 degrees.
The answer is 84.

Answer the following question.
Abe finds 4 ants on the sidewalk. Beth sees 50% more ants than Abe. CeCe watches twice as many ants as Abe. Duke discovers half as many ants as Abe. How many ants do the four children find together?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Beth finds 4 + 2 = 6 ants. CeCe finds 4 x 2 = 8 ants. Duke finds 4 / 2 = 2 ants. The four children find 4 + 6 + 8 + 2 = 20 ants.
The answer is 20.