TASK DEFINITION: Given a passage and a question, find the answer to the question based on the passage. The answer should consist of only one word that lies in the span of only one of the sentences in the passage.
PROBLEM: Paragraph: Virginia City sprang up as a boomtown with the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode , the first major silver deposit discovery in the United States , with numerous mines opening . At the city 's peak of population in the mid-1870s , it had an estimated 25,000 residents . The mines ' output declined after 1878 , and the city itself declined as a result . As of the 2010 Census the population of Virginia City was about 855 , and that of Storey County 4,000 .
Question: what's the population of virginia city nevada


SOLUTION: 855

PROBLEM: Paragraph: Co-Founders `` Beaver '' Aplin and Don Wasek opened the first store , which is still open as of 2017 , in Lake Jackson , Texas in 1982 . Aplin formed the name Buc - ee 's by combining his childhood nickname and the name of his Labrador Retriever , Buck .
Question: when did the first buc ee's open


SOLUTION: 1982

PROBLEM: Paragraph: Elections to the United States Senate will be held November 6 , 2018 , with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections . The winners will serve six - year terms from January 3 , 2019 , to January 3 , 2025 . Currently , Democrats have 23 seats up for election along with 2 independents who caucus with them . Republicans have 8 seats up for election . Two of the Republican seats are open as a result of Tennessee Senator Bob Corker 's and Arizona Senator Jeff Flake 's pending retirements . The seats up for election in 2018 were last up for election in 2012 , although some seats may have special elections if incumbents die or resign , as has already happened in Alabama and Minnesota . After the 2016 elections , some state election officials are trying to upgrade voting systems in time for this election .
Question: how many senate seats are up for election in 2018


SOLUTION:
33