Question: A competition has racers competing on bicycles and tricycles to win a grand prize of $4000. If there are 40 people in the race, and 3/5 of them are riding on bicycles, how many wheels do the bicycles and tricycles in the race have combined?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: If 3 / 5 of the people in the race are riding bicycles, their number is 3 / 5 * 40 people = 24 people. Since a bicycle has 2 wheels, and 24 people were riding on a bicycle each, the total number of bicycle wheels in the race is 2 wheels / bike * 24 bikes = 48 wheels. The number of racers on tricycles is 40 people - 24 people = 16 people. Since a tricycle has 3 wheels, and 16 people were riding on a tricycle each, the total number of tricycle wheels in the race is 3 wheels / trike * 16 trikes = 48 wheels. The combined total for bicycle and tricycle wheels in the race is 48 wheels + 48 wheels = 96 wheels.
So the answer is 96.

Question: Peter needs to buy birdseed to last a week. He knows that each parakeet eats 2 grams a day. His parrots eat 14 grams a day. His finches eat half of what a parakeet eats. If he has 3 parakeets, 2 parrots and 4 finches, how many grams of birdseed does he need to buy?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: His parakeets eat 6 grams a day, because three parakeets times two grams each equals 6 grams. His parrots will eat 28 grams a day because two parrots times 14 grams equals 28 grams. Each finch will eat 1 gram a day, because they eat half of what a parakeet does and 1 / 2 of 2 equals one. His finches will eat 4 grams a day because four finches times 1 gram equals 4 grams. His birds eat 38 grams a day because 6 plus 28 plus 4 equals 38. Each week has 7 days. Therefore, in a week he will need 266 grams because 7 times 38 equals 266.
So the answer is 266.

Question: Marsha works as a delivery driver for Amazon. She has to drive 10 miles to deliver her first package, 28 miles to deliver her second package, and half that long to deliver her third package. If she gets paid $104 for the day, how many dollars does she get paid per mile?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: First find how far Marsha drives to deliver the third package: 28 miles / 2 = 14 miles. Then find how many miles she drives total by adding the miles for the three legs of her journey: 14 miles + 28 miles + 10 miles = 52 miles. Then divide her total pay by the number of miles she drives to find her pay per mile: $104 / 52 miles = $2 / mile.
So the answer is 2.

Question: Five less than three times the number of Doberman puppies plus the difference between the number of Doberman puppies and the number of Schnauzers is equal to 90. If the number of Doberman puppies is 20, how many Schnauzers are there?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: Three times the number of Doberman puppies is 3 * 20 = 60. Five less than three times the number of Doberman puppies is 60 - 5 = 55. Let's say the number of Schnauzers is s. The difference between the number of Doberman puppies and the number of Schnauzers is s - 20. Five less than three times the number of Doberman puppies plus the difference between the number of Doberman puppies and the number of Schnauzers is equal to 90, meaning 55 + s - 20 = 90. The number of Schnauzers which is s + 55 - 20 = 90. This evaluates to s + 35 = 90. There are s = 55 Schnauzers.
So the answer is 55.