Question: In a day, Sam hunts 6 animals. Rob hunts half as many animals as Sam. Mark hunts 1/3 of the total of what Rob and Sam hunt. If Peter hunts 3 times as many animals as Mark does, how many animals do they all hunt in a day?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Rob hunts 1 / 2 * 6 animals / day = 3 animals / day. Rob and Sam hunt 3 animals / day + 6 animals / day = 9 animals / day. Mark hunts 1 / 3 * 9 animals / day = 3 animals in a day. Peter hunts 3 * 3 animals / day = 9 animals in a day. The total they all hunt in a day is 6 animals / day + 3 animals / day + 3 animals / day + 9 animals / day = 21 animals.
So the answer is 21.

Question: The difference in ages between Richard and Hurley is 20. If Hurley is 14 years old, what are their combined ages 40 years from now?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: If Hurley is 14 years old, and the difference in ages between Richard and Hurley is 20, Richard is 20 + 14 = 34. Forty years from now, Hurley will be 14 + 40 = 54 years old. Richard will be 40 + 34 = 74 years forty years from now. Their combined ages forty years from now will be 74 + 54 = 128 years.
So the answer is 128.

Question: Paul went to the sporting goods store to buy a tennis racket. His favorite brand was having a sale that offered customers a deal to buy one racket at full price and get the second racket for half off the full price. If he purchased two rackets that were each originally marked at a full price of $60, how much did he spend on the two rackets, in dollars?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Half off the full price of $60 is $60 / 2 = $30 off. Thus, for the two rackets, Paul spends $60 + $60 - $30 = $90.
So the answer is 90.

Question: Mary's sheep can run 12 feet per second, and her sheepdog can run 20 feet per second. A sheep standing 160 feet away from the sheep dog bolts, and the dog runs after it. How many seconds does it take the dog to catch the sheep?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find how much faster the dog is than the sheep: 20 feet / second - 12 feet / second = 8 feet / second. Then divide the distance the dog needs to run by the speed difference: 160 feet / 8 feet / second = 20 seconds.
So the answer is 20.