Los Angeles has 6 million people living in it. If half the population is women and 1/3 of the women work in retail, how many women work in retail in Los Angeles? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. There are 3 million women in Los Angeles because 6,000,000 / 2 = 3,000,000. 1,000,000 women work in retail because 3,000,000 x (1 / 3) = 1,000,000.. The answer is: 1000000.

Jennifer will be 30 years old in ten years. At that time, her sister Jordana will be three times as old Jennifer. How old is Jennifer's sister now? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. When Jennifer is 30 years old in ten years, her sister Jordana will be 3 * 30 = 90 years old. She's currently 10 years younger, so she's 90 - 10 = 80 years old.. The answer is: 80.

Adam owns a wood carving shop, if a block of basswood can create 3 figurines and a block of butternut wood can create 4 figurines, and a block of Aspen wood can make twice the amount of figurines compared to basswood, how many figurines can he make if he owns 15 blocks of basswood, 20 blocks of butternut wood, and 20 blocks of Aspen wood? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Adam can make 15 x 3 = 45 figurines out of the blocks of basswood. He can also make 3 x 2 = 6 figurines out of a block of Aspen wood. So, he can make 20 x 6 = 120 figurines out of all the blocks of Aspen wood. He can also make 20 x 4 = 80 figurines out of all the blocks of butternut wood. Therefore, Adam can make a total of 120 + 80 + 45 = 245 figurines using all the blocks of wood.. The answer is: 245.