Question: Maurice had only been horseback riding a handful of times in his life. His best friend, Matt, goes horseback riding regularly. When Maurice went to visit Matt for two weeks, he rode another 8 times. Each time, Matt went with him. Meanwhile, besides the times that Matt accompanied Maurice, he rode an additional 16 times. If the total number of times Matt rode during that two weeks is three times the number of times Maurice had ridden before his visit, how many times had Maurice been horseback riding before visiting Matt?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: During the two weeks, Matt rode a total of 16 times + 8 times = 24 times. Before his visit, Maurice had ridden 24 times / 3 = 8 times.
So the answer is 8.

Question: There are two ponds side by side in a park. Pond A has twice as many frogs as Pond B. If there are 32 frogs in Pond A, how many frogs are there in both ponds combined?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Pond B has 32 / 2 frogs = 16 frogs. In total the ponds have 32 frogs + 16 frogs = 48 frogs.
So the answer is 48.

Question: Trent walked 4 blocks from his house to the bus stop. He rode the bus 7 blocks to the library. Later, he came home the same way. How many blocks did Trent travel in all?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: On the way to the library, Trent went 4 blocks + 7 blocks = 11 blocks. Trent came home the same way so he went 11 blocks + 11 blocks = 22 blocks.
So the answer is 22.

Question: Pam has 10 bags of apples. Each of her bags has as many apples as 3 of Gerald's bags. If Gerald's bags have 40 apples each, how many apples does Pam have?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: Each of Pam's bags contain 40 * 3 = 120 apples. Pam has 120 * 10 = 1200 apples.
So the answer is 1200.