Question: Kaiden is collecting cans of soup for the local soup kitchen. He collects 158 cans during his first week and 259 during the second week. If his goal is to collect 500 cans how many more cans of soup does he need to collect?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Kaiden collects 158 cans his first week and 259 cans during the second week. 158 + 259 = 417 cans of soup. Kaiden wants to collect a total of 500 cans, so he still needs 500 - 417 = 83 cans of soup.
So the answer is 83.

Question: Gordon owns 3 restaurants, his first restaurant serves 20 meals, his second restaurant serves 40 meals, and his third restaurant serves 50 meals per day. How many meals do his 3 restaurants serve per week?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Gordon serves 20 x 7 = 140 meals in his first restaurant per week. He serves 40 x 7 = 280 meals in his second restaurant per week. At the third restaurant, he serves 50 x 7 = 350 meals per week. Therefore, he serves 140 + 280 + 350 = 770 meals in total per week.
So the answer is 770.

Question: Ten boys brought 15 popsicle sticks each. Twelve girls brought 12 popsicle sticks each. How many fewer popsicle sticks did the girls bring than the boys?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
The boys brought a total of 10 x 15 = 150 popsicle sticks. The girls brought a total of 12 x 12 = 144 popsicle sticks. Therefore, the girls brought 150 - 144 = 6 fewer popsicle sticks than the boys.
So the answer is 6.