Question: Janice has been working part-time at a convenience store 5 days a week. She can earn $30 per day and can earn $15 more when she works a 2 hour overtime shift. If she works three overtime shifts this week, how much will she earn this week?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Janice can earn $30 x 5 = $150 per week. She will earn $15 x 3 = $45 more if she works three overtime shifts. Therefore, Janice will earn $150 + $45 = $195 this week.
So the answer is 195.

Question: James started a food fight in his school's cafeteria, and the school administration is making him work off the cost of all the food he wasted at minimum wage ($8). James has to pay for 20 wasted pounds of meat at $5/pound, 15 wasted pounds of fruits and vegetables at $4/pound, 60 wasted pounds of bread products at $1.50/pound, and 10 hours of time-and-a-half pay for the janitorial staff, who normally make $10/hour. How many hours will James have to work to pay for everything?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the total cost of the wasted meat: $5 / pound * 20 pounds = $100. Then find the total cost of the wasted vegetables: $4 / pound * 15 pounds = $60. Then find the total cost of the wasted bread products: $1.50 / pound * 60 pounds = $90. Then find the time - and - a - half rate for the janitors: $10 / hour * 1.5 = $15 / hour. Then multiply that by the number of hours to find the total janitorial cost: $15 / hour * 10 hours = $150. Then add up all the costs to find the total cost of everything: $100 + $60 + $90 + $150 = $400. Then divide the total James owes by his hourly wage to find how many hours he needs to work: $400 / $8 / hour = 50 hours.
So the answer is 50.

Question: Carly recently graduated and is looking for work in a field she studied for. She sent 200 job applications to companies in her state, and twice that number to companies in other states. Calculate the total number of job applications she has sent so far.
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: If she sent 200 job applications to her state, she sent 200 * 2 = 400 job applications to other states. The total number of job applications she has sent is 400 + 200 = 600.
So the answer is 600.

Question: Robbie weighs 100 pounds. Patty was 4.5 times as heavy as Robbie, but she has since lost 235 pounds by working out. How many more pounds does Patty weigh than Robbie now?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: Patty used to weigh 100 * 4.5 = 450 pounds. Patty weighs 450 - 235 = 215 pounds after working out. Patty weighs 215 - 100 = 115 more pounds than Robbie.
So the answer is 115.