Question: Jake is retrieving the notes on a communal board, putting all of the red notes in the complaints bin and all of the blue notes in the compliments bin. The red notes were in 5 rows with 6 notes in each row. There are 2 blue notes under each of the red notes, as well as another 10 blue notes scattered at the bottom of the board. How many notes in total are put into the complaints and compliments bins?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: There are a total of 5 rows of red notes * 6 notes per row = 30 red notes on the board. There are 2 blue notes per red notes * 30 red notes = 60 blue notes under the red notes. With the other blue notes at the bottom of the board, there are a total of 60 + 10 = 70 blue notes. So in total, there are 30 red notes + 70 blue notes = 100 notes in total.
So the answer is 100.

Question: During one hour, Tom can read 12 pages of a book. How many pages would he be able to read during 2 hours if he could increase his reading speed by a factor of 3?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: If Tom could triple his reading speed, he could read 12 * 3 = 36 pages of a book in one hour. Therefore, during two hours he could read 36 * 2 = 72 pages.
So the answer is 72.

Question: At the beginning of the day there were 74 apples in a basket. If Ricki removes 14 apples and Samson removes twice as many as Ricki. How many apples are left in the basket by the end of the day?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
There are 74 - 14 = 60 apples left after Ricki removes some. Samson removes 14 * 2 = 28 apples. There are 60 - 28 = 32 apples left after Samson removes some.
So the answer is 32.