Question: Katie is making bread that needs 3 pounds of flour. Sheila is making another kind of bread that needs 2 more pounds of flour. How many pounds of flour do they need together?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Sheila needs 3 + 2 = 5 pounds of flour. Together, they need 3 + 5 = 8 pounds of flour.
So the answer is 8.

Question: John climbs 3 staircases. The first staircase has 20 steps. The next has twice as many steps as the first. The final staircase has 10 fewer steps than the second one. Each step is 0.5 feet. How many feet did he climb?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The second flight had 20 * 2 = 40 steps. The third had 40 - 10 = 30 steps. So in total, he climbed 20 + 40 + 30 = 90 steps. So he climbed 90 * .5 = 45 feet.
So the answer is 45.

Question: Bea and Dawn both have a lemonade stand. Bea sells her lemonade at 25 cents while Dawn sells hers at 28 cents. If Bea sold 10 glasses and Dawn sold 8 glasses, how much more money (in cents) did Bea earn than Dawn?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Bea's sales amount to $0.25 / glass x 10 glasses = 250 cents. Dawn's sales amount to $0.28 / glass x 8 glasses = 224 cents. So, Bea earned $2.50 - $2.24 = 26 cents more than Dawn.
So the answer is 26.