Reasoning & answer: CoT: Kwame = 2.5 hours * 60 minutes = 150 minutes. Connor = 1.5 hours * 60 minutes = 90 minutes. Kwame + Connor = 150 + 90 = 240 minutes. 240 - 97 = 143 minutes. Kwame and Conner studied 143 minutes more than Lexia.
The answer: 143
Question: Kwame studied for the history test for 2.5 hours. Connor studied for 1.5 hours and Lexia studied for 97 minutes. How many minutes more did Kwame and Connor study than Lexia?

Reasoning & answer: CoT: No pass thrown:80(.30) = 24. Sacked:24 / 2 = 12.
The answer: 12
Question: A quarterback steps back to throw 80 times in a game. 30 percent of the time he does not get a pass thrown. Half of the times that he does not throw the ball he is sacked for a loss. How many times is the quarterback sacked for a loss in the game?

Reasoning & answer: CoT: First find the length of Carmen's brush in inches: 150% * 12 inches = 18 inches. Then convert the length from inches to centimeters: 18 inches * 2.5 centimeters / inch = 45 centimeters.
The answer: 45
Question: Carla's brush is 12 inches long. If Carmen's brush is 50% longer than Carla's brush, how long is Carmen's brush in centimeters? (There are 2.5 centimeters per inch.)

Reasoning & answer: CoT: He ate 2 * 1 = 2 bags after dinner. So he ate 2 + 1 = 3 bags of chips.
The answer: 3
Question:
John eats a bag of chips for dinner and then eats twice as many after dinner. How many bags of chips did he eat?