Q: Twenty years ago, Shane was 2 times older than Garret is now. If Garret is currently 12, how old is Shane now?
A: Twenty years ago, Shane was 12 * 2 = 24 years old. Shane is currently 24 + 20 = 44 years old. The answer is 44.
Question: Three old cars displayed in an auction event have different manufacture dates. The first car, made in 1970, was made 10 years earlier than the second car. The third car was manufactured 20 years later after the second car was manufactured. Calculate the year that the third car was made.
Answer: If the first car was made 10 years earlier than the second car, then the manufacture date for the second car is 1970 + 10 = 1980. The third car was manufactured 20 years after the second car was made, which is 1980 + 20 = 2000. The answer is 2000.
[Question]Mildred and Candice went to the market. Mildred spent $25 while Candice spent $35. If their mom gave them $100 to spend, how much will be left with them after spending?
[Answer]Mildred and Candice spent $25 + $35 = $60 in total. Therefore, they were left with $100 - $60 = $40 after spending. The answer is 40.
Q: Caleb and Cynthia are filling up their inflatable pool with water using buckets. They fill their buckets at the spigot and carry them to the pool. Caleb can add 7 gallons from his bucket and Cynthia can add 8 gallons from her bucket each trip. It will take 105 gallons to fill the pool. How many trips will it take for Caleb and Cynthia to fill the pool with their buckets?
A: Each trip, they add Caleb's 7 gallons + Cynthia's 8 gallons = 15 gallons. Since they are adding 15 gallons every trip, to fill the 105 - gallon pool, it would take 105 / 15 = 7 trips. The answer is 7.
Question: Aria has twice as many high school credits as Emily, who has twice the number of high school credits as Spencer. If Emily has 20 credits, what's twice the total number of high school credits the three have?
Answer: If Emily has 20 credits, and Aria has 2 times as many, then Aria has 2 * 20 = 40 high school credits. Emily has twice the number of high school credits Spencer has, meaning Spencer has 20 / 2 = 10 high school credits. Altogether, the three have 40 + 20 + 10 = 70 high school credits. Twice the total number of high school credits the three have is 2 * 70 = 140. The answer is 140.
Q: Caleb is baking a birthday cake for his grandfather. His grandfather is turning 79 years old. Caleb puts three colors of candles on the cake. He puts one candle for each year for his grandfather. He puts 27 yellow candles, 14 red candles and the rest are blue candles. How many blue candles did he use?
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Caleb has put 27 + 14 = 41 yellow and red candles. So, he used 79 - 41 = 38 blue candles. The answer is 38.