Question: Jenny is trying to convince her cat to walk on a leash. The cat spends twenty minutes resisting. Then Jenny coaxes the cat to walk 64 feet at a rate of 8 feet/minute. How many minutes does this whole process take?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find how many minutes the cat spends walking: 64 feet / 8 feet / minute = 8 minutes. Then add this to the time the cat spent resisting to find the total amount of time: 8 minutes + 20 minutes = 28 minutes.
So the answer is 28.

Question: Alfred likes to save $1,000.00 over 12 months for his Christmas shopping. He has $100.00 left over from last year's holiday to put towards this year's goal. How much money does Alfred now need to save each month in order to reach his goal in 12 months?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: He wants to save $1,000.00 and he has $100.00 left over so he still needs to save 1000 - 100 = $900.00. He wants to save $900.00 over 12 months so that means he needs to save 900 / 12 = $75.00 per month.
So the answer is 75.

Question: There are 290 liters of oil in 24 cans. If 10 of the cans are holding 8 liters each, how much oil is each of the remaining cans holding?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
10 cans are holding 8 liters each for a total of 10 * 8 = 80 liters. There are 290 - 80 = 210 litres left. There are 24 - 10 = 14 cans left. Each of the remaining cans is holding 210 / 14 = 15 liters each.
So the answer is 15.