Q: A charity is delivering chicken and rice dinners to a shelter for the hungry. They have a hundred plates to deliver. The rice cost ten cents a plate and the chicken cost forty cents a plate. How many dollars did the charity spend on the food for the dinners?
A: 50
Step-by-step reasoning process: Each chicken and rice plate cost 10 + 40 = 50 cents. The charity spent 50 * 100 = 5000 cents for the dinners. There are 100 cents in a dollar, so the charity spent 5000 / 100 = $50 for the dinners.

Q: James buys 2 notebooks with 50 pages each. He pays $5. How many cents did each page cost?
A: 5
Step-by-step reasoning process: He bought 2 * 50 = 100 pages. It cost 5 * 100 = 500 cents. So he spent 500 / 100 = 5 cents per page.

Q: Austin receives $5 for every hour he helps his father build a deck in their backyard. He works for 2 hours on Mondays, an hour on Wednesdays, and 3 hours on Fridays. If Austin wants to buy a bicycle that costs $180, how many weeks does he have to work?
A: 6
Step-by-step reasoning process: Austin works a total of 2 + 1 + 3 = 6 hours a week. Since he is paid $5 per hour of work, he'll earn $5 * 6 = 30 in a week. To make $180, he'll have to work for $180 / $30 = 6 weeks.

Q: Eric has a chicken farm with 4 chickens. His chickens lay 3 eggs each day. If Eric collects all the eggs after 3 days, then how many eggs will Eric have collected?
A: 36
Step-by-step reasoning process: Each chicken lays 3 eggs per day and there are 4 chickens 3 * 4 = 12. He will collect all the eggs after 3 days 12 * 3 = 36.