Q: John buys 20 bars of soap each weighing 1.5 pounds for $.5 per pound. How much money did he spend on soap?
A: 15
Step-by-step reasoning process: He bought 20 * 1.5 = 30 pounds of soap. That cost 30 * .5 = $15.

Q: Scott, Mary, and Ken committed to raising $4,000 for their local children's cancer hospital. Right now, Mary's collection is five times what Ken has, but three times Scott's funds. If Ken has $600, by how much have the three exceeded their goal?
A: 600
Step-by-step reasoning process: Mary has collected 5 * $600 = $3000. Scott therefore has $3000 / 3 = $1000. All together, they have raised $3000 + $1000 + $600 = $4600. They have therefore exceeded their goal by $4600 - $4000 = $600.

Q: Two friends, Hubert and Ian, are planning to have a pizza party. One box of pizza is worth $14, and a can of soda is worth $1.80. Hubert orders eight boxes of pizza and ten cans of soda. Ian buys ten boxes of pizza and fifteen cans of soda. How much do they spend in all?
A: 297
Step-by-step reasoning process: The number of boxes of pizza is 8 + 10 = 18 boxes. The number of cans of soda is 10 + 15 = 25 cans. The eighteen boxes of pizza cost 18 x $14 = $252. The cost of 25 cans of soda is 25 x $1.80 = $45. Therefore, the total amount they spend is $252 + $45 = $297.

Q: The Chrysler Building has 11 more floors than the Leeward Center. Together they have a total of 35 floors. How many floors does the Chrysler Building have?
A: 23
Step-by-step reasoning process: Let L = Leeward Center. Chrysler = L + 11. L + L + 11 = 35. 2L + 11 = 35. 2L = 24. Leeward = 12 floors. Chrysler = 12 + 11 = 23 floors. The Chrysler Building has 23 floors.