Consider the Q and A. Q: Larry and Barry want to pick apples out of the tree, but neither is tall enough to reach the apples. Barry can reach apples that are 5 feet high. Larry is 5 feet tall, but his shoulder height is 20% less than his full height. If Barry stands on Larry's shoulders, how high can they reach?
A: 9
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Larry's shoulder height is 20% less than 5 feet, or 0.2 * 5 = 1 foot less than 5 feet. One foot less than 5 feet is 5 - 1 = 4 feet. If Barry stands on Larry's shoulders, they can reach 4 + 5 = 9 feet.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Stan weighs 5 more pounds than Steve. Steve is eight pounds lighter than Jim. If Jim weighs 110 pounds and the three of them crowd onto a scale at the same time, what is their total weight?
A: 319
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Steve weighs 110 - 8 = 102 pounds. Stan weighs 102 + 5 = 107 pounds. Their total weight is 102 + 107 + 110 = 319 pounds.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Julie is reading a 120-page book. Yesterday, she was able to read 12 pages and today, she read twice as many pages as yesterday. If she wants to read half of the remaining pages tomorrow, how many pages should she read?
A: 42
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Maila read 12 x 2 = 24 pages today. So she was able to read a total of 12 + 24 = 36 pages since yesterday. There are 120 - 36 = 84 pages left to be read. Since she wants to read half of the remaining pages tomorrow, then she should read 84 / 2 = 42 pages.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Jillian, Savannah, and Clayton were collecting shells on the beach. Jillian collected 29, Savannah collected 17, and Clayton collected 8. They decided that they wanted to give the shells to two of their friends who had just arrived. They put their shells together and distributed them evenly to each friend. How many shells did each friend get?
A: 27
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process:
The kids collected 29 + 17 + 8 = 54 shells. If they distribute the shells evenly between 2 friends, 54 / 2 = 27 shells for each friend.