Question: To celebrate a recent promotion, Arthur decided to treat himself to dinner at a nice restaurant. He ordered a nice appetizer for $8, a delicious ribeye steak for his entree at $20, had two glasses of nice red wine with dinner for $3 each, and a slice of caramel cheesecake for dessert for $6. He used a voucher for half off the price of his entree, but he very thoughtfully tipped his waitress a full 20% of what the full cost of his meal would have been without the discount. How much, including the tip, did Arthur spend on dinner?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The cost of his food, before the voucher, was $8 + $20 + $3 + $3 + $6 = $40. The tip was $40 * .20 = $8. The voucher saved him $20 / 2 = $10. So the full price of Arthur's meal, with tip, was $40 - $10 + 8 = $38.
So the answer is 38.

Question: John ends up serving on jury duty. Jury selection takes 2 days. The trial itself lasts 4 times as long as jury selection It is a complicated trial. The number of hours spent in jury deliberation was the equivalent of 6 full days. They spend 16 hours a day in deliberation. How many days does John spend on jury duty?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Deliberation ended up taking 6 * 24 = 144 hours. That means they spent 144 / 16 = 9 days in deliberation. The trial lasted 2 * 4 = 8 days. So he spent 2 + 8 + 9 = 19 days on jury duty.
So the answer is 19.

Question: Hayes does 3 loads of laundry a week using a detergent pod for each load. His detergent pods come 39 to a pack. How many packs of detergent pods will he need to do a full year of laundry?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
He uses 3 detergent pods a week and there are 52 weeks in a year, so he uses 3 * 52 = 156. His detergent has 39 pods per pack and he needs 156 pods, so he will need 156 / 39 = 4 packs of detergent pods.
So the answer is 4.