Consider the Q and A. Q: Adam has just bought some new books so he has decided to clean up his bookcase. After he adds his new books to his bookshelf he realizes that he has bought enough books to finish completely filling his bookcase with 2 books left over. Before his shopping trip, Adam had 56 books in his bookcase. If his bookcase has 4 shelves and averages 20 books per shelf, how many books did Adam buy on his shopping trip?
A: 26
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Adam's bookshelf has 4 shelves that fit 20 books each, which is 4 * 20 = 80 books in total to fill the bookshelf. Adam ended the day with a full bookcase of 80 books in the bookcase and 2 books left over, 80 + 2 = 82 books total. If Adam started the day with 56 books and ended the day with 82 books then Adam bought 82 - 56 = 26 books bought on his shopping trip.

Consider the Q and A. Q: In the garden, the gecko eats 12 bugs. The lizard eats half as many bugs as the gecko. The frog eats 3 times as many bugs as the lizard. The toad eats 50% more bugs than the frog. How many bugs are eaten in total by all of them?
A: 63
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Lizard eats 12 / 2 = 6 bugs. Frog eats 6 x 3 = 18 bugs. Toad eats 18 x 1.50 = 27 bugs. The lizard, frog and toad eat 6 + 18 + 27 = 51 bugs. Adding what the gecko eats, a total of 12 + 51 = 63 bugs are eaten.

Consider the Q and A. Q: The region east of plain A is 50 square miles less than the region east of plain B. If plain B has 200 square miles, how many square miles do the plains have in total?
A: 350
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The region of plain A has a total of 200 - 50 = 150 square miles. The total number of square miles for both plains is 150 square miles for plain A + 200 square miles for plain B = 350 square miles.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Paityn has 20 red hats and 24 blue hats. Her friend Zola has 4/5 times as many red hats as she has and twice the number of blue hats. If they combine all the hats together and share them equally between themselves, calculate the number of hats each gets.
A: 54
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process:
Paityn has a total of 20 hats + 24 hats = 44 hats. The number of red hats that Zola has is 4 / 5 * 20 hats = 16 hats. Zola also has 2 * 24 hats = 48 blue hats. Zola has a total of 48 hats + 16 hats = 64 hats. When they combine their hats, they have 64 hats + 44 hats = 108 hats. If they share the hats equally, each get 108 hats / 2 people = 54 hats / person.