Q: James is trying to create a new breed of kittens with extra-long tails. Each generation of kittens he breeds has a tail 25% longer than the last generation. If the first generation has tails 16 cm long, how long are the third generation's tails?
A: First find how much longer the second generation's tails are: 25% * 16 cm = 4 cm. Then add that length to the first generation's tail length to find the second generation's tail length: 4 cm + 16 cm = 20 cm. Then find how much longer the third generation's tails are: 25% * 20 cm = 5 cm. Then add that length to the second generation's tail length to find the third generation's tail length: 5 cm + 20 cm = 25 cm. The answer is 25.

Q: Rich is reading a 372-page book. He has already read 125 pages of the book. If he skipped the 16 pages of maps, how many more pages does he have left to read to finish the book?
A: He has completed 125 pages + 16 pages = 141 pages of the book. Rich has 372 pages - 141 pages = 231 pages left. The answer is 231.

Q: A singer is planning on releasing 3 songs in a month. If he worked on one song for 10 hours a day, and each song took 10 days to be completed, calculate the total number of hours he took to complete the 3 songs.
A:
If he worked on a song for 10 hours a day, the total number of hours he takes to complete one song is 10 * 10 = 100 hours. If one song took 100 hours to complete, the total number of hours the three songs took to be completed is 3 * 100 = 300 hours. The answer is 300.