Answer the following question.
Central Park had 8 more than half of the number of trash cans as in Veteran's Park. Then one night, someone took half of the trash cans from Central Park and put them in Veteran's Park. If originally there were 24 trash cans in Veteran's Park, how many trash cans are now in Veteran's Park?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Half the original number of trash cans in Veteran's Park is 24 / 2 = 12 trash cans. Thus Central Park originally had 8 more than half the number of trash cans as what was originally in Veteran's Park, or 12 + 8 = 20 trash cans. Half of the trash cans from Central Park is 20 / 2 = 10 trash cans. After the addition of the 10 new cans, there are now 24 + 10 = 34 trash cans in Veteran's Park.
The answer is 34.

Answer the following question.
Hot dog buns come in packages of 8. For the school picnic, Mr. Gates bought 30 packages of hot dog buns. He has four classes with 30 students in each class. How many hot dog buns can each of Mr. Gates' students get?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Mr. Gates bought 30 x 8 = 240 hot dog buns. In his four classes, he has a total of 4 x 30 = 120 students. Therefore, each of his students can get 240 / 120 = 2 hot dog buns.
The answer is 2.

Answer the following question.
The number of students in Kylie's class is 50. In a particular test, ten students scored 90 marks, 15 scored ten marks fewer than the first ten students, and the rest scored 60 marks each. What are the average marks for the whole class?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The total marks for the first ten students are 90 * 10 = 900 marks. The 15 students who scored ten marks fewer than the first ten had 90 - 10 = 80 marks each. The total marks for the following 15 students are 15 * 80 = 1200 marks. The total number of students who scored above sixty is 10 + 15 = 25. If 50 students were present in the class, those who scored sixty are 50 - 25 = 25. If 25 students scored 60, then their total marks are 60 * 25 = 1500 marks. The whole class scored a total of 1500 + 1200 + 900 = 3600 marks. The average for the class is 3600 / 50 = 72 marks.
The answer is 72.

Answer the following question.
Mark plants some strawberries in his backyard. Every month, the number of strawberry plants doubles. After 3 months, Mark digs up 4 strawberry plants and gives them to his friend. If he still has 20 strawberry plants, how many did he initially plant?
Step-by-step reasoning process: First, add the 4 plants Mark gave away to the 20 he has left: 4 + 20 = 24. Then divide this number by 2 to find how many plants Mark had after two months: 24 / 2 = 12. Then divide that number by 2 to find how many plants Mark had after one month: 12 / 2 = 6. Finally, divide that number by 2 to find out how many plants Mark initially planted: 6 / 2 = 3.
The answer is 3.