Consider the Q and A. Q: Jake decides to go to the beach for a fun day. It is a 2-hour drive each way. He then spends 2.5 times at long at the beach as his total driving time. How much time does the trip take?
A: 14
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: He drives for a total of 2 * 2 = 4 hours. So he spends 4 * 2.5 = 10 hours at the beach. That means the total trip took 10 + 4 = 14 hours.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Jerica is twice Louis' age. Matilda is 7 years older than Jerica. If Louis is 14, how many years old is Matilda?
A: 35
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Jerica = 2 * 14 = 28. Matilda = 28 + 7 = 35. Matilda is 35 years old.

Consider the Q and A. Q: At a birthday party, 30% of the guests are married, 50% are single, and the rest are children. If there are 1000 guests, how many more married people are there than children?
A: 100
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: There are 1000 x 30 / 100 = 300 people who are married. There are 1000 x 50 / 100 = 500 people who are single. So, there are a total of 300 + 500 = 800 that are either married or single. This means, 1000 - 800 = 200 are children. Therefore, there are 300 - 200 = 100 more married people than children.

Consider the Q and A. Q: A flagpole is 12 feet tall. It breaks, folding over in half, such that what was the tip of the flagpole is now dangling two feet above the ground. How far from the base, in feet, did the flagpole break?
A: 7
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process:
The break occurred (12 - 2) / 2 = 5 feet from the top. Then it was 12 - 5 = 7 feet from the base.