Answer the following question.
At the duck park, there are 25 mallard ducks and ten less than twice as many geese as ducks. Then, a small flock of 4 ducks arrived at the park and joined the birds already there. If five less than 15 geese leave the park, how many more geese than ducks remain at the park?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Initially, twice as many geese as ducks is 25 * 2 = 50 geese. Therefore, ten less than twice as many geese as ducks is 50 - 10 = 40 geese. Then, 4 ducks arrived at the park, resulting in 25 + 4 = 29 ducks. Five less than 15 geese is 15 - 5 = 10 geese. Thus, if 5 less than 15 geese leave, then 40 - 10 = 30 geese remain. Thus, there are 30 - 29 = 1 more geese than ducks remaining at the park.
The answer is 1.

Answer the following question.
Steph needs to cook fried chicken for the kid's party. She bought 24 pieces of drumstick and 4 fewer breast parts. How many fried chickens can Steph make?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Steph bought 24 - 4 = 20 breast parts. Thus, she can make 24 + 20 = 44 fried chickens.
The answer is 44.

Answer the following question.
Jerusha earned 4 times as much money as Lottie. Together they earned $85. How many dollars did Jerusha earn? Use L to represent Lottie's earnings.
Step-by-step reasoning process: L = Lottie's earnings. Jerusha's earnings = 4L. L + 4L = 85. L = 85 / 5. L = 17 so Jerusha earned 4L = 4(17) = 68. Jerusha earned $68.
The answer is 68.

Answer the following question.
Martha is making centerpieces for her Thanksgiving dinner. There are six centerpieces, and each centerpiece uses 8 roses, twice as many orchids as roses, and a certain number of lilies. If Martha wants to spend $2700 total, and each flower costs $15, how many lilies will she put in each centerpiece?
Step-by-step reasoning process: First figure out how many total flowers Martha is going to buy by dividing her total spending by the price per flower: $2700 / $15 / flower = 180 flowers. Now figure out how many flowers are in each centerpiece by dividing the total number of flowers by the number of centerpieces: 180 flowers / 6 centerpieces = 30 flowers / centerpiece. Now figure out how many orchids are in each centerpiece by multiplying the number of roses per centerpiece by 2: 8 roses / centerpiece * 2 = 16 orchids / centerpiece. Now subtract the number of roses and orchids per centerpiece from the total number of flowers per centerpiece to find the number of lilies per centerpiece: 30 flowers - 16 orchids - 8 roses = 6 lilies.
The answer is 6.