Three friends ate a total of 8 pounds of fruit. Mario had 8 ounces of oranges, while Lydia ate 24 ounces of apples. Nicolai ate peaches. How many pounds of peaches did Nicolai eat? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. 8 pounds of fruit = 128 ounces of fruit. Mario ate 8 ounces + Lydia ate 24 ounces = 8 + 24 = 32 ounces. Nicolai ate 128 - 32 = 96 ounces. 96 ounces = 6 pounds. Nicolai ate 6 pounds of peaches.. The answer is: 6.

There are 285 sweets in the bowl. If 49 of the sweets are red and 59 of the sweets are green, how many of the sweets are neither red nor green? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. There are 49 + 59 = 108 red or green sweets in the bowl. There are 285 - 108 = 177 sweets that are neither red nor green.. The answer is: 177.

Mr. Salazar had seven dozen oranges. He reserved 1/4 of it for his friend and was able to sell 3/7 of the remaining yesterday. Today, he saw four rotten oranges. How many oranges are left to be sold today? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Mr. Salazar had 7 x 12 = 84 oranges. He reserved 84 x 1 / 4 = 21 oranges for his friend. Ha had 84 - 21 = 63 oranges to be sold yesterday. But only 63 x 3 / 7 = 27 oranges were sold yesterday. So, he had 63 - 27 = 36 oranges left. Since four oranges are rotten, then only 36 - 4 = 32 oranges are left to be sold today.. The answer is: 32.