Question: Stacy has 2 more than triple as many berries as Steve. Steve has one half as many berries as Skylar. If Skylar has 20 berries, how many berries does Stacy have?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Steve has (1 / 2)(20) = 10 berries. Stacy has 2 + 3(10) = 32 berries.
So the answer is 32.

Question: John has to pay taxes. He earned $100,000 for the year. He has $30,000 in deductions. The first $20,000 of taxable income is taxed at 10%. The rest is taxed at 20%. How much does he pay in taxes?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: His taxable income is 100,000 - 30,000 = $70,000. So he pays 20,000 * .1 = $2000 tax at the lower rate. He has to pay 70,000 - 20,000 = $50,000 at the higher rate. The taxes for that is 50,000 * .2 = $10,000. So his total tax bill is 10,000 + 2,000 = $12,000.
So the answer is 12000.

Question: Mel is three years younger than Katherine. When Katherine is two dozen years old, how old will Mel be in years?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: When Katherine is 2 dozen years old, she will be 2 * 12 = 24 years old. If Mel is three years younger than Katherine, then when Katherine is 24 years old, Mel will be 24 - 3 = 21 years old.
So the answer is 21.

Question: Susan has 21 cats and Bob has 3 cats. If Susan gives Robert 4 of her cats, how many more cats does Susan have than Bob?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: After giving away four of her cats, Susan has 21 - 4 = 17. Susan has 17 - 3 = 14 more cats than Bob.
So the answer is 14.