Reasoning & answer: CoT: After painting the red and blue pebbles, Shawn had a remainder of 40 - 9 - 13 = 18 pebbles. He painted 18 / 3 = 6 pebbles yellow. The difference between the number of blue and yellow pebbles is 13 - 6 = 7.
The answer: 7
Question: Shawn collected 40 plain pebbles. He painted 9 pebbles red and 13 pebbles blue. He then divided the remaining pebbles equally into 3 groups, and painted them purple, yellow, and green. What is the difference between the number of blue and yellow pebbles?

Reasoning & answer: CoT: The total weight of the 12 packs of sugar is 250 x 12 = 3 000 grams. The owner started with 3000 + 20 = 3020 grams of sugar.
The answer: 3020
Question: The owner of a small store divided the sugar into 12 packs. If each pack weighs 250 grams and has 20 grams of sugar left, how many grams of sugar did he start with?

Reasoning & answer: CoT: First, find how many calories the walk burned by multiplying the calories burned per mile by the number of miles Cary walked: 3 miles * 150 calories / mile = 450 calories. Then subtract the calories Corey ate to find the net calories Cary burned: 450 calories - 200 calories = 250 calories.
The answer: 250
Question: Cary walks 3 miles round-trip to the grocery store, where he buys and eats a candy bar with 200 calories. If Cary burns 150 calories per mile walked, what's Cary's net calorie deficit (expressed as a positive number)?

Reasoning & answer: CoT: Jimmy's shorts cost 3 x $15 = $45. Irene's shirts cost 5 x $17 = $85. Total cost for the clothes is $45 + $85 = $130. 10% discount on the clothes is $130 x 10% = $13. They give the cashier $130 - $13 = $117.
The answer: 117
Question:
Jimmy and Irene go shopping for clothes on a Tuesday, where senior citizens get a 10% discount on their purchases. Jimmy picks out 3 shorts from the $15 rack. Irene grabs 5 shirts from the $17 rack. How much money do they give to the cashier?