Reasoning & answer: CoT: Let x be the number of sharks in Daytona Beach. Cape May has 2x - 8 shark sightings. x + (2x - 8) = 40. 3x - 8 = 40. 3x = 48. x = 16. Cape May has 2(16) - 8 = 24 shark sightings.
The answer: 24
Question: Cape May and Daytona Beach have 40 shark sightings a year. If Cape May has 8 less than double the number of shark sightings of Daytona Beach, how many shark sightings does Cape May have?

Reasoning & answer: CoT: If a bunny comes out of its hole three times in a minute, in an hour, with 60 minutes, the bunny will come out of the hole 60 * 3 = 180 times. In 10 hours, a bunny will come out of their hole 180 * 10 = 1800 times. The combined time that 20 bunnies coming out of their holes will have taken in 10 hours is 1800 * 20 = 36000 times.
The answer: 36000
Question: If a bunny comes out of its burrow 3 times per minute, calculate the combined number of times 20 bunnies at the same pace will have come out of their burrows in 10 hours.

Reasoning & answer: CoT: First, figure out how much Bill has before he pays property taxes: $40,000 + $2,000 = $42,000. Then, figure out how much Bill has before he pays sales taxes: $42,000 + $3,000 = $45,000. Next, figure out what percent of his salary Bill keeps after income tax: 100% - 10% = 90%. Now we know that .9g = $45,000, where g is Bill's gross salary. Now we can divide both sides of the equation by .9 to find that g = $50,000.
The answer: 50000
Question: Bill's take-home salary is $40,000. He pays $2,000 in property taxes, $3,000 in sales taxes, and 10% of his gross salary in income taxes. What is Bill's gross salary?

Reasoning & answer: CoT: Darla:6 books. Katie:6 / 2 = 3 books. Gary: 5(6 + 3) = 45 books. 6 + 3 + 45 = 54 books.
The answer: 54
Question:
Darla has 6 books in her locker. Katie has half as many books as Darla, and Gary has 5 times the number of books that Darla and Katie have combined. How many books do the three have total?