Answer the following question.
Mandy researched 42 med schools. She applied to 1/3 of the schools she researched and got into half of the schools where she applied. How many schools was Mandy accepted to?
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the number of schools Mandy applied to: 42 med schools / 3 = 14 med schools. Then divide that number by 2 to find the number of schools where she was accepted: 14 med schools / 2 = 7 med schools.
The answer is 7.

Answer the following question.
Lizzie has half as many crayons as Bobbie. Bobbie has three times as many crayons as Billie. If Billie has 18 crayons, how many crayons does Lizzie have?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Bobbie has 18 * 3 = 54 crayons. Lizzie has 54 / 2 = 27 crayons.
The answer is 27.

Answer the following question.
A type C school bus contains 13 rows of seats, with an aisle running down the middle of the bus, splitting each row into two sections. If the school only allowed two students to sit in each section, how many students could be seated on the bus?
Step-by-step reasoning process: 13 rows, with 2 sections per row would contain 13 * 2 = 26 sections. If two students sat per section, there would be capacity for 26 * 2 = 52 students.
The answer is 52.

Answer the following question.
It will take Richard and Sarah 3 years to save enough for a down payment on a house at their current rates. If the house's downpayment is $108000, calculate the amount each person saves per month if they share the monthly savings.
Step-by-step reasoning process: If they are to save every month for three years to reach the target amount, and each year has 12 months, they'll save for 12 * 3 = 36 months. If the house's downpayment is $108000, the total amount they both save per month is $108000 / 36 = $3000 every month. Since they share the monthly savings, each person will pay $3000 / 2 = = $1500.
The answer is 1500.