Answer the following question.
Chad sandwiches 2 crackers with a scoop of peanut butter. He has 5 of these crackers a night before bed. A box of crackers has 4 sleeves with each sleeve holding 28 crackers. How many nights will 5 boxes of crackers last him?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Chad uses 2 crackers for each "sandwich" and has 5 sandwiches a night so he eats 2 * 5 = 10 crackers a night. The box has 4 sleeves of crackers and each sleeve has 28 crackers for a total of 4 * 28 = 112 crackers. 1 box has 112 crackers so 5 boxes will have 112 * 5 = 560 crackers. He eats 10 crackers a night and 5 boxes have 560 crackers so they will last him 560 / / 10 = 56 nights.
The answer is 56.

Answer the following question.
Emily wants to know how much it rained last week. She sees that it rained 2 inches on Monday morning and 1 more inch later that day. It rained twice that much on Tuesday. It did not rain on Wednesday but on Thursday it rained 1 inch. The biggest storm was on Friday when the total was equal to Monday through Thursday combined. What was the daily average rain total for the week?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The total rain was 2 inches + 1 inches = 3 inches on Monday. The total rain was 2 * 3 inches = 6 inches on Tuesday. The total rain was 0 inches + 1 inch = 1 inch across Wednesday and Thursday. The total rain was 3 inches + 6 inches + 1 inch = 10 inches on Friday. There were 3 inches + 6 inches + 1 inch + 10 inches = 20 inches total last week. 20 inches / 5 days = 4 inches average daily rain.
The answer is 4.

Answer the following question.
George bought some food for his trip: a bottle of juice, a sandwich, and a bottle of milk. The sandwich was for $4, and the juice was two times more expensive. The bottle of milk cost was 75% of the total cost of the sandwich and juice. How much did George pay for his food?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The juice was two times more expensive than the sandwich, so it was 4 * 2 = $8. The juice and the sandwich in total were a cost of 4 + 8 = $12. So the cost of one bottle of milk was 75 / 100 * 12 = $9. In total for all the food, George paid 12 + 9 = $21.
The answer is 21.

Answer the following question.
Nancy, the librarian, is shelving books from the cart. She shelved 12 history books, 8 romance books, and 4 poetry books from the top section of the cart. Half the books on the bottom section of the cart were mystery books, which she quickly put back into place. Then, she shelved the remaining books from the bottom of the cart, including 5 Western novels and 6 biographies. How many books did she have on the book cart when she started?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Half of the books on the bottom section of the cart are mystery books, which means they are the same as the number of Western novels and biographies put together. So there are 5 + 6 = 11 mystery novels. Add them all together, and there are 12 history + 8 romance + 4 poetry + 11 mystery + 5 Western + 6 biographies = 46 books total.
The answer is 46.