Q: Rich is reading a 372-page book. He has already read 125 pages of the book. If he skipped the 16 pages of maps, how many more pages does he have left to read to finish the book?
A: 231
Step-by-step reasoning process: He has completed 125 pages + 16 pages = 141 pages of the book. Rich has 372 pages - 141 pages = 231 pages left.

Q: Wallace's water heater is twice the size of Catherine's water heater. If the capacity of Wallace's water heater is 40 gallons and it's 3/4 full, calculate the total number of gallons of water they both have if Catherine's water heater is also full with water to 3/4 of its capacity.
A: 45
Step-by-step reasoning process: When 3 / 4 full of water, Wallace's water heater has 3 / 4 * 40 = 30 gallons of water. Catherine's water heater capacity is 40 / 2 = 20 gallons. When 3 / 4 full, Catherine's water heater has 3 / 4 * 20 = 15 gallons of water. Together, when 3 / 4 full with water, Wallace's and Catherine's water heaters hold 15 + 30 = 45 gallons of water.

Q: 1 chocolate bar costs $1.50 and can be broken into 3 sections to make 3 s'mores. Ron is hosting a boy scout camp out in his backyard for 15 scouts. He wants to make sure that there are enough chocolate bars for everyone to have 2 s'mores each. How much will he spend on chocolate bars?
A: 15
Step-by-step reasoning process: There are 15 scouts and Ron wants to make sure they each get 2 s'mores a piece, for a total of 15 * 2 = 30 s'mores. 1 chocolate bar can make 3 s'mores and he wants to have enough for 30 s'mores, so he needs 30 / 3 = 10 chocolate bars. Each chocolate bar costs $1.50 and he needs 10, for a total of 1.5 * 10 = $15.00.

Q: Cadence has worked for her new company five months longer than she worked for her old company. If she worked at her old company for 3 years earning $5000 per month, and she's now earning 20% more in the new company, calculate the total amount of money she's earned in both companies in the period she's worked for them?
A: 426000
Step-by-step reasoning process: In her old company, if she worked for three years, the total number of months she was paid for is 3 years * 12, which is the number of months in a year = 36 months. If each month she was paid $5000, her total earnings in the old company were $5000 * 36 = $180000. In her new company, she is paid 20% more, which is 20 / 100 * $5000 = $1000 per month more than what she was paid at the old company. In total, she earns $5000 + $1000 = $6000 per month in her new company. Since she's worked five months more in the new company than the old company, she has worked for 36 + 5 = 41 months in the new company. The total amount she's earned in the new company is $6000 * 41 = $246000. The combined total for both companies is $246000 + $180000 = $426000.