Answer the following question.
Bob has to hire someone to fix his garden. A storm destroyed all 20 of his rose bushes. He decides to replant all the rose bushes. Each rose bush costs $150. He also needs to pay a gardener $30 an hour, 5 hours each day for 4 days. The final expense is 100 cubic feet of soil sold for $5 per cubic foot. How much did the entire gardening project cost?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The roses cost 150 * 20 = $3000. The gardener works 4 * 5 = 20 hours. So the gardener charges 30 * 20 = $600. The soil added another 5 * 100 = $500. So in total the cost was 3000 + 600 + 500 = $4100.
The answer is 4100.

Answer the following question.
Very early this morning, Elise left home in a cab headed for the hospital. Fortunately, the roads were clear, and the cab company only charged her a base price of $3, and $4 for every mile she traveled. If Elise paid a total of $23, how far is the hospital from her house?
Step-by-step reasoning process: For the distance she traveled, Elise paid 23 - 3 = 20 dollars. Since the cost per mile is $4, the distance from Elise's house to the hospital is 20 / 4 = 5 miles.
The answer is 5.

Answer the following question.
Robby doesn't like the color brown and will not eat the brown M&M's. On his first bag, he sets aside 9 brown M&M's. On the second bag, he sets aside 12. On his third & fourth bag, there are 8 brown M&M's that he doesn't eat. On his fifth bag, there are only 3 brown M&M's that he doesn't eat. What's the average number of brown M&M's in a bag?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Out of 5 bags, he had 9 + 12 + 8 + 8 + 3 = 40 brown M&M's. He ate 5 bags so the average number of brown M&M's per bag was 40 / 5 = 8 brown M&M's.
The answer is 8.

Answer the following question.
The PTA had saved $400 set aside after a fundraising event. They spent a fourth of the money on school supplies. Then they spent half of what was left on food for the faculty. How much money did they have left?
Step-by-step reasoning process: They spent $400 / 4 = $100 on school supplies. They spent $300 / 2 = $150 on food. They had $300 - 150 = $150 left.
The answer is 150.