Answer the following question.
Gerald brings chocolate bars to school for his class to share. Each bar contains 8 squares. He brings 7 total bars. His teacher says that for every bar he brings, she will bring two more identical ones. There are 24 students in class. How many squares of chocolate does each student get?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The teacher brings 14 bars to school because 7 x 2 = 14. There are 21 total bars of chocolate because 7 + 14 = 21. There are 168 total squares of chocolate because 21 x 8 = 168. Each student gets 7 squares because 168 / 24 = 7.
The answer is 7.

Answer the following question.
Andrew has 2 3-hour appointments today. He spends the rest of his 8-hour workday stamping permit applications. If he can stamp 50 permit applications an hour, how many permits total does he stamp today?
Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the total length of the appointments: 2 appointments * 3 hours / appointment = 6 hours. Then subtract that time from the length of Andrew's workday to find how many hours he spends stamping permits: 8 hours - 6 hours = 2 hours. Then multiply that number by the number of permits he can stamp per day to find how many permits he stamps: 50 permits / hour * 2 hours = 100 permits.
The answer is 100.

Answer the following question.
In my school, the number of students has increased by 20% this year. The number of students this year is 960. How many students were there last year?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Let X be the number of students last year. The number of students this year is X + X * 20% = 960. Combining like terms, we get X * 1.2 = 960. Dividing both sides by 1.2, we get X = 800 students.
The answer is 800.

Answer the following question.
Jasmine swims 12 laps every afternoon, Monday through Friday. How many laps does she swim in five weeks?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Jasmine swims 5 days a week. The number of laps per week is 12 laps / day * 5 days / week = 60 laps / week. In five weeks, she swims 5 weeks * 60 laps / week = 300 laps.
The answer is 300.