Answer the following question.
Natalia sold clips to 48 of her friends in April, and then she sold half as many clips in May. How many clips did Natalia sell altogether in April and May?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Natalia sold 48 / 2 = 24 clips in May. Natalia sold 48 + 24 = 72 clips altogether in April and May.
The answer is 72.

Answer the following question.
A plant supplier was able to sell 20 pieces of orchids for $50 each and 15 pieces potted Chinese money plant for $25. The money he earned was then used to pay his two workers $40 each and to buy new pots worth $150. How much money was left from the plant supplier's earnings?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The plant supplier earned $50 x 20 = $1000 for the orchids. He earned $25 x 15 = $375 for the potted Chinese money plants. So, his total earnings was $1000 + $375 = $1375. Then he paid $40 x 2 = $80 to his workers. He used a total of $80 + $150 = $230 for the worker's pay and new pots. Hence, he was left with $1375 - $230 = $1145 from his earnings.
The answer is 1145.

Answer the following question.
Alfred is storing a tonne of maize each month for the next 2 years. If 5 tonnes are stolen and 8 tonnes are given to him as a donation, how many tonnes of maize does he have at the end of the 2 years.
Step-by-step reasoning process: Before his maize is stolen, the maize he stores at the end of 1 year is 12 * 1 = 12 tonnes of maize. Before his maize is stolen, the maize he stores at the end of 2 years is 12 * 2 = 24 tonnes of maize. After his maize is stolen, he is left with 24 - 5 = 19 tonnes of maize. After he receives the maize donation, he has 19 + 8 = 27 tonnes of maize.
The answer is 27.

Answer the following question.
A roadwork company is paving a newly constructed 16-mile road. They use a mixture of pitch and gravel to make the asphalt to pave the road. Each truckloads of asphalt uses two bags of gravel and five times as many bags of gravel as it does barrels of pitch to make. It takes three truckloads of asphalt to pave each mile of road. The company paved 4 miles of road on one day, then one mile less than double that on the second day. How many barrels of pitch will the company need to finish the remaining road on the third day?
Step-by-step reasoning process: On the second day, the company paved 4 * 2 - 1 = 7 miles. The company has 16 - 7 - 4 = 5 miles of road remaining to pave. They will need 3 * 5 = 15 truckloads of asphalt to pave 5 miles of road. For 15 truckloads, they will need 15 * 2 = 30 bags of gravel. Thus, the company will need 30 / 5 = 6 barrels of pitch to finish the road on the third day.
The answer is 6.