Answer the following question.
It takes 2.5 hours to groom a dog and 0.5 hours to groom a cat. What is the number of minutes it takes to groom 5 dogs and 3 cats?
Step-by-step reasoning process: 2.5 * 5 = 12.5 hours. 0.5 * 3 = 1.5 hours. 12.5 + 1.5 hours = 14 hours. 14 hours = 14 * 60 = 840 minutes. It would take 840 minutes to groom 5 dogs and 3 cats.
The answer is 840.

Answer the following question.
Big Joe is the tallest player on the basketball team. He is one foot taller than Ben, who is one foot taller than Larry, who is one foot taller than Frank, who is half a foot taller than Pepe. If Pepe is 4 feet six inches tall, how tall is Big Joe, in feet?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Four feet six inches is the same as 4.5 feet tall. If Frank is 0.5 feet taller than Pepe, then he is 4.5 + 0.5 = 5 feet tall. If Larry is one foot taller than Frank, then he is 5 + 1 = 6 feet tall. If Ben is one foot taller than Larry, then he is 6 + 1 = 7 feet tall. If Big Joe is one foot taller than Ben, then he is 7 + 1 = 8 feet tall.
The answer is 8.

Answer the following question.
Jack is running a bake sale to help pay for his basketball team's uniforms. He's already sold 4 brownies for $3 each and 5 lemon squares for $2 each. If Jack's goal is to make $50 and he sells cookies for $4 each, how many cookies does he need to sell to reach his goal?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Jack earned from the brownies $3 per brownie * 4 brownies = $12. Jack earned from the lemon squares $2 per square * 5 squares = $10. He still needs to earn $50 - $12 - $10 = $28. He sells cookies for $4 each, so Jack still needs to sell $28 / $4 = 7 cookies.
The answer is 7.

Answer the following question.
Jeff has a shelter where he currently takes care of 20 cats. On Monday he found 2 kittens in a box and took them to the shelter. On Tuesday he found 1 more cat with a leg injury. On Wednesday 3 people adopted 2 cats each. How many cats does Jeff currently have in his shelter?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Counting the cats he had, the kittens he found, and the injured cat, Jeff had a total of 20 + 2 + 1 = 23 cats. 3 people took a total of 3 * 2 = 6 cats. After Wednesday, Jeff was left with 23 - 6 = 17 cats.
The answer is 17.