Question: Grace started her own landscaping business. She charges $6 an hour for mowing lawns, $11 for pulling weeds and $9 for putting down mulch. In September she mowed lawns for 63 hours, pulled weeds for 9 hours and put down mulch for 10 hours. How much money did she earn in September?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Grace mowed lawns for 63 hours at $6 / hour, so earned 63 * 6 = $378. Grace pulled weeds for 9 hours at $11 / hour, so earned 9 * 11 = $99. Grace put down mulch for 10 hours at $9 / hour, so earned 10 * 9 = $90. During September Grace earned $378 + $99 + $90 = $567.
So the answer is 567.

Question: Rachel is stuffing envelopes. She has eight hours to complete the task, and there are 1,500 envelopes. In the first hour, Rachel stuffs 135 envelopes. The second hour she stuffs 141 envelopes. How many envelopes will Rachel need to stuff per hour to finish the job?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Rachel has 1500 - 135 - 141 envelopes = 1224 envelopes remaining to stuff. Rachel has 8 hours - 2 hours = 6 hours left to finish the task. Rachel needs to stuff 1224 envelopes / 6 hours = 204 envelopes per hour.
So the answer is 204.

Question: Wanda weighs 30 pounds more than Yola currently. Wanda also weighs 80 pounds more than Yola did 2 years ago. How much did Yola weigh 2 years ago if she currently weighs 220 pounds?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: If Yola currently weighs 220 pounds, then Wanda, who weighs 30 pounds more than Yola, weighs 220 + 30 = 250 pounds. Wanda also weighs 80 pounds more than Yola did 2 years ago, meaning Yola weighed 250 - 80 = 170 pounds 2 years ago.
So the answer is 170.

Question: Sarah decided to pull weeds from her garden. On Tuesday she pulled 25 weeds. The next day she pulled three times the number of weeds she did the day before. On Thursday her allergies bothered her and she could only pull up one-fifth of the weeds she pulled on the day before. Finally, on Friday it rained for half the day and she managed to pull up 10 fewer weeds than she did on Thursday. In total, how many weeds did she pull up?
Answer:
Step-by-step reasoning process: On Wednesday she pulled 25 * 3 = 75 weeds. On Thursday she pulled 75 / 5 = 15 weeds. On Friday she pulled 15 - 10 = 5 weeds. In total she pulled 25 + 75 + 15 + 5 = 120 weeds.
So the answer is 120.