Answer the following question.
A paper company decides to operate their business more sustainably. They decide that for every tree they chop down, they want to plant three more. If the company chops down 200 trees in the first half of the year and 300 more trees in the second half of the year, how many more trees does the company need to plant?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The company has chopped down a total of 200 + 300 = 500 trees throughout the year. They plant 3 trees for every tree they chop so they need to plant 500 trees * 3 = 1500 trees.
The answer is 1500.

Answer the following question.
Sue is traveling from New York to San Francisco, 16 hours later after landing in New York from New Orleans. If the journey from New Orleans to New York took 3/4 times as much time as she takes to travel from New York to San Francisco, and she lands in San Francisco 24 hours later after departing from New York, calculate the total time she took to reach San Francisco from New Orleans?
Step-by-step reasoning process: To travel from New Orleans to New York, Sue took 3 / 4 * 24 hours = 18 hours. If she stayed in New York for 16 hours, Sue's total time to travel from New Orleans to San Francisco is: 18 hours from New Orleans to New York + 16 hours in New York + 24 hours from New York to San Francisco = 58 hours.
The answer is 58.

Answer the following question.
Micah can type 20 words per minute and Isaiah can type 40 words per minute. How many more words can Isaiah type than Micah in an hour?
Step-by-step reasoning process: There are 60 minutes in an hour. Micah can type 20 x 60 = 1200 words in an hour. Isaiah can type 40 x 60 = 2400 words in an hour. Isaiah can type 2400 - 1200 = 1200 words more than Micah in an hour.
The answer is 1200.

Answer the following question.
The novelty shop on the Starship Conundrum sells magazines and chocolates. The cost of four chocolate bars is equal to the cost of 8 magazines. If one magazine costs $1, how much does a dozen chocolate bars cost, in dollars?
Step-by-step reasoning process: If one magazine costs $1, then 8 magazines cost 8 * $1 = $8. Let's define "x" as the cost of one chocolate bar. The cost of four chocolate bars is equal to the cost of 8 magazines and 4 * x = $8. Dividing each side by 4, we get the cost of one chocolate bar x = $2. Therefore, a dozen chocolate bars would cost 12 * $2 = $24.
The answer is 24.