Question: Samuel is arranging his grandma’s teacups. They are stored in boxes and inside the boxes, they are stacked 5 rows high with 4 cups in each row. Of the 26 boxes in her attic, 6 of the boxes contain pans, half of the remaining boxes contain decorations, and the rest of the boxes contain her teacups. Samuel breaks 2 of the cups every time he picks up one of the boxes. By the time Samuel has taken all of the teacups out of the boxes, how many teacups are left?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Taking the boxes of pans out of the total attic boxes shows that 26 boxes – 6 boxes of pans = 20 boxes are either decorations or teacups. Since half of these boxes are decorations, the other half must be made up of 20 boxes / 2 = 10 boxes of teacups. Each box of cups initially has 5 rows x 4 cups = 20 teacups inside. Samuel breaks cups each time he picks up a box, which means each box now contains 20 – 2 = 18 teacups. Therefore, there are 10 boxes * 18 teacups = 180 teacups left.
So the answer is 180.


Question: Elizabeth, Emma, and Elsa went shopping on Wednesday. In total Emma spent $58 If Elsa spent twice as much as Emma, and Elizabeth spent four times as much as Elsa, how much money did they spend in total?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Elsa spent 58 * 2 = 116. Elizabeth spent 116 * 4 = 464. Emma, Elsa, and Elizabeth spent 58 + 116 + 464 = 638 in total.
So the answer is 638.


Question: Darnell pays $12 for unlimited texting and calling on his phone each month. An alternative phone plan would charge $1 per 30 texts and $3 per 20 minutes of calls per month. Darnell sends 60 texts and spends 60 minutes on the phone each month. How many dollars less would he pay on the alternative plan?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:

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Darnell would pay 60 / 30 = 2 times the $1 texting charge per month. He would pay 60 / 20 = 3 times the $3 call charge per month. He would pay 2 * 1 + 3 * 3 = 2 + 9 = $11 per month on the alternative plan. Thus, Darnell would pay 12 - 11 = $1 less on the alternative plan.
So the answer is 1.