Consider the Q and A. Q: Tony decided to rent a small cottage. The master bedroom and bath totaled 500 sq ft. The 2 guest bedrooms were 200 sq ft each. And the kitchen, guest bath and living area totaled 600 sq ft. If Tony spends $3,000 a month on rent, how much money is he spending per sq ft of house?
A: 2
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: 2 guest bedrooms are 200 sq ft each for a total of 2 * 200 = 400 sq ft. The master suite has 500 sq ft, the guest rooms have 400 sq ft and the rest of the house is 600 sq ft for a total of 500 + 400 + 600 = 1,500 sq ft. The rent is $3,000 for 1,500 sq ft of house so 3000 / 1500 = $2 per sq ft of house.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Mark goes into the store to buy some groceries. He buys 6 2$ cans of soup, 2 $5 loaves of bread, 2 3$ boxes of cereal, and 2 $4 gallons of milk. When he gets to the register, he opens his wallet to pay and realizes he only has $10 bills in there. How many $10 bills does he need to use to pay?
A: 4
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Mark buys 6 $2 cans of soup, meaning he spends 6 * 2 = 12 dollars on soup. Mark buys 2 $5 loaves of bread, meaning he spends 2 * 5 = 10 dollars on bread. Mark buys 2 $3 boxes of cereal, meaning he spends 2 * 3 = 6 dollars on cereal. Mark buys 2 $4 gallons of milk, meaning he spends 2 * 4 = 8 dollars on milk. All added together, this means Mark spends 12 + 10 + 6 + 8 = 36 dollars. Since Mark only has $10 bills, he spends 36 / 10 = 3.6 tens on it, which rounds up to 4 as you cannot spend .6 of an undividable item.

Consider the Q and A. Q: A Burmese python that was 1.4 meters long swallowed a 50-centimeter alligator. After one week, the alligator was completely digested. If this snake continues to eat 50-centimeter-long alligators at a constant rate of one alligator per week, what is the maximum number of alligators that the snake can eat in 616 days?
A: 88
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Since one week is 7 days. 616 days is 616 / 7 = 88 weeks. Since the python eats 1 alligator per week, in 88 weeks it can eat 88 / 1 = 88 alligators.

Consider the Q and A. Q: For Halloween, Taquon, Mack and Jafari put their candy together and they had 418 pieces of candy. If Taquon and Mack each had 171 pieces of candy, how many pieces of candy did Jafari start with?
A: 76
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Taquon + Mack = 2 * 171 = 342 pieces. 418 - 342 = 76 pieces. Jafari started with 76 pieces of candy.