Consider the Q and A. Q: When Suzy the librarian sat at her desk on Wednesday morning, she had 98 books ready for checkout. The same day, 43 books were checked out. The following day, 23 books were returned, but 5 books were checked out. On Friday, 7 books were returned. How many books did Suzy have?
A: 80
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: When 43 books were checked out on Wednesday, Suzy remained with 98 - 43 = 55 books. After 23 books were returned on Thursday, she ended with 55 + 23 = 78 books. However, 5 books were checked out on the same day meaning that 78 - 5 = 73 books were left. After 7 books were returned on Friday, Suzy had 73 + 7 = 80 books.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Mark donates soup to the 6 homeless shelters. Each one services 30 people and he decides to buy 10 cans of soup per person. How many cans of soup does Mark donate?
A: 1800
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: He helps 6 * 30 = 180 homeless people. So he donates 180 * 10 = 1800 cans of soup.

Consider the Q and A. Q: A cat spends its time hunting birds. The cat catches 8 birds during the day and twice this many at night. In total, how many birds did the cat catch?
A: 24
What is the step-by-step reasoning process?
Step-by-step reasoning process: At night, the cat catches 8 birds * 2 = 16 birds. Combined with the birds caught during the day, the cat caught a total of 8 birds + 16 birds = 24 birds.

Consider the Q and A. Q: Alex had 36 ounces of jelly beans. He ate 6 ounces. Then he divided the rest equally into 3 piles. How much does each pile weigh?
A: 10
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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Start by taking out the ones he ate: 36 ounces - 6 ounces = 30 ounces. Divide the remainder equally: 30 ounces / 3 piles = 10 ounces per pile.