Question: Brenda picks 250 peaches. When she sorts through them, only 60% are fresh, and Brenda has to throw 15 away for being too small. How many peaches does Brenda have left?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: First find how many of the peaches are fresh, which is 250 peaches * 60% = 150 peaches. Then, subtract the number Brenda throws away after the fresh count, which is 150 peaches - 15 peaches = 135 peaches.
So the answer is 135.


Question: Lao is farming chickens. He can sell each chicken for $1.50. A bag of chicken feed weighs 20 pounds and costs $2. Each chicken will need 2 pounds of feed from the time it hatches to the time he sells it. If he makes $65 profit from selling chickens, how many did he sell?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: A bag of feed is enough for 10 chickens because 20 / 2 = 10. Each chicken costs $.2 to raise because 2 / 10 = .2. Each chicken results in $1.3 of profit because 1.5 - .2 = 1.3. He sells 50 chickens because 65 / 1.3 = 50.
So the answer is 50.


Question: Pastor Paul prays 20 times per day, except on Sunday, when he prays twice as much. Pastor Bruce prays half as much as Pastor Paul, except on Sundays, when he prays twice as much as Pastor Paul. How many more times does Pastor Paul pray than Pastor Bruce prays in a week?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:

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Pastor Paul prays 20 * 6 = 120 days per week, except Sunday. On Sunday, Pastor Paul prays 2 * 20 = 40 times. Per week, Pastor Paul prays 120 + 40 = 160 times. Pastor Bruce prays half as much as Pastor Paul does on all days except Sunday, for a total of 120 / 2 = 60 times. Pastor Bruce prays twice as much on Sundays as does Pastor Paul, or 40 * 2 = 80 times. In total, Pastor Bruce prays 60 + 80 = 140 times per week. Thus, per week, Pastor Paul prays 160 - 140 = 20 more times per week than Pastor Bruce.
So the answer is 20.