Question: Janet buys 3 pounds of broccoli for $4 a pound, 3 oranges for $0.75 each, a cabbage for $3.75, a pound of bacon for $3, and two pounds of chicken for $3 a pound. What percentage of her grocery budget did she spend on meat, rounded to the nearest percent?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: First find the total cost of the broccoli: 3 pounds * $4 / pound = $12. Then find the total cost of the oranges: 3 oranges * $0.75 / orange = $2.25. Then find the total cost of the vegetables: $12 + $2.25 + $3.75 = $18. Then find the total cost of the chicken: $3 / pound * 2 pounds = $6. Then add the cost of the bacon to find the total cost of the meat: $6 + $3 = $9. Then add the cost of the meat and vegetables to find the total cost of the groceries: $9 + $18 = $27. Then divide the cost of the meat by the total grocery bill and multiply by 100% to express the answer as a percentage: $9 / $27 * 100% = 33.333%, which rounds down to 33%.
So the answer is 33.

Question: Carl has a goal of selling 96 cupcakes in 2 days. Carl needs to give 24 cupcakes to Bonnie as payment for using her storefront. How many cupcakes must Carl sell per day to reach his goal?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Carl needs to sell 96 cupcakes + 24 cupcakes = 120 cupcakes total. Each day Carl needs to sell 120 cupcakes / 2 days = 60 cupcakes to reach his goal.
So the answer is 60.

Question: Sydney and Conner are having a three day rock collecting contest to see who can have the largest collection after adding to their existing collections. Before they start, Sydney has 837 rocks and Conner has 723. On day one, Sydney collects 4 rocks and Conner collects 8 times as many. On day two Sydney rests and Conner collects 123. On the third day, Sydney collects twice as many as Conner did on the first day. How many does Conner have to collect on day three to make sure he at least ties Sydney?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: On day one Conner collects 32 rocks because 8 x 4 = 32. On day three Sydney collects 64 because 32 x 2 = 64. After three days Sydney has 915 rocks because 837 + 0 + 4 + 64 = 905. Before the third day Conner has 878 because 723 + 32 + 123 = 878. Conner needs to collect 37 on day three to tie Sydney because 905 - 878 = 27.
So the answer is 27.

Question: There are 14 caterpillars on the tree. 4 more eggs hatch, and baby caterpillars climb out to munch on the leaves. 8 fat caterpillars leave the tree to cocoon themselves to be butterflies. How many caterpillars are left on the tree?
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Step-by-step reasoning process: With the new babies, there are 14 + 4 = 18 caterpillars. With the big caterpillars leaving, there are 18 - 8 = 10 caterpillars on the tree.
So the answer is 10.