Q: Herman likes to feed the birds in December, January and February. He feeds them 1/2 cup in the morning and 1/2 cup in the afternoon. How many cups of food will he need for all three months?
A: December has 31 days, January has 31 days and February has 28 days for a total of 31 + 31 + 28 = 90 days. He feeds them 1 / 2 cup in the morning and 1 / 2 cup in the afternoon for a total of 1 / 2 + 1 / 2 = 1 cup per day. If he feeds them 1 cup per day for 90 days then he will need 1 * 90 = 90 cups of birdseed. The answer is 90.

Q: Clara is climbing to the top of a historical tower with stone stairs. Each level has eight huge steps in the stairs. Every step is made up of three massive blocks of stone. By the time she reaches the top, she has climbed past 96 blocks of stone. How many levels are there in the tower?
A: Clara climbed past 96 / 3 = 32 steps made up of 3 blocks of stone each. At 8 steps per level, there are 32 / 8 = 4 levels in the tower. The answer is 4.

Q: There are some lions in Londolozi at first. Lion cubs are born at the rate of 5 per month and lions die at the rate of 1 per month. If there are 148 lions in Londolozi after 1 year, how many lions were there in Londolozi at first?
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There are 5 - 1 = 4 more lions each month. There will be 4 * 12 = 48 more lions after 1 year. There were 148 - 48 = 100 lions in Londolozi at first. The answer is 100.