Question: Jesse is desperately trying to finish a book for a school book report due on Monday so he can play this weekend. Friday afternoon, he read the first 5 chapters, which were 10, 15, 27, 12, and 19 pages, respectively, before taking a break. To his dismay, he found that he was only 1/3 of the way through the book. How many pages does he still have to read?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: So far, Jesse has read 10 + 15 + 27 + 12 + 19 = 83 pages. That's 1 / 3 of the book, so the remainder of the book is twice as many pages, or 2 * 83 = 166 pages.
So the answer is 166.


Question: Thomas is keeping track of the rainfall in May for his science project. On the first day, 26 cm of rain fell. On the second day, 34 cm fell. On the third day, 12 cm less than the second day fell. The average rainfall for the first three days of May is usually 140 cm across all three days, in a normal year. How much less is it raining this year than average?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: In total 26 + 34 + 22 = 82 cm fell for three days. If 140 cm is the average for the first three days, then 140 - 82 = 58 cm less than the average.
So the answer is 58.


Question: Jeff is collecting matchbox cars. He has twice as many cars as trucks. He has 60 total vehicles. How many trucks does he have?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:

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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The number of trucks + 2(number of trucks) = 60. Therefore 3(number of trucks) = 60. Number of trucks = 20 because 60 / 3 = 20.
So the answer is 20.