Question: Irene shares half of a small apple with her dog every day. A small apple weighs about 1/4 of a pound. She can currently buy apples for $2.00 a pound. How much will she spend so that she and her dog have enough apples to last for 2 weeks?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: There are 7 days in a week and she needs apples for 2 weeks so that's 7 * 2 = 14 days. She shares an apple with her dog every day so for 14 days so she needs 1 * 14 = 14 apples. Each apple weighs 1 / 4 of a pound and she needs 14 apples so that's .25 * 14 = 3.5 pounds of apples. She needs 3.5 pounds of apples and they are on sale for $2.00 a pound so she will spend 3.5 * 2 = $7.00 for apples.
So the answer is 7.

Question: Rich is reading a 372-page book. He has already read 125 pages of the book. If he skipped the 16 pages of maps, how many more pages does he have left to read to finish the book?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: He has completed 125 pages + 16 pages = 141 pages of the book. Rich has 372 pages - 141 pages = 231 pages left.
So the answer is 231.

Question: Diane is playing poker with her friends and is not having very good luck. She starts with $100 and wins 5 hands for a total of $65 dollars to add to her $100. Emboldened, she begins betting bigger and riskier and ends up losing all her money and owing her friends $50. How much money did Diane lose in all?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Diane started with $100 and won $65, for a total mid - game of $165. However, she ended up owing her friends $50, so she lost $165 + $50 = $215 she lost in all.
So the answer is 215.

Question: Monica and Michelle are combining their money to throw a party. Monica brings $15. Michelle brings $12. The cake costs 15 dollars, and soda is $3 a bottle. Each bottle of soda has 12 servings and they buy as many bottles of soda as they can afford. If there are 8 total guests, how many servings of soda does each get?
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Step-by-step reasoning process: They have $27 for the party because 15 + 12 = 27. They have $12 for soda because 27 - 15 = 12. They can buy 4 bottles of soda because 12 / 3 = 4. They have 48 servings of soda because 4 x 12 = 48. Each guest gets 6 servings because 48 / 8 = 6.
So the answer is 6.