Question: Darren bought 4 boxes of crackers. Each box contained 24 crackers. If Calvin bought one box less than twice as many boxes of crackers as Darren, how many crackers did they buy altogether?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: If Darren bought 4 boxes of crackers, each containing 24 crackers, the total number of crackers that Darren bought is 24 * 4 = 96. Twice as many boxes of crackers as Darren bought is 2 * 4 = 8. If Calvin bought one box less than twice as many boxes of crackers as Darren, then Calvin bought 8 - 1 = 7 boxes of crackers. The total number of crackers that Calvin bought is 7 * 24 = 168. Together, Darren and Clavin bought 168 + 96 = 264 crackers.
So the answer is 264.


Question: Sam memorized six more digits of pi than Carlos memorized. Mina memorized six times as many digits of pi as Carlos memorized. If Mina memorized 24 digits of pi, how many digits did Sam memorize?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Carlos memorized 24 / 6 = 4 digits of pi. Sam memorized 4 + 6 = 10 digits of pi.
So the answer is 10.


Question: A rancher has 340 head of cattle. He was about to sell them all for $204,000 when 172 of them fell sick and died. Because of the sickness, his customers lost confidence in his cattle, forcing him to lower his price by $150 per head. How much money would the devastated farmer lose if he sold the remaining cattle at the lowered price compared to the amount he would have made by selling them at the original price?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:

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The rancher would have sold his cattle for $204,000 / 340 = $600 per head. He was left with a remainder of 340 - 172 = 168 head of cattle. The lowered price is $600 - $150 = $450 per head. He would make $450 x 168 = $75,600 at the lowered price. He could have made $600 x 168 = $100,800 at the original price. He would lose $100,800 - $75,600 = $25,200.
So the answer is 25200.