Question: A soccer team had 24 players prepared for a soccer game. The first half saw 11 players start the game with 2 substitutions made. In the second half, the team made twice as many substitutions as it made in the first half. How many players on the team did not play that day?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: With two substitutions, 11 + 2 = 13 players from the team played the game in the first half. In the second half, the team made twice the number of substitutions it made in the first half, a total of 2 * 2 = 4 substitutions. The total number of players who played the game is 13 + 4 = 17. If the soccer team had 24 players prepared for the soccer game, the number of players who did not play the game is 24 - 17 = 7 players.
So the answer is 7.

Question: Carter can read half as many pages as Lucy in 1 hour. Lucy can read 20 more pages than Oliver in 1 hour. Oliver can read 40 pages. How many pages can Carter read in 1 hour?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: Lucy can read 20 more pages than Oliver who can read 40 pages so Lucy can read 40 + 20 = 60 pages. Carter can read half as many pages as Lucy who can read 60 pages so he can read 60 / 2 = 30 pages in 1 hour.
So the answer is 30.

Question: In a section of the forest, there are 100 weasels and 50 rabbits. Three foxes invade this region and hunt the rodents. Each fox catches an average of 4 weasels and 2 rabbits per week. How many rabbits and weasels will be left after 3 weeks?
Answer: Step-by-step reasoning process: 3 foxes catch 4 weasels each every week for a total of 3 * 4 = 12 weasels. 12 weasels are caught every week for 3 weeks for a total of 12 * 3 = 36 weasels. 3 foxes catch 2 rabbits each every week for a total of 3 * 2 = 6 rabbits. 6 rabbits are caught every week for 3 weeks for a total of 6 * 3 = 18 rabbits. There were originally 100 weasels so now there are 100 - 36 = 64 weasels left. There were originally 50 rabbits so now there are 50 - 18 = 32 rabbits left. There are 64 + 32 = 96 weasels and rabbits left.
So the answer is 96.

Question: Toby has two rectangles of cloth. The first is 4 inches wide and 5 inches tall. The second is 3 inches wide and 6 inches tall. How many more square inches is the area of the first compared to the second?
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Step-by-step reasoning process: The first has an area of 20 square inches because (4 x 5) = 20. The second has an area of 18 square inches because (3 x 6) = 18. The difference in area is 20 - 18 = 2 square inches.
So the answer is 2.