Q: Mr. Johnson is organizing the school Christmas play and needs 50 volunteers to help with decorating the auditorium. 5 students from each of the school’s 6 math classes have volunteered to help. 13 teachers have also volunteered to help. How many more volunteers will Mr. Johnson need?
A: 7
Step-by-step reasoning process: Since 5 students from each of the 6 math classes have volunteered, there are 5 * 6 = 30 total student volunteers. In addition to the 30 student volunteers, 13 teachers have also volunteered so there are 30 + 13 = 43 total volunteers. Mr. Johnson needs 50 volunteers and currently has 43 volunteers, so he needs 50 - 43 = 7 more volunteers.


Q: There are ten more newborn elephants than baby hippos. If an entire herd starts with 20 elephants and 35 hippos, and the female hippos, whose number is 5/7 of the total number of hippos, give birth to 5 new baby hippos each, find the number of animals that are there altogether?
A: 315
Step-by-step reasoning process: The total number of female hippos is 5 / 7 * 35 = 25. If each new hippo gives birth to 5 new baby hippos, the total number of baby hippos will be 5 * 25 = 125. The population of hippos after 125 new ones are born is 125 + 35 = 160. There are ten more newborn elephants than baby hippos, meaning there are 125 + 10 = 135 new baby elephants. The population of elephants is 135 + 20 = 155. Altogether, there are 155 + 160 = 315 animals.


Q: Five shirts together cost $85. Of the 5 shirts, there are 3 shirts that cost $15 each. If the remaining shirts are each equal in value, what is the cost, in dollars, of one of the remaining shirts?
A: 20
Step-by-step reasoning process: The first 3 shirts cost 15 * 3 = 45 dollars in total. There are 5 - 3 = 2 shirts remaining. The remaining 2 shirts cost 85 - 45 = 40 dollars in total. One of the remaining shirts costs 40 / 2 = 20 dollars.


Q: Angela is a bike messenger in New York. She needs to deliver 8 times as many packages as meals. If she needs to deliver 27 meals and packages combined, how many meals does she deliver?
A: 3

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Step-by-step reasoning process: Let p be the number of packages Angela delivers and m be the number of meals. We know that p + m = 27 and p = 8m. Substituting the second equation into the first equation, we get 8m + m = 27. Combining like terms, we get 9m = 27. Dividing both sides by 9, we get m = 3.