Asking these to GPT3.5 has been an utterly frustrating experience, lol. I guess gemini is at this level of intelligence right now, not GPT4... rigged demos notwithstanding;)
I asked this to mini-orca 3b and here was it's brilliant answer.
> If you read 2 books over the weekend, then there are 31 books
in your house. However, if you only read one book, then there
would be only 25 books left in your house.
No joke, even if trying to correct GTP3.5 it still gives a nonsense answer:
> I apologize for any confusion caused by my previous response. Reading a book doesn't physically remove it from your house. The assumption I made was a misunderstanding. If you read a book, it is still in your house unless you lend it, give it away, or otherwise remove it.
> So, if you started with 31 books and read 2 over the weekend, you would have 31 - 2 = 29 books still in your house.
> If you read 2 books over the weekend, then there are 31 books in your house. However, if you only read one book, then there would be only 25 books left in your house.