Megan has read 32 books this year. Kelcie has read 1/4 the amount of books that Megan has read. Greg has read 9 more than twice the number of books that Kelcie has read. How many books total have Megan, Kelcie, and Greg read?

How many books has Kelcie read? ** Kelcie: 32/4=

<<32/4=8>>8 books How many books has Greg read? ** Greg: 9+2(8)=25 books How many books total have Megan, Kelcie, and Greg read? ** Total:32+8+25=<<32+8+25=65>>65 books #### 65 Jar A has 28 marbles. Jar B has 12 more marbles than jar A. Jar C has twice as many marbles as jar B. How many marbles are there altogether? How many marbles does jar B have? ** Jar B has 28 + 12 = <<28+12=40>>40 marbles. How many marbles does jar C have? ** Jar C has 2 x 40 = <<2*40=80>>80 marbles. How many marbles are there altogether? ** Therefore, there are 28 + 40 + 80 = <<28+40+80=148>>148 marbles altogether. #### 148 A spider has eight legs. If a group of spiders has 10 more spiders than half as many legs as a single spider has, what is the total number of spider legs in this group of spiders? How many legs does a single spider have? ** Half as many legs as a single spider has is 8/2=<<8/2=4>>4 legs. How many spiders are there? ** 10 more spiders than half as many legs as a single spider has is 4+10=14 spiders. What is the total number of spider legs in this group of spiders? ** The total number of spider legs in a group of 14 spiders is 8*14=<<8*14=112>>112 spider legs. #### 112 Flora has been experiencing frequent fractures. Dr. Juan has asked her to strengthen her bones by drinking 105 gallons of milk within 3 weeks. Flora thinks that drinking 3 gallons of milk daily will be enough, but her brother says she'll still need to drink more. To fulfill Dr. Juan’s requirement, how many more gallons must Flora drink daily? How many days are in the 3 week period? ** 3 weeks translate to 3 * 7 days = <<3*7=21>>21 days. How many gallons of milk would Flora need to drink daily? ** To meet Dr. Juan’s recommendation would mean drinking 105/21 = <<105/21=5>>5 gallons daily. How many more gallons of milk must Flora drink daily? ** This means that Flora must drink 5 -3 = <<5-3=2>>2 more gallons daily. #### 2 John buys a box of 40 light bulbs. He uses 16 of them and then gives half of what is left to a friend. How many does he have left? How many light bulbs did John have left after using some? ** He had 40-16=<<40-16=24>>24 left after using some How many light bulbs does John have left after giving some away? ** Then after giving some away he is left with 24/2=<<24/2=12>>12 #### 12 Emily has 6 marbles. Megan gives Emily double the number she has. Emily then gives Megan back half of her new total plus 1. How many marbles does Emily have now? How many marbles does Megan give Emily? ** Megan gives Emily 6*2=<<6*2=12>>12 marbles. How many marbles does Emily have then? ** Emily then has 6+12=<<6+12=18>>18 marbles. How many marbles does Emily give Megan? ** Emily gives Megan 18/2+1=<<18/2+1=10>>10 marbles. How many marbles does Emily have now? ** Emily has 18-10=<<18-10=8>>8 marbles now. #### 8 Jillian, Savannah, and Clayton were collecting shells on the beach. Jillian collected 29, Savannah collected 17, and Clayton collected 8. They decided that they wanted to give the shells to two of their friends who had just arrived. They put their shells together and distributed them evenly to each friend. How many shells did each friend get? How many shells did the kids collect? ** The kids collected 29 + 17 + 8 = <<29+17+8=54>>54 shells. How many shells did each friend get? ** If they distribute the shells evenly between 2 friends, 54 / 2 = <<54/2=27>>27 shells for each friend. #### 27 The half-hour newscast includes 12 minutes of national news, 5 minutes of international news, 5 minutes of sports, and 2 minutes of weather forecasts. The rest is advertisements. How many minutes of advertising are in the newscast? How many minutes are accounted for? ** 12+5+5+2=<<12+5+5+2=24>>24 minutes are accounted for. How many minutes of advertising are in the newscast? ** There are 30-24=<<30-24=6>>6 minutes of ads. #### 6 An amoeba reproduces by fission, splitting itself into two separate amoebae. An amoeba reproduces every two days. How many days will it take one amoeba to divide into 16 amoebae? How many amoebae will the amoeba divide into after 2 days? ** The amoeba will divide into 1 * 2 = <<1*2=2>>2 amoebae after 2 days. How many amoebae will the amoeba divide into after 4 days? ** The amoeba will divide into 2 * 2 = <<2*2=4>>4 amoebae after 4 days. How many amoebae will the amoeba divide into after 6 days? ** The amoeba will divide into 4 * 2 = <<4*2=8>>8 amoebae after 6 days. How many amoebae will the amoeba divide into after 8 days? ** The amoeba will divide into 8 * 2 = <<8*2=16>>16 amoebae after 8 days. #### 8 Chad saves 40% of the money he earns/receives in a year. This year, he made $600 mowing yards and received $250.00 for his birthday/holidays. He also made $150.00 by selling some old video games and another $150.00 doing odd jobs. How much will he save? How much did Chad make? ** He made $600.00 mowing yards, $250.00 for his birthday, $150.00 selling items and $150.00 doing odd jobs so he made 600+250+150+150 = $<<600+250+150+150=1150.00>>1,150.00 How much will Chad save? ** He made $1,150.00 and will save 40% so he saves 1150*.40 = $<<1150*.40=460.00>>460.00 #### 460