Marly is making soup. He adds 2 quarts of milk and three times as much chicken stock to 1 quart of pureed vegetables. Then he divides the soup into bags that can hold 3 quarts each. How many bags does he need?

How much milk is there? ** First triple the amount of milk to find the amount of chicken stock: 2 quarts * 3 =

<<2*3=6>>6 quarts How many quarts are there? ** Then add all three quantities to find the total volume of the soup: 6 quarts + 2 quarts + 1 quart = <<6+2+1=9>>9 quarts How many bags does Marly need? ** Finally, divide the number of quarts by the number of quarts per bag to find the number of bags needed: 9 quarts / 3 quarts/bag = <<9/3=3>>3 bags #### 3 Charlotte needs to know how much money to have with her when she goes to the shoe store. How much money should Charlotte bring to buy a pair of boots, if the original price is $90 and there is a discount of 20%? How much is the discount? ** The amount of the discount is 20/100 * $90 original price = $<<20/100*90=18>>18 How much money does Charlotte need to bring? ** Charlotte needs to bring the $90 - $18 discount = $<<90-18=72>>72 #### 72 Austin is a surfer. He took a trip to the beach during surfing season and the highest wave he caught was two feet higher than four times his height. The shortest wave he caught was four feet higher than his height. The shortest wave was three feet higher than his 7-foot surfboard is long. How tall was the highest wave Austin caught? How tall was the shortest wave Austin caught? ** The shortest wave was 7 + 3 = <<7+3=10>>10 feet tall. How tall is Austin? ** Austin is 10 - 4 = <<10-4=6>>6 feet tall. How tall was the highest wave Austin caught? ** Thus, the highest wave Austin caught was 6 * 4 + 2 = 24 + 2 = <<6*4+2=26>>26 feet tall. #### 26 Noah’s age is twice Joe’s age. If Joe is 6 years old, how old will Noah be after 10 years? How old is Noah? ** Noah’s age is 2 * 6 = <<2*6=12>>12 years old. How old will Noah be after 10 years? ** After 10 years Noah will be 12 + 10 = 22 years old. #### 22 In one month in the Smith house, Kylie uses 3 bath towels, her 2 daughters use a total of 6 bath towels, and her husband uses a total of 3 bath towels. If the washing machine can fit 4 bath towels for one load of laundry, how many loads of laundry will the Smiths need to do to clean all of their used towels? How many bath towels are used in one month? ** The total number of bath towels used in one month is 3 + 6 + 3 = <<3+6+3=12>>12 bath towels How many loads of laundry do the Smiths need to do? ** The number of loads of laundry the Smiths need to do is 12 / 4 = <<12/4=3>>3 loads #### 3 Dan is digging graves for a family killed by COVID-19. If it takes Dan 3 hours to dig an adult grave and 2 hours to dig a child's grave, how long does it take him to dig 5 adult graves and one child's grave? How many hours does Dan spend digging adult graves? ** First find the total amount of time Dan spends digging adult graves: 3 hours/grave * 5 graves = <<3*5=15>>15 hours How many hours does Dan spend digging? ** Then add the time to dig the child's grave to find the total time he spends digging: 15 hours + 2 hours = <<15+2=17>>17 hours #### 17 Brad’s zip code consists of five numbers that add up to 10. The first and second numbers are the same. The third number is zero. The fourth number is double the first number. The fourth and fifth numbers add up to 8. What is Brad’s zip code? How many numbers are in Brad’s zip code? ** The five numbers add up to 10, so the first three numbers add up to 10 - 8 = <<10-8=2>>2. How many numbers are in Brad’s zip code? ** The third number is 0, so the first two numbers add up to 2 - 0 = <<2-0=2>>2. How many numbers are in Brad’s zip code? ** The first and second numbers are equal, so they are both 2 / 2 = <<2/2=1>>1. How many numbers are in Brad’s zip code? ** The fourth number is double the first number, so it is 2 * 1 = <<1*2=2>>2. How many numbers are in Brad’s zip code? ** The fifth number is 8 - 2 = <<8-2=6>>6. What is Brad’s zip code? ** Thus, Brad’s zip code is 11026. #### 11026 Carson leans over the railing at the zoo to get the perfect selfie and falls into the combined wombat and rhea enclosure. There are 9 wombats and 3 rheas. If each wombat claws him 4 times and each rhea claws him once, how many times does he get clawed? How many times do the wombats claw him? ** First find the total number of times the wombats claw him: 9 wombats * 4 claws/wombat = <<9*4=36>>36 claws How many times does he get clawed? ** Then add the number of times the rheas claw him to find the total: 36 claws + 3 claws = <<36+3=39>>39 claws #### 39 Sixteen boys and 14 girls attended Simon's birthday party. Three-fourths of the boys and 6/7 of the girls brought gifts. How many of those who attended did not bring gifts? How many boys brought gifts? ** 16 x 3/4 = <<16*3/4=12>>12 boys brought gifts. How many boys did not bring gifts? ** So, 16 -12 = <<16-12=4>>4 boys did not bring gifts. How many girls brought gifts? ** 14 x 6/7 = <<14*6/7=12>>12 girls brought gifts. How many girls did not bring gifts? ** So, 14 - 12 = <<14-12=2>>2 girls did not bring gifts. How many of those who attended did not bring gifts? ** Therefore, a total of 4 boys + 2 girls = <<4+2=6>>6 people did not bring gifts. #### 6 Bill is trying to count the toddlers at his daycare, but they keep running around. He double-counts 8 toddlers and misses 3 who are hiding. If Bill thinks he counted 26 toddlers, how many are there really? How many toddlers did Bill count? ** First subtract the 8 toddlers Bill double-counted from his count: 26 toddlers - 8 toddlers = <<26-8=18>>18 toddlers How many toddlers are there? ** Then add the 3 toddlers he missed to find the real count: 18 toddlers + 3 toddlers = <<18+3=21>>21 toddlers #### 21