Julie has $50, which is eight dollars more than twice what John has. How much does John have?
$21
How old am I if 400 reduced by 2 times my age is 244?
78
Alicia weighed 8 pounds when she was born. By her first birthday, her weight had tripled. By her second birthday, she had gained 6 more pounds. At that time, Alicia’s father weighed 7 times as much as she did. What was Alicia and her dad’s combined weight?
Alicia's Dad 210 lbs
Combined 240 lbs
Andy has $261.81 left in his bank account after buying a tennis racquet and a can of tennis balls. The racquet cost $76.58 and the tennis balls cost $13.61. How much did Andy have in his bank account before buying the tennis racquet and tennis balls?
$352
There are 13 animals in the barn. Some are chickens and some are pigs. There are 40 legs in all. How many of each animal are there?
6 chickens, 7 pigs
Carlos has $60 to spend at the candy shop. He gets there at 8:50 A.M. He buys 12 gumdrops, 16 jumbo gumballs, and 6 two-pound jawbreakers. WHen leaves at 9:30 A.M. he has $15.32 left. How many pieces of candy did Carlos buy?
34
On Tuesday Shanice bought five hats. On Wednesday half of all the hats that she had were destroyed. On Thursday there were only 17 left. How many did she have on Monday?
29
There are 152 men at the store. There are four times as many men as children, and 105 more women than children. How many women and children are there?
38 Children
143 Women
Warren Columbus canoed from one island to another. He tipped over every 13 miles. If the trip was 97 miles, how many times did he tip over?
7 times
Maria bought seven boxes. A week later half of all her boxes were destroyed in a fire. There are now only 22 boxes left. With how many did she start?
37
Eloise Elderberry just got her weekly allowance. She put the whole $1.79 in the bank. At that rate, how much will Eloise have if she saves her allowance for two and 1/2 years?
*52 Weeks in a year
$232.70