In the last 25 years, 60% of Scrabble champions have been women and the rest have been men. There is one champion per year. Of the men, 40% had a beard. How many men with beards have been Scrabble champion? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. 40% of champions are men because 100 - 60 = 40. 10 champions have been men because 25 x .4 = 10. 4 champions have been men with beards because 10 x .4 = 4.. The answer is: 4.

Shelly and Sam love to go deep sea fishing for swordfish. Each time they go deep sea fishing, Shelly catches 2 less than five swordfish, and Sam catches one less swordfish than Shelly. If Sam and Shelly go fishing 5 times, how many swordfish do they catch in total? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Shelly catches 2 less than five swordfish each time they go fishing, for a total of 5 - 2 = 3 fish per trip. Sam catches one less swordfish than does Shelly on each trip, or a total of 3 - 1 = 2 swordfish per trip. Together, they catch a total of 3 + 2 = 5 swordfish on each trip. If Sam and Shelly go fishing 5 times, they catch a total of 5 * 5 = 25 swordfish.. The answer is: 25.

In Carrie's desk drawer there are 7 yellow highlighters. There are 7 more pink highlighters than yellow highlighters, and there are 5 more blue highlighters than pink highlighters. How many highlighters are in Carrie's desk drawer in all? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. The number of pink highlighters is 7 + 7 = 14. The number of blue highlighters is 14 + 5 = 19. There are 7 yellow highlighters. The total number of yellow, pink, and blue highlighters is 7 + 14 + 19 = 40.. The answer is: 40.