We have a question: 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?
And an answer: 25
So how you got the answer?
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.

We have a question: At the park, Naomi saw people riding 7 regular bikes and 11 children’s bikes. Regular bikes have 2 wheels and kid’s bikes have 4 wheels. How many wheels did Naomi see at the park?
And an answer: 58
So how you got the answer?
For the regular bikes, there are 7 x 2 = 14 wheels. For the children’s bikes, there are 11 x 4 = 44 wheels. Altogether, Naomi saw 14 + 44 = 58 wheels.

We have a question: In her first term, Governor Sandoval gave twice as many commencement addresses as Governor Hawkins. Governor Sloan gave ten more commencement addresses than Governor Sandoval in the same amount of time. If Governor Sandoval gave 12 commencement addresses, how many commencement addresses did the three of them give altogether?
And an answer: 40
So how you got the answer?
Since Governor Sandoval gave 12 commencement addresses, twice the number that Governor Hawkins gave, Governor Hawkins gave 12 / 2 = 6 commencement addresses. The two of them gave 6 + 12 = 18 commencement addresses in total. Governor Sloan gave ten more commencement addresses than Governor Sandoval, a total of 12 + 10 = 22 commencement addresses. The three of them gave 22 + 18 = 40 commencement addresses.