Question: Colton had 72 dolphin stickers. He gave 4 stickers each to 3 friends. He also gave his friend Mandy 2 more than he gave his three friends total.  And he gave Justin 10 less than Mandy. How many stickers does Colton have left?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Colton gave away 4 stickers * 3 friends = 12 stickers. Colton gave Mandy 2 + 12 stickers = 14 stickers. Colton gave Justin 14 stickers - 10 = 4 stickers. In total, Colton gave away 12 + 14 + 4 stickers = 30 stickers. Colton's number of total stickers at the end is 72 - 30 = 42 stickers.
So the answer is 42.


Question: The price of a home is $98 per square foot (sq ft). The house is 2,400 sq ft and the barn out back is 1,000 sq ft. How much is this property?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The house is 2,400 sq ft and the barn is 1,000 sq ft so it's 2400 + 1000 = 3,400 sq ft. The price is $98 per sq ft and it's 3,400 sq ft big so the property costs 98 * 3400 = $333,200.00.
So the answer is 333200.


Question: Jeremy loves to play Scrabble. He once played a three-letter word on a triple word score to earn thirty points. If before the word score was tripled, the first and third letters were each valued at one point apiece, how much was the middle letter valued at before the word score was tripled?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Since the word score after being tripled was 30 points, then the word score before tripling was 30 / 3 = 10 points. If before the word score was tripled, the first and third letters were each valued at one point apiece, then the value of the middle letter was 10 - 1 - 1 = 8 points.
So the answer is 8.