Question: Jon’s textbooks weigh three times as much as Brandon’s textbooks. Jon has four textbooks that weigh two, eight, five and nine pounds respectively. How much do Brandon’s textbooks weigh?
Answer: Jon’s textbooks weigh 2 + 8 + 5 + 9 = 24 pounds. Thus, Brandon’s textbooks weigh 24 / 3 = 8 pounds. The answer is 8.

Question: An adult panda can eat 138 pounds of bamboo each day. A baby panda can eat 50 pounds of bamboo a day. How many pounds of bamboo will the pandas eat in a week?
Answer: An adult panda will eat 138 pounds of bamboo * 7 days = 966 pounds. A baby panda will eat 50 pounds * 7 days = 350 pounds. Total the pandas will eat 966 pounds + 350 = 1316 pounds of bamboo. The answer is 1316.

Question: Allie's making guacamole for a party. Each batch requires 4 avocados and serves about 6 people. If 42 people are going to be at the party including her, how many avocados does she need?
Answer: Each batch serves 6 people, and there are 42 people coming to the party, so she needs to make 42 / 6 = 7 batches. Each batch requires 4 avocados, so she will need 4 * 7 = 28 avocados. The answer is 28.

Question: Dawn, Lydia, and Donna have a total of 200 bananas. Dawn has 40 more bananas than Lydia. If Lydia has 60 bananas, how many bananas does Donna have?
Answer:
If Lydia has 60 bananas, and Dawn has 40 more, then Dawn has 60 + 40 = 100 bananas. The total number of bananas Dawn and Lydia have is 100 + 60 = 160 bananas. Donna has 200 - 160 = 40 bananas. The answer is 40.