Q: Pat’s computer password is made up of several kinds of alphanumeric and symbol characters for security. He uses a string of eight random lowercase letters, a string half that length of alternating upper case letters and numbers, and one symbol on each end of the password. How many characters in all is Pat‘s computer password?
A: The second string of characters is half as long as the first string, so it is 8 / 2 = 4 characters long. The password has one symbol on each end, so it has 1 * 2 = 2 symbol characters. In all, Pat’s computer password is 8 + 4 + 2 = 14 characters long. The answer is 14.

Q: Cassandra bought four dozen Granny Smith apples and used them to make four apple pies. She cut each pie into 6 large pieces. How many apples are in each slice of pie?
A: Four dozen apples contain 4 * 12 = 48 apples. Four pies, each cut into 6 pieces, contain 4 * 6 = 24 pieces. Thus, there are 48 / 24 = 2 apples in every slice of Cassandra's apple pie. The answer is 2.

Q: Jenson and Kingsley have a tailoring business. Jenson makes 3 shirts, and Kingsley makes 5 pairs of pants per day. If each shirt uses 2 yards of fabric and a pair of pants uses 5 yards of fabric, how many yards of fabric do they need every 3 days?
A:
Jenson uses 2 x 3 = 6 yards of fabric for making shirts every day. Kingsley uses 5 x 5 = 25 yards of fabric every day for making pair of pants. So, the total yards of fabric they use per day is 25 + 6 = 31. Therefore, the total yards of fabric they use every 3 days is 31 x 3 = 93. The answer is 93.