Question: On a school trip to the seashore, Alan and his friends collected shells. Alan collected four times as many shells as Ben did. Ben got a late start and only collected a third of what Laurie did. If Laurie collected 36 shells how many did Alan collect?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Ben collected 36 / 3 = 12 shells. Alan collected 12 * 4 = 48 shells.
So the answer is 48.


Question: Dean ordered 2 large pizzas that were each cut into 12 slices. His friends Frank and Sammy came over to enjoy some pizza and watch a movie. Dean was hungry and ate half of the Hawaiian pizza. Frank only ate 3 slices of Hawaiian pizza and Sammy ate a third of the cheese pizza. How many total slices were left over?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: 2 pizzas were ordered and had 12 slices each for a total of 2 * 12 = 24 slices. Dean ate 1 / 2 of a 12 sliced pizza so 12 / 2 = 6 slices were left over. Sammy ate 1 / 3 of a 12 sliced pizza so 12 / 3 = 4 slices were left over. Dean ate 6 slices, Sammy ate 4 and Frank had 3 so 6 + 4 + 3 = 13. They started with 24 slices and 13 slices so 24 - 13 = 11 slices left.
So the answer is 11.


Question: The teacher brings in 14 mini-cupcakes and 12 donut holes for the class. There are 13 students in the class. If each student gets the exact same amount, how many desserts does each student get?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
There are 26 total desserts because 14 plus 12 equals 26. Each student gets 2 desserts because 26 divided by 13 equals 2.
So the answer is 2.