[Question]: Carly is trying to get in shape to try out for the soccer team. She starts by running 2 miles a week. The second week, she runs twice as long plus 3 extra miles per week. The third week she runs 9/7 as much as she ran the second week. The week after that, she sprains her ankle and has to reduce her running time by 5 miles per week. How many miles did she run the week she was injured?
[Answer]: First find how long Carly runs the second week: 2 miles * 2 + 3 = 7 miles. Then find how long she runs in the third week: 9 / 7 * 7 miles = 9 miles. Then subtract the 5 miles reduction from when she was injured: 9 miles - 5 miles = 4 miles.
So the answer is 4.

[Question]: Samantha, Aira, and Joe received 6 rubber bands each after they divided their bands equally. If Samantha had 5 more bands than Aira and Aira had 1 fewer band than Joe, how many rubber bands did Aira have?
[Answer]: Samantha, Aira, and Joe have 6 x 3 = 18 rubber bands altogether. If we let x be the number of bands that Aira had, then Samantha had x + 5. Since Aira had 1 fewer band than Joe, then Joe had x + 1. Since the total number of bands is 18, then the equation is x + (x + 5) + (x + 1) = 18. By simplifying the left side of the equation, we have 3x + 6 = 18. Putting all the constant terms on the right side gives 3x = 12. So the value of x is 12 / 3 = 4. Hence, Aira had 4 rubber bands.
So the answer is 4.

[Question]: Karen has 32 quarters in her piggy bank. Her older brother Christopher has 64 quarters in his piggy bank. How much more money does Christopher have?
[Answer]:
Christopher has 64 quarters so he has 64 * .25 = $16.00. Karen has 32 quarters so she has 32 * .25 = $8.00. If Christopher has $16.00 and Karen has $8.00 then Christopher has 16 - 8 = $8.00 more than Karen.
So the answer is 8.