Lizzy: Janet has 24 dresses. Half of them have pockets. Of those, a third have 2 pockets and the rest have 3 pockets. How many total pockets do her dresses have?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
She has 24 / 2 = 12 dresses with pockets. Of those 12 / 3 = 4 have 2 pockets. So 12 - 4 = 8 have three pockets. So the dresses with 2 pockets have 2 * 4 = 8 pockets. The other dresses contribute 8 * 3 = 24 pockets. So she has a total of 8 + 24 = 32 pockets. Final answer: 32.