Q: Sammy has 8 gifts to wrap. Each gift requires 1.5 meters of ribbon. Unfortunately, she has no available ribbon so Tom let her use his 15-meter long ribbon. How many meters of ribbon will be left from Tom's ribbon?
A: The eight gifts require 1.5 meters / gift x 8 gifts = 12 meters of ribbon. So, Tom will be left with 15 meters - 12 meters = 3 meters of ribbon. The answer is 3.

Q: Matthew and his brother Shawn played swimming-pool-basketball. Each basket was worth 3 points. Matthew scored 9 points. Shawn scored 6 points. What is the total number of baskets made during this game?
A: Matthew scored 9 points and there are 3 points per basket, so he made 9 / 3 = 3 baskets. Shawn scored 6 points, so he made 6 / 3 = 2 baskets. The total number of baskets made is 3 + 2 = 5 baskets made. The answer is 5.

Q: Max has 8 children and each of his children has the same number of children as he does except for 2 who have 5 children each. How many grandchildren does he have?
A:
Out of his 8 children, 2 have only 5 children so the rest who have 8 ( the same number as him) are 8 - 2 = 6. 6 of Max's children have 8 children each for a total of 6 * 8 = 48 grandchildren. 2 of Max's children have 5 children each for a total of 5 * 2 = 10 grandchildren. In total he has 48 + 10 = 58 grandchildren. The answer is 58.