[Question]It was time for Kelly to harvest her carrots that she had planted in three different beds. In the first bed she pulled out 55 carrots. In the second bed she pulled out 101 carrots and in the third bed she pulled out 78 carrots. She found that 6 carrots weighed one pound. How many pounds of carrots did Kelly harvest?
[Answer]She pulled out 55 + 101 + 78 = 234. 6 carrots weigh one pound so 234 / 6 = 39 pounds of carrots. The answer is 39.

[Question]Peter has to walk 2.5 miles to get to the grocery store. If it takes him 20 minutes to walk one mile and he has walked 1 mile already, how many more minutes does he have to walk to reach it?
[Answer]Peter has to walk a remaining 2.5 total miles - 1 mile completed = 1.5 miles remaining. It will take him another 20 minutes * 1.5 miles remaining = 30 minutes to get to the grocery store. The answer is 30.

[Question]John and his best friend Steve bought 12 cupcakes together. Each cupcake cost $1.50. If they split the costs evenly, how much did each person pay?
[Answer]The total cost of cupcakes was 1.5 * 12 = $18. So they each paid 18 / 2 = $9. The answer is 9.

[Question]Annie is a mother of 3 children: Mark, Matt, and Mike. She decided to give them some fruits. Mike received 3 oranges. Matt got twice as many apples, and Mark got as many bananas as Mike and Matt received fruits altogether. How many fruits do the three children have in total?
[Answer]
Mike received 3 oranges. Matt received twice as many apples as Mike received oranges, so he got 3 * 2 = 6 apples. Mark received 6 + 3 = 9 bananas. So in total, all children received 3 + 6 + 9 = 18 fruits. The answer is 18.