Answer this question:Bonny just bought her 13th pair of shoes, which is 5 less than twice as many pairs of shoes as Becky owns. Bobby has 3 times as many pairs of shoes as Becky has. How many shoes does Bobby have?
Let x be the number of pairs of shoes that Becky owns. Since 13 pairs is 5 less than twice as many pairs as Becky owns, then the relationship is 2x - 5 = 13. Adding 5 to each side of the equation, we get 2x = 18. Solving for x, we get x = 9. Since Bobby has 3 times as many pairs of shoes as Becky has, then Becky has 3 * 9 = 27 pairs of shoes.
The answer is 27.

Answer this question:Bill has 6 times as many nuts as Harry, and Harry has twice as many nuts as Sue. If Sue has 48 nuts, how many do Bill and Harry have combined?
If Sue has 48 nuts, and Harry has twice as many nuts as Sue, Harry has 2 * 48 = 96 nuts. Bill has 6 times as many nuts as Harry, and since Harry has 96 nuts, Bill has 96 * 6 = 576 nuts. Combined, Bill and Harry have 576 + 96 = 672 nuts.
The answer is 672.

Answer this question:Lizette scored 92 on her third quiz giving her an average of 94. What is Lizette's average in her first two quizzes?
If Lizette's average on the 3 quizzes is 94, then the sum of her scores in the 3 quizzes is 94 x 3 = 282. This means that the sum of her scores in the first 2 quizzes is 282 - 92 = 190. Thus, her average for the first 2 quizzes is 190 / 2 = 95.
The answer is 95.

Answer this question:Michael’s largest watermelon weighs 8 pounds. His neighbor, Clay, grew a watermelon three times that size. And their mutual friend, John, grew a watermelon that was half the size of Clay’s. How big was John’s watermelon?
Michael’s watermelon weighs 8 pounds and Clay’s weighs 3 times that so it weighs 8 * 3 = 24 pounds. John’s watermelon is half the size of Clay’s 24 - pound watermelon so it weighs 24 / 2 = 12 pounds.
The answer is 12.