A dragon hoards jewels and gold in its cave. A jealous king snuck in and stole three prize jewels. The dragon burned him to a crisp and stole back its jewels, along with twice as many of the king’s crown jewels from his crown that melted in the dragon’s fire. The new jewels were a third of the number of jewels the dragon had owned before. How many jewels did the dragon own in the end?
Let's think: The dragon stole 2 * 3 = 6 of the king’s crown jewels. The dragon owned 6 * 3 = 18 jewels before the theft. Thus, the dragon owned 18 + 6 = 24 jewels in the end.. The answer is: 24.

Elena has 8 lilies and 5 tulips in her garden. Each lily has 6 petals. Each tulip has 3 petals. How many flower petals are in Elena’s garden?
Let's think: Elena has 8 * 6 = 48 lily petals. Elena has 5 * 3 = 15 tulip petals. Elena has a total of 48 + 15 = 63 petals.. The answer is: 63.

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?
Let's think: The total cost of cupcakes was 1.5 * 12 = $18. So they each paid 18 / 2 = $9.. The answer is: 9.

In order to train for his fights Rocky would run 4 miles on day one of training. Rocky would double the miles for day 2, and triple the miles from day 2 for day 3. How many miles did Rocky run in the first three days of training?
Let's think:
Day 1:4. Day 2:2(4) = 8. Day 3:8(3) = 24. Total:4 + 8 + 24 = 36 miles.. The answer is: 36.