Bret takes a 9 hour train ride to go to Boston.  He spends 2 hours reading a book, 1 hour to eat his dinner, and 3 hours watching movies on his computer. How many hours does he have left to take a nap?
Let's think: For all his activities on the train, Bret spends 2 + 1 + 3 = 6 hours. For his nap, he has 9 - 6 = 3 hours left.. The answer is: 3.

Harry needs to buy 5 spellbooks that each cost 5 gold, three potion kits that each cost 20 silver, and one owl that costs 28 gold. There are 9 silver to a gold. How much will Harry pay total, in silvers?
Let's think: First find the total cost of the spellbooks by multiplying the price per book by the number of books: 5 books * 5 gold / book = 25 gold. Then add that amount to the cost of the owl: 25 gold + 28 gold = 53 gold. Now multiply that number by the conversion rate between gold and silver: 53 gold * 9 silver / gold = 477 silver. Now find the total cost of the potion kits by multiplying the price per kit by the number of kit: 3 kits * 20 silver / kit = 60 silver. Now add that amount to the cost of the books and owl to find Harry's total spending: 60 silver + 477 silver = 537 silver.. The answer is: 537.

Lana and her friends go to a theater on the weekend to watch a new play Joan told them was live. When they arrived, Lana saw 100 cars in the front parking lot. She saw two times more vehicles at the back than there were in the front parking lot. If the total number of cars at the end of the play was 700, how many more cars packed into the parking lot during the play?
Let's think: The number of cars in the back parking lot was 100 * 2 = 200 times more than those in the front parking lot. There were 200 + 100 = 300 cars in the back parking lot. A total of 300 + 100 = 400 cars were present before the play began. The total number of cars that parked in the theater during the play is 700 - 400 = 300 cars.. The answer is: 300.

At a gathering, it was reported that 26 people took wine, 22 people took soda, and 17 people took both drinks. If each person could have taken one or more drinks regardless of what was reported, how many people altogether were at the gathering?
Let's think:
The number of people who took only wine is the difference between the number of people who took wine and those who took wine and soda which is 26 - 17 = 9 people. In the same manner, the number of people who took only soda is 22 - 17 = 5 people. Therefore the total number present is the sum of those who took wine only, those who took soda only and those who took both which is 9 + 5 + 17 = 31 people.. The answer is: 31.