In the spelling bee, Max has 5 points, Dulce has 3 points, and Val has twice the combined points of Max and Dulce. If they are on the same team and their opponents' team has a total of 40 points, how many points are their team behind?
Let's think: Max and Dulce's total combined points are 5 + 3 = 8. So, Val got 8 x 2 = 16 points. And the total points of their team is 8 + 16 = 24. Therefore, their team is 40 - 24 = 16 points behind.. The answer is: 16.

Bruce recently had a birthday. His aunt sent him a card with $75 and his grandfather sent him a card that had $150 in it. He wants to go on a trip to Europe soon, so he decides to put one-fifth of the money he got for his birthday in the bank. How much money did he put in the bank?
Let's think: Bruce got 75 + 150 = 225 dollars for his birthday. He put 225 / 5 = 45 dollars into the bank.. The answer is: 45.

The garbage truck passes through Daniel's neighborhood on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. In each garbage collection, an average of 200 kg is taken. Due to obstruction in the roads leading to Daniel's neighborhood, the garbage truck stops passing through for two weeks. During the first week, people in Daniel's neighborhood pile the extra garbage around the dumpster, during the second week they apply a policy of cutting their amount of garbage in half. How many kilograms of garbage have accumulated in Daniel's neighborhood during the 2 weeks?
Let's think: The garbage truck passes through Daniel's neighborhood for 3 days. In the first week, 200 * 3 = 600 kilograms of garbage are accumulated. In the second week, half the amount of garbage is accumulated, which is 600 / 2 = 300 kg of garbage. During the 2 weeks, 600 + 300 = 900 kg of garbage are accumulated.. The answer is: 900.

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's think:
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.