Q: Jame is trying to learn to tear playing cards. He can tear 30 cards at a time. A new deck of cards has 55 cards if you include the jokers and blank cards. He tears cards 3 times a week. If he buys 18 decks how many weeks can he go?
A: He tears 30 * 3 = 90 cards a week. He bought 55 * 18 = 990 cards. So he can tear for 990 / 90 = 11 weeks. The answer is 11.

Q: Basil gets 1/2 of a dog cookie in the morning and before bed. She gets 2 whole cookies during the day. Basil’s cookies are packaged with 45 cookies per box. How many boxes will she need to last her for 30 days?
A: Basil gets 1 / 2 in the morning and 1 / 2 at bedtime so she gets 1 / 2 + 1 / 2 = 1 whole cookie. Basil also gets 2 whole cookies during the day so all total she gets 2 + 1 = 3 whole cookies. She needs cookies for 30 days and eats 3 a day so she needs 30 * 3 = 90 cookies. Her cookies come 45 per box and she needs 90 cookies so she needs 90 / 45 = 2 boxes of cookies. The answer is 2.

Q: There are 36 seagulls on the roof of the Taco Bell. Kids scare 1/4 of them away by throwing stones, and 1/3 of the remaining birds decide to fly to McDonald's parking lot. How many seagulls are left?
A:
First find how many birds get scared away by kids: 36 seagulls / 4 = 9 seagulls. Then subtract that number from the starting total: 36 seagulls - 9 seagulls = 27 seagulls. Then divide that number by 3: 27 seagulls / 3 = 9 seagulls. Then subtract that number from the 27 seagulls to find the final number of seagulls: 27 seagulls - 9 seagulls = 18 seagulls. The answer is 18.