[Question]Michael is baking a cake and needs 6 cups of flour. The only measuring cup he has is the 1/4 cup. He has an 8 cup bag of flour and realizes it would be faster to measure the flour he doesn't need, take it out of the bag, and then dump the rest of the bag into the bowl. How many scoops should he remove?
[Answer]He needs to remove 2 cups of flour because 8 minus 6 equals 2. He needs to use 8 scoops because 2 divided by .25 equals 8. The answer is 8.

[Question]Megan bought 2 dozen eggs. As she was walking to her car, she dropped a tray of eggs. 3 eggs broke, and twice as many cracked. What is the difference between the eggs that are still in perfect condition and those that are cracked?
[Answer]2 dozen eggs means 2 x 12 = 24 eggs. 3 x 2 = 6 eggs cracked. The remaining eggs still in perfect condition is 24 - 3 - 6 = 15. The difference between the perfect eggs and cracked eggs is 15 - 6 = 9 eggs. The answer is 9.

[Question]Peter is buying a set of glasses. They cost $3 for small glasses and $5 for large ones. He has $50. If he buys 8 small ones and leaves with $1 in change, how many large ones did he buy?
[Answer]He spent $49 on glasses because 50 - 49 = 1. He spent $24 on small glasses because 8x3 = 24. He spent $25 on large glasses because 49 - 24 = 25. He bought 5 large glasses because 25 / 5 = 5. The answer is 5.

[Question]Hermione, Luna, and Celestia combined have 83 spelling badges. If Hermione has 14 and Luna has 17, how many spelling badges does Celestia have?
[Answer]
Combining Hermione and Luna has 14 + 17 = 31 spelling badges. Removing their spelling badges from the total, Celestia has 83 - 31 = 52 spelling badges. The answer is 52.