Answer this question:On Rudolph's car trip across town, he traveled 2 more than 5 miles and encountered 3 less than 17 stop signs. How many stop signs per mile did Rudolph encounter on his trip across town?
He traveled 2 more than 5 miles, or 5 + 2 = 7 miles. He encountered 3 less than 17 stop signs, or 17 - 3 = 14 stop signs. Thus, during his trip across town, Rudolph encountered 14 / 7 = 2 stop signs per mile.
The answer is 2.

Answer this question:The spacecraft Gibraltar is a mountain-sized intergalactic vehicle for transporting equipment, building materials, and families to establish colonies on far-away planets. At full capacity, the vehicle can carry 300 family units with four people per family. The space flight is expected to take years, and it is expected that the size of families will grow during the space voyage. Therefore, when the spacecraft leaves the earth, it will carry 100 people less than one-third of the ship's capacity. How many people will be on the ship to start the journey?
The full capacity of the ship is 300 * 4 = 1200 people. One - third of capacity is 1200 / 3 = 400 people. 100 less than one - third capacity is 400 - 100 = 300 people.
The answer is 300.

Answer this question:Myrtle’s 3 hens lay 3 eggs a day. She would be gone for 7 days and told her neighbor to take as many as they would like. The neighbor took 12 eggs. Once home, Myrtle collected the remaining eggs, dropping 5 on the way into her house. How many eggs does Myrtle have?
She has 3 hens that lay 3 eggs a day so they lay 3 * 3 = 9 eggs a day. The hens lay 9 eggs a day and she wasn't able to collect them for 7 days so that means there are 9 * 7 = 63 eggs. Her neighbor took 12 off the 63 eggs so that leaves 63 - 12 = 51 eggs. Myrtle dropped 5 of the remaining 51 eggs so she has 51 - 5 = 46 eggs.
The answer is 46.

Answer this question:In the school election, Eliot got twice as many votes as Shaun, and Shaun got 5 times as many votes as Randy. If Randy got 16 votes, how many did Eliot get?
Shaun got 5 * 16 = 80 votes. Eliot got 80 * 2 = 160 votes.
The answer is 160.