Q: Jerry is cutting up wood for his wood-burning stove. Each pine tree makes 80 logs, each maple tree makes 60 logs, and each walnut tree makes 100 logs. If Jerry cuts up 8 pine trees, 3 maple trees, and 4 walnut trees, how many logs does he get?
A: First find the total number of pine logs by multiplying the number of trees by the number of logs per tree: 80 logs / pine * 8 pines = 640 logs. Then do the same thing for the maple trees: 60 logs / maple * 3 maples = 180 logs. And do the same thing for the walnut trees: 100 logs / walnut * 4 walnuts = 400 logs. Finally, add up the number of logs from each type of tree to find the total number: 640 logs + 180 logs + 400 logs = 1220 logs. The answer is 1220.

Q: Mario has 3 hibiscus plants in his garden. The first hibiscus plant has 2 flowers. The second hibiscus plant has twice as many flowers as the first hibiscus plant. The third hibiscus plant has four times as many flowers as the second hibiscus plant. How many total blossoms does Mario have?
A: The second hibiscus plant has 2 x 2 = 4 flowers. The third hibiscus plant has 4 x 4 = 16 flowers. Adding the first hibiscus plant’s flowers, Mario has a total of 2 + 4 + 16 = 22 flowers. The answer is 22.

Q: The Giants baseball team is trying to make their league playoff. They have played 20 games and won 12 of them. To make the playoffs, they need to win 2/3 of their games over the season. If there are 10 games left, how many do they have to win to make the playoffs?
A:
There are 30 games total because 20 + 10 = 30. They need to win 20 games because 30 x (2 / 3) = 20. The need to win 8 more games because 20 - 12 = 8. The answer is 8.