Sammy has 2 more bottle caps than Janine. Janine has 3 times as many bottle caps as Billie. If Billie has 2 bottle caps, how many does Sammy have?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Janine has 2 * 3 = 6 bottle caps. Sammy has 6 + 2 = 8 bottle caps.
Thus, the answer is 8.