Q: Braden had $400 in his money box. He had also placed a bet today with Byan that the Raptors will beat the Bulls. If the game's outcome was as Braden predicted, and he and Bryan had agreed to give the winner twice as much money as Braden had in his money box, calculate the total amount of money Braden had in his money box after winning the bet?
A: If they agreed to give the winner twice as much money as Braden had in his money box, after winning the bet, Braden received 2 * $400 = $800. Braden increased the total amount of money in his money box to $800 + $400 = $1200. The answer is 1200.

Q: A cooler is filled with 24 cans of cherry soda and orange pop. If there are twice as many cans of orange pop as there are of cherry soda, how many cherry sodas are there?
A: There are C cans of cherry soda in the cooler. There are twice as many cans of orange pop, so there are 2C cans of orange pop in the cooler. In all, there are C + 2C = 3C = 24 cans in the cooler. Therefore, there are C = 24 / 3 = 8 cans of cherry soda in the cooler. The answer is 8.

Q: Jake can wash his car with 1 bottle of car wash soap 4 times. If each bottle costs $4.00, and he washes his car once a week for 20 weeks, how much does he spend on car soap?
A:
1 bottle of soap will last for 4 washes and he needs enough bottles for 20 weeks so 20 / 4 = 5 bottles. Each bottle cost $4.00 and he needs 5 bottles so he will spend $4 * 5 = $20.00 on car soap. The answer is 20.