Answer this question:The bowl of fruit contains apples, pears, and bananas. There are two more pears than apples, and three more bananas than pears. If the bowl contains 19 pieces of fruit, how many bananas does it contain?
Let A be the number of apples. There are A + 2 pears. There are (A + 2) + 3 pears. Then A + (A + 2) + ((A + 2) + 3) = 19. 3A + 7 = 19. 3A = 12. A = 4. There are 4 apples. There are (4 + 2) + 3 = 9 bananas.
The answer is 9.

Answer this question:Denmark wants to order pizza. For toppings, he has 3 cheese, 4 meat and 5 vegetable options, one of which is peppers. He can have only one selection from each topping category (one cheese, one meat and one vegetable). However, if he chooses to have pepperoni, he cannot have peppers. How many topping combinations does he have total?
Permutate the ingredients. 3 cheeses * 4 meats * 5 vegetables = 60 choice. However, we must take out the combinations that could have pepperoni and peppers, 1 cheese + 1 meat * + 1 vegetable = 3 bad choices. 60 - 3 = 57 choices.
The answer is 57.

Answer this question:Emma has saved $230 in her bank account. She withdrew $60 to buy a new pair of shoes. The next week, she deposited twice as much money as she withdrew. How much is in her bank account now?
Emma had $230 - $60 = $170 left in her bank account after she withdrew $60. The next week, she deposited $60 x 2 = $120. Hence, she now has a total of $170 + $120 = $290 in her bank account.
The answer is 290.

Answer this question:Evelyn’s family watched 10 hours of television last week. The week before, they watched 8 hours of television. If they watch 12 hours of television next week, what is the average number of hours of television that they watch per week?
Over the three weeks, they will have watched a total of 10 + 8 + 12 = 30 hours of television. The average number of hours per week is 30 hours / 3 = 10 hours of television.
The answer is 10.