Question: Emma is 7 years old. If her sister is 9 years older than her, how old will Emma be when her sister is 56?
Answer: Emma’s sister is 7 + 9 = 16 years old. In this many years, Emma’s sister will be 56 years old: 56 - 16 = 40 years. When her sister is 56 years old, Emma will be 7 + 40 = 47 years. The answer is 47.

Question: There are three goldfish and ten platyfish in a fish tank. Each goldfish plays with ten red balls, while each platyfish plays with five white balls. What is the total number of balls in the fish tank?
Answer: If there are 3 goldfish, and each is playing with ten red balls, then the number of red balls in the tank is 3 * 10 = 30. There are also ten platyfish playing with 5 white balls, there are 10 * 5 = 50 white balls. The total number of red and white balls in the fish tank is 50 + 30 = 80. The answer is 80.

Question: In a game, Samanta has 8 more points than Mark, and Mark has 50% more points than Eric. Eric has 6 points. How many points do Samanta, Mark, and Eric have in total?
Answer: Mark has 50 / 100 * 6 = 3 points more than Eric. So Mark has 6 + 3 = 9 points. That means Samanta has 9 + 8 = 17 points. So in total Samanta, Mark, and Eric have 6 + 9 + 17 = 32 points. The answer is 32.

Question: Jane is painting her fingernails. She applies a base coat that takes 2 minutes to dry, two color coats that take 3 minutes each to dry, and a clear top coat that takes 5 minutes to dry. How many minutes total does Jane spend waiting for her nail polish to dry?
Answer:
First figure out how long both color coats will take to dry: 3 minutes * 2 = 6 minutes. Then add up the time for the base coat, top coat, and color coats: 6 minutes + 2 minutes + 5 minutes = 13 minutes. The answer is 13.