Lizzy: Dani has 3 cats; Binkie, Frankie and Spaatz. Each cat has a collar decorated with gemstones. Binkie has four times as many gemstones on his collar as does Frankie but Spaatz has two less than half as many gemstones on her collar as does Frankie. If Spaatz has 1 Gemstone on her collar, how many gemstones does Binkie have on his collar?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
If Spaatz has 2 less than half the number of gemstones as does Frankie, then half as many as Frankie is 1 + 2 = 3 gemstones. If 3 is half the number of gemstones on Frankie's collar, then Frankie has 3 * 2 = 6 gemstones. If Binkie has 4 times as many gemstones as Frankie, then Binkie has 4 * 6 = 24. Final answer: 24.