Question: Violet has 3 more than twice as many nails as Tickletoe. If Violet has 27 nails, how many nails do they have together?
Answer: Violet has 27 - 3 = 24 nails, twice the number of nails that Tickletoe has. Therefore, Tickletoe has 1 / 2 * 24 = 12 nails. Together, Tickletoe and Violet have 12 + 27 = 39 nails. The answer is 39.

Question: Mark is 18 years old. He has a little brother, John, who is 10 years younger. If John and Mark's parents are currently 5 times older than John, how old were they when Mark was born?
Answer: John is 8 years old because 18 - 10 = 8 years old. Their parents are currently 40 years old because 8 * 5 = 40. Therefore, they were 22 when Mark was born because 40 - 18 = 22 years old. The answer is 22.

Question: Mitch has saved $20000 to finance his boating hobby. A new boat costs $1500 per foot in length. If Mitch needs to keep $500 for a license and registration, and three times that amount for docking fees, how many feet is the longest boat he can buy?
Answer: Mitch needs to keep 500 * 3 = 1500 for docking fees. Thus, he needs to keep 500 + 3 * 500 = $2000 for license, registration, and docking fees. He has 20000 - 2000 = $18000 left to spend on a boat. Therefore, the longest boat he can buy is 18000 / 1500 = 12 feet long. The answer is 12.

Question: Jamie earns $10 an hour by delivering flyers. She delivers flyers 2 days each week. It takes her 3 hours each time she delivers flyers. After delivering flyers for 6 weeks, how much money will she have earned?
Answer:
She spends 2 * 3 hours = 6 hours per week delivering flyers. She has spent a total of 6 hours / week * 6 weeks = 36 hours delivering flyers. She has earned a total of 36 hours * $10 / hour = $360. The answer is 360.