Answer this question:Mark had 10 pieces of fruit to eat in school this week. On Friday, he decided to keep 2 pieces of fruit for next week. He then brings the remaining 3 pieces of fruit to school for the day. How many pieces of fruit did Mark eat in the first four days of the week?
Only 10 – 2 = 8 pieces of fruit were eaten this week. Subtracting Friday’s snacks shows Mark ate 8 – 3 = 5 pieces of fruit in the first four days of the week.
The answer is 5.

Answer this question:Mr. Gardner bakes 20 cookies, 25 cupcakes, and 35 brownies for his second-grade class of 20 students. If he wants to give each student an equal amount of sweet treats, how many sweet treats will each student receive?
Mr. Gardner bakes a total of 20 + 25 + 35 = 80 sweet treats. Each student will receive 80 / 20 = 4 sweet treats.
The answer is 4.

Answer this question:Owen bred 21 turtles, and Johanna has 5 fewer turtles than Owen. After 1 month, Owen has twice as many turtles as before and Johanna loses half of her turtles and donates the rest to Owen. How many turtles did Owen have?
Johanna had 21 turtles - 5 turtles = 16 turtles. After 1 month, Owen was left with 21 turtles * 2 = 42 turtles. After 1 month, Johanna was left with 16 turtles / 2 = 8 turtles. After Johanna's donation, Owen was left with 42 turtles + 8 turtles = 50 turtles.
The answer is 50.

Answer this question:Daisy is a poodle puppy who loves to play with her dog toys. She often loses them in various ways, and her owner needs to replace them. On Monday, Daisy played with 5 dog toys. On Tuesday, Daisy had 3 dog toys left after losing some, and her owner went to the store and got her 3 more. On Wednesday, all of Daisy's old and new dog toys were missing, so her owner went to the store and bought her 5 more. If Daisy's owner found all the lost dog toys, including the new dog toys, how many dog toys would Daisy have now?
Daisy originally had 5 dog toys on Monday + 3 more her owner bought her on Tuesday = 8 dog toys. On Wednesday Daisy's owner bought her 5 more dog toys + 8 old ones = 13 total dog toys if none were lost.
The answer is 13.