Joseph had socks of many different colors. His dresser drawer was filled to overflowing with red, blue, black, and white socks. Uncertain of how many pairs he had of each color, he began to sort his socks. He discovered that he had three more pairs of blue socks than he had pairs of black socks. He had one less pair of red socks than he had pairs of white socks. He had twice as many blue socks as he had of red socks. And he counted a total of 6 red socks. What is the total number of Joseph's socks? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. Starting with 6 red socks, twice the number of blue socks as red meant Joseph had 2 * 6 = 12 blue socks. With one less pair of red socks than white socks, this meant 2 fewer red socks than white, for a total of 6 - 2 = 4 white socks. Also, 12 blue socks = 6 pairs of blue socks. With three more pairs of blue socks than pairs of black socks, this means he had 6 - 3 = 3 pairs of black socks. And three pairs of black socks corresponds to 3 * 2 = 6 black socks. Thus, in total, he had 6 + 12 + 4 + 6 = 28 socks.. The answer is: 28.

A farmer gets 20 pounds of bacon on average from a pig. He sells each pound for $6 at the monthly farmer’s market. This month’s pig is a runt that grew to only half the size of the average pig. How many dollars will the farmer make from the pig’s bacon? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. The pig grew to half the size of the average pig, so it will produce 20 / 2 = 10 pounds of bacon. The rancher will make 10 * 6 = $60 from the pig’s bacon.. The answer is: 60.

Tony has a piece of quilt that is 6 feet by 24 feet. If he wants to turn it into a square and use all the fabric, how long is each side of the square? Give the rationale and then the answer.
Let's think step by step. The quilt is 144 square feet because 6 x 24 = 144. A square quilt would be 12 feet per side because √(144) = 12.. The answer is: 12.