[Question]: Jerry was contracted to work on a house by his neighbor Miss Stevie. The time it took him to fix the broken kitchen counter was three times longer than the time he took painting the house. He took 8 hours painting the house and then helped mow Miss Stevie's lawn, taking 6 hours. If he charged Miss Stevie $15 per hour of work, calculate the amount of money that Miss Stevie paid him.
[Answer]: Jerry took 2 * 8 = 24 hours fixing the broken kitchen counter. Together, painting the house and fixing the broken kitchen counter took him 24 + 8 = 32 hours. If he also took 6 hours mowing the lawn, the total time he spent working for Miss Stevie is 32 + 6 = 38. Since he charged $15 per hour of work, he was paid 38 * $15 = $570.
So the answer is 570.

[Question]: Bob, Tom, Sally, and Jerry had dinner at their favorite pizzeria. They decide to share 2 pizzas. Bob ate half of a pizza on his own. Tom ate one-third of a pizza. Sally wasn't very hungry and only ate one-sixth of a pizza, and Jerry ate a quarter of a pizza. If each pizza is cut into 12 slices, how many slices were left over?
[Answer]: Each pizza is 12 slices. Bob at 12 slices / 2 = 6 slices. Tom ate one third, or 12 slices / 3 = 4 slices. Sally ate one sixth, or 12 slices / 6 = 2 slices. Jerry ate one quarter, or 12 slices / 4 = 3 slices. In total, they ate 6 slices + 4 slices + 2 slices + 3 slices = 15 slices. So they were left with 12 slices per pizza * 2 pizzas - 15 slices = 24 slices - 15 slices = 9 slices.
So the answer is 9.

[Question]: A certain kind of wild mushroom has either spots or gills, but never both. Gilled mushrooms are rare, with only one growing for every nine spotted mushrooms that grow. A fallen log had 30 mushrooms growing on its side. How many gilled mushrooms were on the fallen log’s side?
[Answer]:
There is 1 gilled mushroom for every 1 + 9 = 10 mushrooms. Thus, there were 30 / 10 = 3 gilled mushrooms on the fallen log’s side.
So the answer is 3.