Question: While Paul watches movies, he runs on his treadmill. He can run a mile in 12 minutes. He watches two movies, which are an average length of 1.5 hours. How many miles does he run?
Answer: He runs for 3 hours because 2 x 1.5 = 3. He runs for 180 minutes because 3 x 60 = 180. He runs 15 miles because 180 / 12 = 15. The answer is 15.

Question: Alia has 2 times as many markers as Austin. Austin has one-third as many markers as Steve does. If Steve has 60 markers, how many does Alia have?
Answer: Austin has 60 / 3 = 20 markers. Alia has 20 * 2 = 40 markers. The answer is 40.

Question: Bailey needs to buy 2 new sets of towels for the guest bathroom and 4 new sets for her master bathroom. The set of towels for the guest bathroom are $40.00 each and the master bathroom set is $50.00 each. The store is currently offering 20% off so how much will Bailey spend on towel sets?
Answer: She needs 2 sets of guest towels that are $40.00 each so that’s 2 * 40 = $80.00. She needs 4 sets of master bath towels that are $50.00 each so that’s 4 * 50 = $200.00. Together, the towels will cost 80 + 200 = $280.00. The store is offering 20% off of her $280.00 towels so that’s 280 * .20 = $56.00 discount. Her $280.00 towels have a $56.00 discount making them 280 - 56 = $224.00. The answer is 224.

Question: Jim has 2 rows of 4 trees to start. When he turns 10 he decides to plant a new row of trees every year on his birthday. On his 15th birthday after he doubles the number of trees he has. How many trees does he have?
Answer:
He started with 2 * 4 = 8 trees. He plants trees for 15 - 10 = 5 years. So he planted 5 * 4 = 20 trees. So he had 20 + 8 = 28 trees. After doubling them he had 28 * 2 = 56 trees. The answer is 56.