[Question]Ken created a care package to send to his brother, who was away at boarding school. Ken placed a box on a scale, and then he poured into the box enough jelly beans to bring the weight to 2 pounds. Then, he added enough brownies to cause the weight to triple. Next, he added another 2 pounds of jelly beans. And finally, he added enough gummy worms to double the weight once again. What was the final weight of the box of goodies, in pounds?
[Answer]To the initial 2 pounds of jelly beans, he added enough brownies to cause the weight to triple, bringing the weight to 2 * 3 = 6 pounds. Next, he added another 2 pounds of jelly beans, bringing the weight to 6 + 2 = 8 pounds. And finally, he added enough gummy worms to double the weight once again, to a final weight of 8 * 2 = 16 pounds. The answer is 16.

[Question]Javier has a wife and 3 children. They have 2 dogs and 1 cat. Including Javier, how many legs are there in total in Javier’s household?
[Answer]For the humans in the house, there are 5 * 2 = 10 legs. Javier has a total of 2 + 1 = 3 four - legged pets. For the pets in the house, there are 3 * 4 = 12 legs. There are a total of 10 + 12 = 22 legs. The answer is 22.

[Question]A baker is making bread according to a recipe that requires him to use 3 eggs for every 2 cups of flour. If the baker wants to use up the 6 cups of flour he has remaining in his pantry, how many eggs will he need to use?
[Answer]If he uses 6 cups of flour, the baker will be making 6 / 2 = 3 times the normal amount that the recipe describes. Thus, he must use 3 * 3 = 9 eggs. The answer is 9.

[Question]Janelle had 26 green marbles. Then she bought 6 bags of blue marbles. There were 10 marbles in each bag. She created a gift of 6 green marbles and 8 blue marbles and gave it to a friend. How many marbles does Janelle have now?
[Answer]
Janelle has 6 bags * 10 blue marbles = 60 marbles. Janelle has a total of 26 green marbles + 60 blue marbles = 86 marbles. Janelle gave away a gift of 6 green + 8 blue marbles = 14 marbles. Janelle has a final amount of 86 marbles - 14 marbles = 72 marbles. The answer is 72.