Answer this question:Mary has 3 times as much candy as Megan. Mary then adds 10 more pieces of candy to her collection. If Megan has 5 pieces of candy, how many does Mary have in total?
Mary has 5 * 3 = 15 pieces of candy. She adds more, which brings her total to 15 + 10 = 25 pieces of candy.
The answer is 25.

Answer this question:Chris has half as many cookies as Kenny. Glenn has four times as many cookies as Kenny. How many cookies do these three boys have, if Glenn has 24 cookies?
Kenny has 24 / 4 = 6 cookies. Chris has 6 / 2 = 3 cookies. These three boys have 24 + 6 + 3 = 33 cookies.
The answer is 33.

Answer this question:Dale just learned how to make homemade macaroni and cheese. He decided to make a big batch for his family reunion. The original recipe calls for 2 pounds of pasta and serves 7 people. Dale's family reunion will have 35 people. How many pounds of pasta does Dale need to buy?
Dale's batch needs to be 35 ÷ 7 = 5 times larger than the original recipe. Dale needs 2 × 5 = 10 pounds of pasta.
The answer is 10.

Answer this question:John has 3 children. He and his wife are supposed to buy notebooks for their sons but they couldn't agree on how many to buy. So John bought 2 notebooks for each of his children and John's wife bought 5 notebooks for each of them. How many notebooks did they buy in total for their children?
John bought 2 notebooks for his 3 children: 2 notebooks / child x 3 children = 6 notebooks. The father bought 6 notebooks. John's wife bought 5 notebooks for their three children: 5 notebooks / child x 3 children = 15 notebooks. The mother bought 15 notebooks. Now, the total number of notebooks is 6 notebooks + 15 notebooks = 21 notebooks.
The answer is 21.