Answer this question:Elena has 8 lilies and 5 tulips in her garden. Each lily has 6 petals. Each tulip has 3 petals. How many flower petals are in Elena’s garden?
Elena has 8 * 6 = 48 lily petals. Elena has 5 * 3 = 15 tulip petals. Elena has a total of 48 + 15 = 63 petals.
The answer is 63.

Answer this question:Evan’s dog weighs 63 pounds; it weighs 7 times as much as Ivan’s dog. Together, what is the weight of the dogs?
Ivan's dog weighs 63 / 7 = 9 pounds. Thus, the two dogs weigh 63 + 9 = 72 pounds.
The answer is 72.

Answer this question:Grayson drives a motorboat for 1 hour at 25 mph and then 0.5 hours for 20 mph. Rudy rows in his rowboat for 3 hours at 10 mph. How much farther, in miles, does Grayson go in his motorboat compared to Rudy?
Grayson first travels 1 * 25 = 25 miles. Then Grayson travels 0.5 * 20 = 10 miles. Grayson travels a total of 25 + 10 = 35 miles. Rudy travels 3 * 10 = 30 miles. Grayson travels 35 - 30 = 5 miles more than Rudy.
The answer is 5.

Answer this question:John buys 1.5 ounces of silver and twice as much gold. The silver costs $20 per ounce. The gold is 50 times more expensive per ounce. How much does he spend on everything?
He buys the silver for 1.5 * $20 = $30. He bought 1.5 * 2 = 3 ounces of gold. The gold is worth %20 * 50 = $1000 per ounce. So he buys 3 * $1000 = $3000 on gold. So he spent $30 + $3000 = $3030 on everything.
The answer is 3030.