Q: Yesterday, the newly opened animal shelter received their first 60 animals. They got 20 more cats than dogs. How many cats did they take in?
A: Let c be the number of cats and let d be the number of dogs. We know that c = 20 + d and that the total number of animals is c + d = 60. Replacing c gives 20 + d + d = 60 animals. Combining like terms and subtracting 20 from both sides, we get 2d = 40. Dividing both sides by 2, we get d = 40 / 2 = 20. The shelter therefore received 20 + 20 = 40 cats. The answer is 40.

Q: Dulce's father has eight orange trees on his farm. If each tree has 200 fruits and Dulce picks 2/5 of the oranges from each tree, calculate the total number of fruits remaining in all the trees.
A: The total number of oranges in all the trees before Dulce picked any is 8 trees * 200 oranges / tree = 1600 oranges. If each orange tree has 200 oranges, and Dulce picks 2 / 5 of each tree's oranges, she picks 2 / 5 * 200 oranges = 80 oranges. Since the total number of orange trees is eight, Dulce picked 8 trees * 80 oranges / tree = 640 oranges from all the trees. After picking 640 oranges from the trees, the total number of oranges remaining became 1600 oranges - 640 oranges = 960 oranges. The answer is 960.

Q: Before getting to work, Jess has a few errands to run. Jess has to walk 11 blocks to the store and 6 blocks to the gallery, before walking the final 8 blocks to arrive at work. If Jess has already walked 5 blocks, how many more blocks must she walk before arriving at work?
A:
Jess needs to walk 11 blocks + 6 blocks + 8 blocks = 25 blocks total. Jess needs to go 25 blocks – 5 = 20 blocks to get to work. The answer is 20.