Question: James buys twice as many toy soldiers as toy cars. He buys 20 toy cars. How many total toys does he buy?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: He buys 2 * 20 = 40 toy cars. So the total number of toys is 20 + 40 = 60.
So the answer is 60.


Question: It is Roger’s turn to provide a snack for the baseball team after the game and he has decided to bring trail mix. The trail mix comes in packs of 6 individual pouches. Roger has 13 members on his baseball team, plus 3 coaches and 2 helpers. How many packs of trail mix does he need to buy?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Roger will need 13 + 3 + 2 = 18 pouches of trail mix. If you divide the amount of trail mix pouches by the amount in each pack, 18 / 6 = 3 packs of trail mix.
So the answer is 3.


Question: The math questions in a contest are divided into three rounds: easy, average, and hard. There are corresponding points given for each round. That is 2, 3, and 5 points for every correct answer in the easy, average, and hard rounds, respectively. Suppose Kim got 6 correct answers in the easy; 2 correct answers in the average; and 4 correct answers in the difficult round, what are her total points in the contest?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Kim got 6 points / round x 2 round = 12 points in the easy round. She got 2 points / round x 3 rounds = 6 points in the average round. She got 4 points / round x 5 rounds = 20 points in the difficult round. So her total points is 12 points + 6 points + 20 points = 38 points.
So the answer is 38.