[Question]: Phoebe has two pizzas to share with her and three friends. One has pepperoni and the other has cheese. They both have 16 slices. They all eat the same amount. One friend eats only pepperoni, while the rest have an equal number of slices of each. At the end, there is one slice of pepperoni left and 7 slices of cheese, how many slices does each person eat?
[Answer]: They are 9 slices of cheese because 16 - 7 = 9. They ate three slices of cheese each because 9 / 3 = 3. They are 6 slices each in total because 3 x 2 = 6.
So the answer is 6.

[Question]: Paul uses 1 can of frosting to frost a layer cake. He uses a half can of frosting for a single cake, or a single pan of brownies, or a dozen cupcakes. For Saturday, he needs to have 3 layer cakes, 6 dozen cupcakes, 12 single cakes and 18 pans of brownies ready and frosted for customer pick up. How many cans of frosting will he need?
[Answer]: He needs 1 can of frosting per layer cake and he needs to make 3 layer cakes so that's 1 * 3 = 3 cans of frosting. There are 6 dozen cupcakes,12 single cakes and 18 pans of brownies for a total of 6 + 12 + 18 = 36 orders. Each of the 36 orders needs 1 / 2 can of frosting so they need 36 * .5 = 18 cans of frosting. He needs 3 cans of frosting for the layer cakes and 18 cans for the remaining items for a total of 3 + 18 = 21 cans of frosting.
So the answer is 21.

[Question]: Jake delivers 234 newspapers a week. Miranda delivers twice as many newspapers a week. How many more newspapers does Miranda deliver than Jake in a month?
[Answer]:
Jake delivers 234 x 4 = 936 newspapers in a month. Miranda delivers 234 x 2 = 468 newspapers in a week. So she delivers 468 x 4 = 1872 newspapers in a month. Hence, Miranda delivers 1872 - 936 = 936 newspapers more than Jake in a month.
So the answer is 936.