Question: Theresa has 5 more than thrice as many video games as Julia. Julia has a third as many video games as Tory. If Tory has 6 video games, how many video games does Theresa have?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Julia has 1 / 3 * 6 = 2 video games. Theresa has 3 * 2 + 5 = 11 video games.
So the answer is 11.


Question: A total of 42 baby sea turtles hatched and are headed to the ocean. One-third of them got swept to the sea by a wave. How many are still on the sand?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: This many baby turtles are in the ocean: 42 / 3 = 14 turtles. This many baby turtles are still on the sand: 42 - 14 = 28 turtles.
So the answer is 28.


Question: George and Amelia are picking oranges and apples at an orchard. George picks 45 oranges and 5 more apples than Amelia. Amelia picks 18 fewer oranges than George and 15 apples. How many fruits do they pick altogether?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Amelia picks 45 - 18 = 27 oranges. The total number of oranges that they pick is 45 + 27 = 72. George picks 15 + 5 = 20 apples. The total number of apples that they pick is 20 + 15 = 35. So, they pick 72 + 35 = 107 fruits altogether.
So the answer is 107.