[Question]Lena has 16 candy bars. She needs 5 more candy bars to have 3 times as many as Kevin, and Kevin has 4 candy bars less than Nicole. How many more candy bars does Lena have than Nicole?
[Answer]Kevin has (16 + 5) / 3 = 7 candy bars. Nicole has 7 + 4 = 11 candy bars. Lena has 16 - 11 = 5 more candy bars than Nicole. The answer is 5.

[Question]James was 2/3s as tall as his uncle who is 72 inches. He gets a growth spurt that makes him gain 10 inches. How much taller is his uncle than James now?
[Answer]He was 72 * 2 / 3 = 48 inches tall before. He is now 48 + 10 = 58 inches. So his uncle is 72 - 58 = 14 inches taller. The answer is 14.

[Question]Gwen received a $900 bonus at work and decided to invest this money in the stock market. She spent one-third of her bonus on stock A, one-third on stock B, and the remaining one-third on stock C.  After one year, stock A and stock B had doubled in value, while stock C had lost half of its value. At the end of the year, how much were Gwen's stocks worth, in dollars?
[Answer]One - third of her bonus was $900 / 3 = $300. After one year, stock A doubled in value and was worth $300 * 2 = $600. After one year, stock B doubled in value and was worth $300 * 2 = $600. After one year, stock C had lost half its value and was worth $300 / 2 = $150. Altogether, at the end of the year, Gwen's stocks were worth $600 + $600 + $150 = $1350. The answer is 1350.

[Question]Janice gave all three dozens of pebbles from her trip to her friends. Each of her friends got 4 pebbles. How many friends received pebbles?
[Answer]
Three dozens of pebbles are equal to 3 x 12 = 36 pebbles. So, 36 / 4 = 9 friends received pebbles. The answer is 9.