[Question]: It was Trevor's job to collect fresh eggs from the family's 4 chickens every morning.  He got 4 eggs from Gertrude and 3 eggs from Blanche. Nancy laid 2 eggs as did Martha. On the way, he dropped 2 eggs. How many eggs did Trevor have left?
[Answer]: He collected 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 eggs for a total of 11 eggs. He dropped 2 eggs so 11 - 2 = 9 eggs left.
So the answer is 9.

[Question]: Abe owns a restaurant. Every month he spends a third of his budget on food, a quarter of his budget on restaurant supplies, and the rest of his budget on employee wages. If his budget is $3000 and he uses it up every month, how much is he spending on wages?
[Answer]: Abe is spending a third of his budget on food, so he spends $3000 / 3 = $1000 on food. He spends a quarter of his budget on restaurant supplies, so he spends $3000 / 4 = $750 on supplies. Thus, he spends $3000 - $1000 - $750 = $1250 on employee wages every month.
So the answer is 1250.

[Question]: Justin has a box that is 12 inches in height. The length of the box is 3 times its height and 4 times its width. What is the volume of the box?
[Answer]:
The length of the box is 3 x the height of 12 inches = 36 inches. The width of the box is 36 inches / 4 = 9 inches. The volume of the box is the height of 12 inches x the length of 36 inches x the width of 9 inches = 3,888 cubic inches.
So the answer is 3888.