Susan is picking strawberries. She's trying to fill her basket, but out of every handful of 5 strawberries she can't help but eat one of them herself. If her basket holds 60 strawberries, how many berries will she actually pick before she fills it?
Let's think: Out of every 5 berries, she eats 1, so only 5 strawberries - 1 strawberry = 4 strawberries go into the basket for each handful. The basket holds 60 strawberries, so it will take 60 strawberries / 4 strawberries per handful = 15 handfuls to fill the basket. So in total, Susan will pick 60 strawberries + 15 handfuls * 1 strawberry eaten per handful = 75 strawberries.. The answer is: 75.

Marcus, Humphrey, and Darrel are bird watching. Marcus sees 7 birds, Humphrey sees 11 birds, and Darrel sees 9 birds. How many birds does each of them see on average?
Let's think: They see 27 total birds because 9 + 11 + 7 = 27. They see an average of 9 birds each because 27 / 3 = 9.. The answer is: 9.

The sky currently has 4 times as many cirrus clouds as cumulus clouds, and 12 times as many cumulus clouds as cumulonimbus clouds. If the sky currently has 3 cumulonimbus clouds, how many cirrus clouds are in the sky at this moment?
Let's think: The sky has 3 * 12 = 36 cumulus clouds. The sky has 4 * 36 = 144 cirrus clouds.. The answer is: 144.

Toby, the Alaskan Malamute, can pull a sled at a speed of 20 miles per hour if the sled is unloaded, but he pulls the same sled at a speed of 10 miles per hour if the sled is fully loaded. If Toby takes a continuous 4-part journey, first pulling the loaded sled for 180 miles, then pulling the unloaded sled for 120 miles, then pulling the loaded sled 80 miles, and finally, pulling the unloaded sled another 140 miles, how many hours in total will Toby spend pulling the sled?
Let's think:
Pulling a loaded sled at 10 mph for 180 miles takes 180 / 10 = 18 hours. Pulling an unloaded sled at 20 mph for 120 miles takes 120 / 20 = 6 hours. Pulling a loaded sled at 10 mph for 80 miles takes 80 / 10 = 8 hours. Pulling an unloaded sled at 20 mph for 140 miles takes 140 / 20 = 7 hours. In total, Toby will have pulled the sled for 18 + 6 + 8 + 7 = 39 hours.. The answer is: 39.