Graeme is weighing cookies to see how many he can fit in his box. His box can only hold 40 pounds of cookies. If each cookie weighs 2 ounces, how many cookies can he fit in the box?
Let's think: First find how many cookies are in a pound. 16 ounces per pound / 2 ounces / cookie = 8 cookies per pound. The box can hold 40 pounds, so 40 pounds * 8 cookies per pound = 320 cookies.. The answer is: 320.

There are six peregrine falcons and 40 pigeons nesting in Malcolm's skyscraper. Each pigeon has 6 chicks. If the peregrines eat 30% of the pigeons, how many pigeons are left?
Let's think: First find the total number of chicks: 40 pigeons * 6 chicks / pigeon = 240 chicks. Then add that to the number of adult pigeons to find the total number of pigeons: 240 chicks + 40 pigeons = 280 pigeons. Then multiply that number by 30% to find the number of pigeons that were eaten: 280 pigeons * 30% = 84 pigeons. Then subtract that number from the total number of pigeons to find the number that are left: 280 pigeons - 84 pigeons = 196 pigeons.. The answer is: 196.

Bill and Phil are firehouse Dalmatians. Bill has one less than twice as many spots as Phil. If they have 59 spots combined, how many spots does Bill have?
Let's think: If b is the number of spots Bill has and p is the number of spots Phil has, we know that b + p = 59. We also know that b = 2p - 1. We can substitute the second equation into the first equation to get: 2p - 1 + p = 59. Combining like terms, we get 3p - 1 = 59. Adding 1 to both sides, we get 3p = 60. Dividing both sides by 3, we get p = 20. Substituting this back into the equation b = 2p - 1, we get b = 2 * 20 - 1 = 40 - 1 = 39.. The answer is: 39.

Mark constructed a deck that was 30 feet by 40 feet. It cost $3 per square foot. He then paid an extra $1 per square foot for sealant. How much did he pay?
Let's think:
The deck is 30 * 40 = 1200 square feet. He pays 3 + 1 = $4 per square foot. So he paid 1200 * 4 = $4800.. The answer is: 4800.