Question: Alani earned $45 for 3 hours of baby-sitting. At the same rate, for how many hours would she need to baby-sit to earn $75?
Answer: The rate is $45 / 3 = $15 / hr. She would need to baby - sit for $75 / $15 = 5 hours. The answer is 5.

Question: At a garage sale, Tish bought 4 items: a red horseshoe magnet, two stuffed animals, and a large sticker which read, "Why can't teachers solve their own math problems?" The magnet cost three times more than the sticker, but only one quarter the price of the two stuffed animals combined. If the Magnet cost $3, how much, in dollars, did a single stuffed animal cost?
Answer: If the magnet cost 3 - times more than the sticker, the sticker cost 3 / 1 = 1 dollar. If the magnet cost 1 / 4 the price of the two stuffed animals combined, then two stuffed animals cost 3 * 4 = 12 dollars. Thus, a single stuffed animal cost 12 / 2 = 6 dollars. The answer is 6.

Question: There are 78 pieces of fruit in a crate. One-third of the box contains kiwi. The rest are strawberries. How many strawberries are there?
Answer: One - third of the fruit: 78 / 3 = 26 kiwis. The rest are strawberries: 78 - 26 = 52. There are 52 strawberries in the crate. The answer is 52.

Question: In a bookstore, a book costs $5. When Sheryll bought 10 books, she was given a discount of $0.5 each. How much did Sheryll pay in all?
Answer:
Instead of $5 each, a book costs $5 - $0.5 = $4.5 each. Sheryll paid $4.5 / book x 10 books = $45. The answer is 45.