Q: If I read 4 novels with 200 pages each in a month, how many pages of novels will I read in a year?
A: Since each novel has 200 pages, you read 4 * 200 = 800 pages of novels every month. Since a year has 12 months, you will read 800 * 12 = 9600 pages in a year. The answer is 9600.
Question: Martha has 20 apples. She decided to split them among her friends. Jane got 5 apples from her, and James got 2 more than Jane. How many more apples would Martha need to give away to be left with only 4 of them?
Answer: Martha gave James 5 + 2 = 7 apples. So Martha was left with 20 - 5 - 7 = 8 apples. To be left with only 4 apples, Martha would need to give away 8 - 4 = 4 more apples. The answer is 4.
[Question]An old pirate wants to leave his treasure on an island. He has 3500 gold coins. He wants to spread this equally across 5 chests. Additionally, he will put a total of 500 silver coins and twice as many bronze coins as silver, all distributed equally across the chests. How many coins in total will be in each chest?
[Answer]There will be 3500 gold coins / 5 chest = 700 gold coins in every chest. So, there will be 500 silver coins / 5 chests = 100 silver coins in each chest. Then, the number of bronze coins is double the number of silver coins, so there are 2 * 500 = 1000 bronze coins. So there will be 1000 bronze coins / 5 chests = 200 bronze coins in each chest. Finally, the total number of coins in every chest will be 700 gold coins + 100 silver coins + 200 bronze coins = 1000 coins. The answer is 1000.
Q: Justin and Sabrina at Pine Grove Elementary have 50 pencils combined. Justin has 8 more than twice as many pencils as Sabrina. How many pencils does Sabrina have?
A: Let's say Sabrina has p number of pencils. If Justin has 8 more than twice as many pencils as Sabrina, he has 2 * p + 8 = 2p + 8. Together, Justin and Sabrina has p + (2p + 8) = 50. This is equal to 3p = 50 - 8. 3p = 42. The number of pencils that Sabrina has is p = 42 / 3. Sabrina has p = 14 pencils. The answer is 14.
Question: A jar contains 9 blue pens, 21 black pens, and 6 red pens. Four blue pens are removed and then seven black pens are removed. How many pens are left in the jar?
Answer: There are 9 - 4 = 5 blue pens left in the jar. There are 21 - 7 = 14 black pens left in the jar. There are 5 + 14 + 6 = 25 pens left in the jar. The answer is 25.
Q: Trey is hanging wall decorations around his house. He uses a nail for each of two-thirds of them, a thumbtack for each of two-fifths of the rest, and a sticky strip for each of the other decorations. He used 15 sticky strips. How many nails did Trey use?
A:
Trey used 15 sticky strips for 3 / 5 of the remaining decorations after using nails, so he used 15 *  / 3 / 5 = 25 thumbtacks and sticky strips. The 25 decorations were 1 / 3 of the total decorations, so he used 25 / 1 / 3 = 75 total decorations. The nails were 2 / 3 of the decorations, so Trey used 75 decorations * 2 / 3 = 50 nails. The answer is 50.