CREATE TABLE "top_40_albums_of_2008" (
  "position" real,
  "album_title" text,
  "artist" text,
  "sales" real,
  "peak" text
);

Question: How many copies of scouting for girls were sold?
SQL: SELECT COUNT("sales") FROM "top_40_albums_of_2008" WHERE "album_title"='scouting for girls';

Question: What was the position for albums made by elbow with under 424,000 sales?
SQL: SELECT AVG("position") FROM "top_40_albums_of_2008" WHERE "sales"<'424,000' AND "artist"='elbow';