Q: George had $100. He bought a shirt for $24 and he also bought a pair of socks. Then he had $65 left. How much is a pair of socks?
A: George had $100 - $24 = $76 left after buying a shirt. Since he has $65 left after buying a pair of socks, then a pair of socks costs $76 - $65 = $11. The answer is 11.

Q: At a convention, 16 of 36 delegates arrived with pre-printed name badges. Half of the remaining delegates made their own, hand-written name badges. How many delegates were not wearing name badges?
A: There were 36 - 16 = 20 without pre - printed name badges. Then 20 / 2 = 10 made hand - written badges. There were 20 - 10 = 10 with no name badge. The answer is 10.

Q: When Michelle makes fresh pasta, she first makes the dough, then she rolls it out and cuts it, and then she hangs it on racks to dry for cooking later. She needs a drying rack for each three pounds of pasta she makes, and it takes two cups of flour to make each pound of pasta dough. She owns three racks right now. How many more drying racks will Michelle need if she makes pasta using three 8-cup bags of flour?
A:
Michelle used 3 * 8 = 24 cups of flour in the pasta dough. She made 24 / 2 = 12 pounds of pasta dough. She needs 12 / 3 = 4 drying racks for the pasta. Thus, Michelle needs 4 - 3 = 1 more drying rack. The answer is 1.