[Question]Miggy's mom brought home 3 bags of birthday hats. Each bag has 15 hats. Miggy accidentally tore off 5 hats. During the party, only 25 hats were used. How many hats were unused?
[Answer]There are a total of 15 x 3 = 45 hats in 3 bags. Since 5 tore off, only 45 - 5 = 40 hats were left. Thus, 40 - 25 = 15 hats were unused. The answer is 15.

[Question]Andy and Bob went to the canteen to buy snacks. They spent the same amount. Andy bought a can of soda at $1 and two hamburgers at $2 each. Bob ordered two sandwiches for $3 and a can of fruit drink. How much did Bob's fruit drink cost?
[Answer]Two hamburger cost 2 x $2 = $4. So, Andy spent $1 + $4 = $5. Therefore, Bob's fruit drink cost $5 - $3 = $2. The answer is 2.

[Question]Darrel is an experienced tracker. He can tell a lot about an animal by the footprints it leaves behind. One day he saw a set of coyote footprints. Based on the impressions, he could tell the animal was traveling east at 15 miles per hour, and that the animal left the prints 1 hour ago. If the coyote continues to travel east at 15 miles per hour, and Darrell hops on his motorbike and travels east at 30 miles per hour, how long, in hours, will it take for Darrel to catch up to the coyote?
[Answer]If we let x be the amount of time, in hours, it will take for Darrel to catch up to the coyote, then we can figure this out. Because the distance Darrel travels is defined as the length of time Darrel travels (x) and Darrel's speed (20mph), or the expression 2 * x. And the distance the coyote travels is defined as the length of time the coyote travels (x + 1 hour) and the coyote's speed (15 mph), or the expression (x + 1) * 1. And since the distance Darrel and the coyote travel is the same, then 2 * x = (x + 1) * 1. Simplifying the expression, we get 2 * x = x + 1. If we subtract 1 x from each side, we get x = 1, the amount of time in hours. The answer is 1.

[Question]On a shopping trip in a crowded store, Josie had to wait 3 minutes for a cart, 13 minutes for an employee to unlock a cabinet to get her a product, 14 minutes for a stocker to restock a shelf with what she wanted, and 18 minutes in line to check out. Her shopping trip took an hour and a half. How many minutes did Josie spend shopping instead of waiting?
[Answer]
There are 60 minutes in an hour, so the trip took 1 1 / 2 * 60 = 90 minutes. Josie spent 3 + 13 + 14 + 18 = 48 minutes waiting. Thus, she spent 90 - 48 = 42 minutes shopping. The answer is 42.