Answer this question:Melanie is making meatballs for dinner. The recipe calls for breadcrumbs. To make the breadcrumbs Melanie is going to tear 2 slices of bread into smaller pieces and then add them to a blender to grind them into fine crumbs. First she tears the bread slices each in half, then tears those halves in half. How many bread pieces is Melanie going to put into the blender?
Melanie starts with 1 slice of bread that she tears in half, making 2 halves. She takes both of those halves and tears them each in half, 2 halves x 2 more halves in half = 4 pieces per slice of bread. Melanie is using 2 slices of bread x 4 pieces each = 8 pieces overall to add to the blender.
The answer is 8.

Answer this question:During one day, there are 4 boat trips through the lake. The boat can take up to 12 people during one trip. How many people can the boat transport in 2 days?
During each boat trip, there can be 12 people onboard, so during 4 boat trips, there can be 4 * 12 = 48 people in total. During two days the boat can transport a total of 48 * 2 = 96 people.
The answer is 96.

Answer this question:Mr. and Mrs. Hugo went on a road trip. On the first day, they traveled 200 miles. On the second day, they traveled 3/4 as far. On the third day, they traveled 1/2 as many miles as the first two days combined. How many miles did they travel for 3 days?
On the second day, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo traveled 200 x 3 / 4 = 150 miles. They traveled a total of 200 + 150 = 350 miles in the first two days. On the third day, they traveled 350 x 1 / 2 = 175 miles. So, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo traveled a total of 200 + 150 + 175 = 525 miles for 3 days.
The answer is 525.

Answer this question:Zhang is twice as old as Li. Li is 12 years old. Zhang's brother Jung is 2 years older than Zhang. How old is Jung?
Zhang is 2 * 12 years old = 24 years old. Jung is 2 years + 24 years = 26 years old.
The answer is 26.