Answer this question:Grandma Molly created statues of turtles for her front lawn. The first year, she created 4 statues and placed them on her lawn. The second year, she quadrupled the number of statues on her front lawn. In the third year, she added another 12 statues to the front lawn, but a hail storm broke 3 of the statues, which she threw away. In the fourth year, she added twice as many new statues as had been broken the year before. At the end of the four years, how many turtle statues were on her front lawn?
The second year, she quadrupled the number of statues in her front lawn, adding to the original 4 and bringing the total number to 4 * 4 = 16 statues. In the third year, she added another 12 statues, bringing the total number to 16 + 12 = 28 statues. But a hail storm broke 3, reducing the number to 28 - 3 = 25 statues. In the fourth year, she added twice as many new statues as had been broken the year before, adding 2 * 3 = 6 statues. Thus, the addition of these 6 statues brought the total number of statues to 25 + 6 = 31 statues.
The answer is 31.

Answer this question:The sum of the ages of two friends, Alma and Melina, is twice the total number of points Alma scored in a test. If Melina is three times as old as Alma, and she is 60, calculate Alma's score in the test?
If Melina is three times as old as Alma, and she is 60, Alma is 60 / 3 = 20 years old. The sum of their ages is 60 + 20 = 80 years. Since the sum of Alma and Melina's age is twice the total number of points Alma scored in a test, Alma's score in the test was 80 / 2 = 40 points.
The answer is 40.

Answer this question:Zion made a triangular-shaped house of cards with the base having a measurement of 40 centimeters and a height of 20 centimeters. If two of his friends also built similar shaped houses, what's the total area of the triangular houses that Zion and his friends made (the area of a triangle is 1/2 * width * height)?
Since the area of a triangle is given by 1 / 2 base * height, the area of the triangular - shaped house of cards that Zion made is 1 / 2 * 40 * 20 = 400 square centimeters. If two of his friend also built similar shaped houses, the total area of their triangular - shaped house of cards is 400 + 400 = 800 square centimeters. Together with Zion, they all built triangular - shaped houses of cards with a combined area of 800 + 400 = 1200 square centimeters.
The answer is 1200.

Answer this question:George bought some food for his trip: a bottle of juice, a sandwich, and a bottle of milk. The sandwich was for $4, and the juice was two times more expensive. The bottle of milk cost was 75% of the total cost of the sandwich and juice. How much did George pay for his food?
The juice was two times more expensive than the sandwich, so it was 4 * 2 = $8. The juice and the sandwich in total were a cost of 4 + 8 = $12. So the cost of one bottle of milk was 75 / 100 * 12 = $9. In total for all the food, George paid 12 + 9 = $21.
The answer is 21.