Question: Nancy bought a pie sliced it into 8 pieces. She gave 1/2 to Joe and Darcy, and she gave 1/4 to Carl. How many slices were left?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: The total number of slices she gave to Joe and Darcy is 1 / 2 x 8 = 4. The total slice she gave to Carl is 1 / 4 x 8 = 2. Therefore, the total slices left is 8 - 4 - 2 = 2.
So the answer is 2.

Question: In his first season at Best Hockey's team, Louie scored four goals in the last hockey match of this season. His brother has scored twice as many goals as Louie scored in the last match in each game he's played in each of the three seasons he's been on the team. Each season has 50 games. What is the total number of goals the brothers have scored between them if, in the previous matches, Louie scored 40 goals?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: If Louie scored 4 goals last night, his brother has scored 2 * 4 goals = 8 goals in each game. The total number of games Louie's brother has played in is 3 seasons * 50 games / season = 150 games. Louie's brother's total number of goals in the three seasons is 8 goals / game * 150 games = 1200 goals. Louie's total number of goals this season is 40 goals + 4 goals = 44 goals. Together, they have a total of 44 goals + 1200 goals = 1244 goals in the team.
So the answer is 1244.

Question: Daytona Beach has 26 shark sightings a year. Daytona Beach has 5 more than triple the number of shark sightings as Cape May. How many shark sightings are there in Cape May?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
Let x be the number of shark sightings in Cape May. 26 = 5 + 3x. 21 = 3x. x = 7.
So the answer is 7.