Balki is counting the number of raisins in boxes of cereal. He counted 437 total raisins in 5 boxes. In one box he counted 72 raisins. In a second box he counted 74 raisins. The other three boxes had the same number each. How many were in each of the other three boxes?
Let's think: Let x = the number of raisins in each of the other 3 boxes. Then 72 + 74 + 3x = 437 raisins. Combining like terms we get 146 + 3x = 437 raisins. Subtracting 146 from both sides we get 3x = 291 raisins. Dividing both sides by 3, we get x = 291 / 3 = 97 raisins.. The answer is: 97.

Leila eats cake almost every week. Last week, she ate 6 cakes on Monday, 9 cakes on Friday, and on Saturday, she ate triple the number of cakes she ate on Monday. How many cakes does Leila eat?
Let's think: Combining Monday and Friday, Leila ate 6 + 9 = 15 cakes. On Saturday, she ate 6 * 3 = 18 cakes. Altogether, Leila ate 15 + 18 = 33 cakes.. The answer is: 33.

Jordan's dog, Max, was born on the same day that Luka turned 4 years old. Luka is exactly 2 years older than is Aubrey. On Aubrey's 8th birthday, how many years old was Jordan's dog, Max?
Let's think: If Luka is exactly 2 years older than is Aubrey, then on Aubrey's 8th birthday, Luka was 8 + 2 = 10 years old. If Jordan's dog, Max, was born on the same day that Luka turned 4 years old, then when Luka was 10 years old, Max was 10 - 4 = 6 years old.. The answer is: 6.

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?
Let's think:
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.. The answer is: 1244.