We have a question: Scott has 7 pairs of shoes. Anthony has 3 times as many pairs of shoes as Scott, and Jim has 2 less pairs than Anthony. How many more pairs of shoes does Anthony have compared to Jim?
And an answer: 2
So how you got the answer?
Anthony:7(3) = 21. Jim:21 - 2 = 19. Anthony has 21 - 19 = 2 more pairs of shoes.

We have a question: Yvonne and Janna were writing their 1000-word pair research paper. Yvonne was able to write 400 words while Janna wrote 150 more words than Yvonne. When they edited their paper, they removed 20 words and added twice as many words as they removed. How many more words should they add to reach the research paper requirement?
And an answer: 30
So how you got the answer?
Janna wrote 400 + 150 = 550 words. Together, they wrote 400 + 550 = 950 words. They have 950 - 20 = 930 words left after omitting 20 words. Then 20 x 2 = 40 words were added during the editing. Overall, they have 930 + 40 = 970 words. Thus, they should add 1000 - 970 = 30 more words.

We have a question: James has 7 more than 4 times the number of Oreos Jordan has. If there are 52 Oreos total, how many does James have?
And an answer: 43
So how you got the answer?
Let x be the number of Oreos Jordan has. James has 7 + 4x Oreos. Total: 7 + 4x + x = 52. 5x + 7 = 52. 5x = 45. x = 9. James has 7 + 4(9) = 43 Oreos.