[Question]Anya washes 32 hairs down the drain when she washes her hair and brushes out half that amount when she brushes it. How many hairs does Anya have to grow back to always have one more hair than she started with after washing, brushing, and growing it?
[Answer]Anya brushes out 32 / 2 = 16 hairs. To always have the same amount of hair, Anya has to grow back 16 + 32 + 1 = 49 hairs. The answer is 49.

[Question]Alex needs to be 54 inches tall to ride the newest roller coaster at the theme park. He is 48 inches tall this year. He hears a rumor that for every hour he hangs upside down, he can grow 1/12 of an inch. Normally he grows 1/3 of an inch per month. On average, how many hours does he need to hang upside down each month to be tall enough next year to ride the rollercoaster?
[Answer]He is 6 inches too short this year because 54 - 48 = 6. He will naturally grow 4 inches taller because 12 x (1 / 3) = 4. He needs to grow 2 inches from hanging because 6 - 4 = 2. He needs to hang for 24 hours because 2 / (1 / 12) = 24. He needs to hang for 2 hours a month because 24 / 12 = 2. The answer is 2.

[Question]There are one-third as many Ford trucks as Dodge trucks in the parking lot of the Taco Castle. But there are twice as many Ford trucks as Toyota trucks in this parking lot, and there are half as many Volkswagen Bugs as there are Toyota trucks in this same parking lot. If there are 5 Volkswagon Bugs in the parking lot, how many Dodge trucks are in the parking lot of the Taco Castle?
[Answer]If there are half as many VW Bugs as there are Toyota trucks in this parking lot, and there are 5 VW Bugs, then there are 2 * 5 = 10 Toyota trucks in the parking lot. And if there are twice as many Ford trucks as Toyota trucks in this parking lot, then there are 2 * 10 = 20 Ford trucks in the parking lot. And if there are one - third as many Ford trucks as Dodge trucks in the parking lot, then there are 20 * 3 = 60 Dodge trucks in the parking lot of the Taco Castle. The answer is 60.

[Question]Erika and her 3 siblings are drawing with chalk outside. Another 3 friends join them and ask if they can help with the drawing. Erika loses 2 pieces of chalk as they are counting and the group realizes there isn't enough chalk for everyone. Erika's mom brings out another 12 pieces of chalk for them to share and there is now enough chalk for everyone to have 3 pieces each. How many pieces of chalk did Erika and her siblings originally have?
[Answer]
Altogether, there are 1 Erika + 3 siblings + 3 friends = 7 people drawing outside. The group has a total of 7 people * 3 pieces of chalk each = 21 pieces of chalk altogether. Before Erika's mom helped, they had 21 total pieces of chalk - 12 pieces of chalk Erika's mom brought = 9 pieces of chalk. Then adding the chalk that Erika lost shows that the group originally had 9 pieces of chalk + 2 lost pieces of chalk = 11 pieces of chalk. The answer is 11.