Q: The Period 1 gym class has 5 fewer than twice as many students as in the Period 2 gym class. There are 11 students in the Period 1 gym class. How many are in the Period 2 gym class?
A: Let x be the number of students in the Period 8 gym class. 2x - 5 = 11. 2x = 16. x = 8. The answer is 8.

Q: Darryl sells melons on the side of the road. He sells cantaloupes for $2 each and honeydews for $3. He started the day with 30 cantaloupes and 27 honeydews. He accidentally dropped a couple of cantaloupes and three of the honeydews turned out to be rotten. At the end of the day he had 8 cantaloupes and 9 honeydews left. How much money did he make?
A: He dropped two cantaloupes and had 8 left over at the end of the day, so he sold 30 - 2 - 8 = 20 cantaloupes. Three honeydews were rotten, and he had 9 left at the end of the day, so he sold 27 - 3 - 9 = 15 honeydews. He sold 20 cantaloupes * $2 / cantaloupe = $40 in cantaloupes. He also sold 15 honeydews * $3 / honeydew = $45 in honeydews. Altogether he made $40 + $45 = $85. The answer is 85.

Q: Gracie was 7 inches shorter than Grayson. Grayson was 2 inches taller than Griffin. Griffin is 61 inches tall. How many inches tall is Gracie?
A:
Grayson = 61 + 2 = 63 inches. Gracie = 63 - 7 = 56 inches. Gracie is 56 inches tall. The answer is 56.