Josh wants to build a square sandbox that is 3 ft long, 3 ft wide for his son. He can buy sand in 3 sq ft bags for $4.00 a bag. How much will it cost him to fill up the sandbox?
Let's think: The sandbox is 3' long, 3' wide so the sq footage of the sandbox is 3 * 3 = 9 sq ft. He needs 9 sq ft of sand to fill the sandbox and he can buy it in 3 sq ft bags so he needs 9 / 3 = 3 bags of sand. The sand costs $4.00 a bag and he needs 3 bags so it will cost him 4 * 3 = $12.00 in sand.. The answer is: 12.

Happy Island has 60 turtles. This means there are 10 more than 2 times as many turtles on Happy Island as on Lonely Island. How many turtles are there on Lonely Island?
Let's think: After subtracting 10 from the number of turtles on Happy Island, we get 60 - 10 = 50 turtles. Dividing this number by two, we find that the number of turtles on Lonely Island is 50 / 2 = 25 turtles.. The answer is: 25.

Jessica has a basic cable television service for $15 per month. If she adds the movie channels, it will cost an additional $12 per month. The sports channels cost $3 less per month than the movie channels. If Jessica adds the movie channels and the sports channels, what will her total monthly payment be?
Let's think: The sports channels cost $12 - $3 = $9 per month. Jessica has to pay $15 + $12 + $9 = $36 in total per month.. The answer is: 36.

Nissa is calculating a jail sentence for a man who was convicted of burglary. The base sentence is 1 year of jail for every $5,000 of goods stolen. The burglar is going to have his sentence length increased by 25% because this is his third offense, plus 2 additional years for resisting arrest. How many years total is the burglar's sentence if he stole $40,000 worth of goods?
Let's think:
First find how many years the base sentence will be: $40,000 / 1 year / $5,000 = 8 years. Then find how long the increase for the third offense is: 8 years * 25% = 2 years. Then add the third - offense increase and the sentence for resisting arrest to the base sentence: 8 years + 2 years + 2 years = 12 years.. The answer is: 12.