Question: Josh went to the shopping center. He bought 9 films and 4 books. He also bought 6 CDs. Each film cost $5, each book cost $4 and each CD cost $3. How much did Josh spend in all?
Answer: The cost of the films is 9 $5 = $45. The cost of the books is 4 $4 = $16. The cost of the CDs is 6 $3 = $18. Josh spent $45 + $16 + $18 = $79 in total. The answer is 79.

Question: Jean is a customer service rep and answered 35 phone calls on Monday. On Tuesday, she answered 46 and took 27 calls on Wednesday. On Thursday she answered 61 calls and finished off answering 31 calls on Friday. What's the average number of calls she answers per day?
Answer: During the week she answered 35 on Mon, 46 on Tue, 27 on Wed, 61 on Thurs and 31 on Fri for a total of 35 + 46 + 27 + 61 + 31 = 200 calls. She answered 200 calls over 5 days so on average, she answered 200 / 5 = 40 calls a day. The answer is 40.

Question: When Jayson is 10 his dad is four times his age and his mom is 2 years younger than his dad. How old was Jayson's mom when he was born?
Answer: When Jayson is 10 his dad is 10 x 4 = 40 years old. His mom is 40 - 2 = 38 years old. When Jayson is born, his mom is 38 - 10 = 28 years old. The answer is 28.

Question: Sam and Jeff had a skipping competition at recess. The competition was split into four rounds. Sam completed 1 more skip than Jeff in the first round. Jeff skipped 3 fewer times than Sam in the second round. Jeff skipped 4 more times than Sam in the third round. Jeff got tired and only completed half the number of skips as Sam in the last round. If Sam skipped 16 times in each round, what is the average number of skips per round completed by Jeff?
Answer:
In round one, Jeff completed 16 - 1 = 15. In round two, Jeff completed 16 - 3 = 13. In round three, Jeff completed 16 + 4 = 20. In round four, Jeff completed 16 / 2 = 8. Jeff completed 15 + 13 + 20 + 8 = 56 skips in total. Jeff skipped an average of 56 / 4 = 14 skips per round. The answer is 14.