Q: Bert fills out the daily crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day. He uses up a pencil to fill out the puzzles every two weeks. On average, it takes him 1050 words to use up a pencil. How many words are in each crossword puzzle on average?
A: At 7 days a week, it takes Bert 2 * 7 = 14 days of daily crossword puzzles to use up a pencil. Since Bert does one puzzle a day, each crossword puzzle has 1050 / 14 = 75 words. The answer is 75.

Q: Steven, Stephanie, and Sonya went ice skating. Steven only fell down 3 times, but Stephanie had 13 more falls than Steven. If Sonya fell down 2 times less than half the number of times Stephanie fell, how many times did Sonya fall?
A: Stephanie fell 13 + 3 = 16 times. Half the number of times Stephanie fell is 16 / 2 = 8 times. Sonya fell down 8 - 2 = 6 times. The answer is 6.

Q: Claire wants to make 2 cakes for her mother. Two packages of flour are required for making a cake. If 1 package of flour is $3, how much does she pay for the flour that is enough to make 2 cakes?
A:
She needs 2 * 2 = 4 packages of flour for 2 cakes. 4 packages of flour cost 4 * $3 = $12. The answer is 12.