Q: Sylvie is feeding her turtles. Each turtle needs 1 ounce of food per 1/2 pound of body weight. She has 30 pounds of turtles. Each jar of food contains 15 ounces and costs $2. How much does it cost to feed the turtles?
A: She needs 60 ounces of food because 30 / .5 = 60. She needs 4 jars of food because 60 / 15 = 4. It will cost $8 to feed them because 4 x 2 = 8. The answer is 8.

Q: A soccer team has 24 players. They have scored 150 goals on the season. There have been 15 games played. 1/3 of the players have averaged 1 goal each per game. How many total goals have the other players scored?
A: 8 players have averaged 1 goal a game because 24 x (1 / 3) = 8. These players average a total of 8 goals a game because 8 x 1 = 8. These players have scored 120 goals because 8 x 15 = 120. The remaining players have scored 30 total goals because 150 - 120 = 30. The answer is 30.

Q: There are 400 students in the senior class at East High School. 52% of the students play sports. Of the students that play sports, 12.5% play soccer. How many students play soccer?
A:
The number of students that play sports is 400 * 0.52 = 208 students. The number of students that play soccer is 208 * .125 = 26 students. The answer is 26.