A bird is building a nest from twigs. The bird has put twelve twigs together already to make a circle. For each twig it placed into the circle, it wants to weave in six more twigs to fill out the nest. It knows a tree that has dropped a third of the twigs it needs. How many twigs will the bird still need to find to finish its nest?
Let's think: The bird wants 12 * 6 = 72 twigs to add to the nest. It knows a tree that has dropped 72 * 1 / 3 = 24 twigs. Thus, the bird will still need 72 - 24 = 48 twigs to finish the nest.. The answer is: 48.

Julio receives a $1 commission for every customer that buys in Edgars Fashion Store. The store sells to 35 customers in the first week, twice as many in the second week, and triple as many as the first week in the third week. If he receives a salary of $500 for the 3 weeks and a bonus of $50, how much in total does he earn for the 3 weeks?
Let's think: The number of customers who buy in the second week is 35 customers * 2 = 70 customers. The number of customers who buy in the third week is 35 customers * 3 = 105 customers. The total number of customers who buy during the 3 weeks is 35 customers + 70 customers + 105 customers = 210 customers. The total commission he receives is 210 customers * $1 / customer = $210. The total income he earns is $210 + $500 + $50 = $760.. The answer is: 760.

Betty and Dora started making some cupcakes at the same time. Betty makes 10 cupcakes every hour and Dora makes 8 every hour. If Betty took a two-hour break, what is the difference between the number of cupcakes they made after 5 hours?
Let's think: Dora made 8 cupcakes per hour for 5 hours for a total of 8 * 5 = 40 cupcakes. Betty took a 2 - hour break so she spent 5 - 2 = 3 hours making cupcakes. Betty made 10 cupcakes per hour for 3 hours for a total of 10 * 3 = 30 cupcakes. The difference between the number of cupcakes they made is 40 - 30 = 10 cupcakes.. The answer is: 10.

Jon's laundry machine can do 5 pounds of laundry at a time. 4 shirts weigh 1 pound and 2 pairs of pants weigh 1 pound. If he needs to wash 20 shirts and 20 pants, how many loads of laundry does he have to do?
Let's think:
The shirts weigh 20 / 4 = 5 pounds. The pants weigh 20 / 2 = 10 pounds. So he needs to do 10 + 5 = 15 pounds of laundry. So that would take 15 / 5 = 3 loads of laundry.. The answer is: 3.