Q: Nancy takes 3 antacids per day when she eats Indian food, 2 antacids per day when she eats Mexican food, and 1 antacid per day otherwise. If Nancy eats Indian three times a week and Mexican twice a week, how many antacids does she take per month?
A: First find the total number of antacids Nancy takes after eating Indian food per week: 3 antacids / day * 3 days / week = 9 antacids / week. Then find the total number of antacids Nancy takes after eating Mexican food per week: 2 antacids / day * 2 days / week = 4 antacids / week. Then find the number of days she doesn't eat Indian food or Mexican food: 7 days / week - 3 days / week - 2 days / week = 2 days / week. Then find the total number of antacids Nancy takes per week: 9 antacids / week + 4 antacids / week + 2 antacids / week = 15 antacids / week. Then multiply her weekly antacid consumption by the number of weeks per month to find her monthly consumption: 15 antacids / week * 4 week / month = 60 antacids / month. The answer is 60.

Q: James has 3 more than 2 times the number of Oreos Jordan has. If there are 36 Oreos total, how many does Jordan have?
A: Let x represent the number of Oreos Jordan has. James:3 + 2x Oreos. Total:3 + 2x + x = 36. 3x + 3 = 36. 3x = 33. x = 11 Oreos. The answer is 11.

Q: Seth lost 17.5 pounds. Jerome lost three times that many pounds and Veronica lost 1.5 pounds more than Seth. How many pounds did the 3 people lose in total?
A:
Seth = 17.5 pounds. Jerome = 3 * 17.5 = 52.5 pounds. Veronica = 17.5 + 1.5 = 19 pounds. Total = 17.5 + 52.5 + 19 = 89 pounds. The 3 people lost a total of 89 pounds. The answer is 89.