Q: Ever since she was a little girl, Sheila has dreamed of traveling the world. To help fund her dream, she bought a large piggy bank in December and started saving. By last week, she had saved $3,000. Pleased with her progress, she has decided to continue saving $276 per month, for 4 years. Today, Sheila's family secretly added $7,000 into the piggy bank. At the end of 4 years, how much money will be in Sheila's piggy bank?
A: Today, Sheila's piggy bank has $3000 + $7000 = $10000. Sheila will be saving for 4 years which is equivalent to 12 months / year * 4 years = 48 months. In 4 years, she will save $276 / month * 48 months = $13248. The piggy bank will have a total of $10,000 + $13,248 = $23248. The answer is 23248.

Q: Wickham is throwing a huge Christmas party. He invites 30 people. Everyone attends the party, and half of the guests bring a plus one (one other person). He plans to serve a 3-course meal for the guests. If he uses a new plate for every course, how many plates does he need in total for his guests?
A: The number of guests that bring a plus one is 30 / 2 = 15 guests. The total number of guests at the party, including the plus ones, is 30 + 15 = 45 guests. Since there are 3 courses, Wickham will need 45 * 3 = 135 plates. The answer is 135.

Q: Tracy, Michelle, and Kati take a road trip that is a total of 1000 miles. Tracy drives 20 miles more than twice Michelle, and Michelle drives 3 times the amount that Katie drives. How many miles does Michelle drive?
A:
Let x represent the number of miles Kati drives. Michelle:3x. Tracy:20 + 2(3x) = 20 + 6x. Total:x + 3x + 20 + 6x = 1000. 10x + 20 = 1000. 10x = 980. x = 98 miles. 3(98) = 294 miles. The answer is 294.