Question: One serving of soup has 1 cup of vegetables and 2.5 cups of broth. How many pints of vegetables and broth combined would be needed for 8 servings?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: One serving = 1 + 2.5 = 3.5 cups. Eight servings = 8 * 3.5 = 28 cups. 28 cups = 14 pints. Eight servings would need 14 pints of vegetables and broth.
So the answer is 14.

Question: There are 20 students in a class. Only one-fourth of the students stayed in the classroom while the rest went to the playground. Of those who went to the playground, one-third are boys. How many girls are there on the playground from this class?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Out of the 20 students, 20 x 1 / 4 = 5 students stayed in the classroom. While 20 - 5 = 15 students went to the playground. Out of these 15 students, 15 x 1 / 3 = 5 are boys. Therefore, 15 - 5 = 10 girl students from this class are in the playground.
So the answer is 10.

Question: Carla is taking attendance for her sixth-grade class. She knows that 2 students are in the restroom, and one less than three times that number of students are absent. If there are four rows with six desks each that are all 2/3 full, how many students does Carla teach, including the ones in and out of the classroom?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
First find the number of absent students: 2 students * 3 - 1 = 5 students. Now find the number of students in each row of desks: 6 desks / row * 2 students / 3 desks = 4 students / row. Now find the number of students in all the rows: 4 rows * 4 students / row = 16 students. Now add the students that are absent or in the bathroom: 16 students + 2 students + 5 students = 23 students.
So the answer is 23.