Q: A public official wants to donate 5 new soccer balls per each class in two schools. Each school has 4 elementary school classes and 5 middle school classes. How many soccer balls would the public official donate in all?
A: Each school has 4 + 5 = 9 classes. So, there are a total of 9 x 2 = 18 classes for the 2 schools. Therefore, the public official donates a total of 18 x 5 = 90 soccer balls. The answer is 90.

Q: Seymour runs a plant shop. He has 4 flats of petunias with 8 petunias per flat, 3 flats of roses with 6 roses per flat, and two Venus flytraps. Each petunia needs 8 ounces of fertilizer, each rose needs 3 ounces of fertilizer, and each Venus flytrap needs 2 ounces of fertilizer. How many ounces of fertilizer does Seymour need in total?
A: First find the total number of petunias: 4 flats * 8 petunias / flat = 32 petunias. Then find the total number of roses: 3 flats * 6 roses / flat = 18 roses. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the petunias: 32 petunias * 8 oz / petunia = 256 oz. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the roses: 18 roses * 3 oz / rose = 54 oz. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the Venus flytraps: 2 Venus flytraps * 2 oz / Venus flytrap = 4 oz. Now add up the fertilizer for all three plants: 256 oz + 54 oz + 4 oz = 314 oz. The answer is 314.

Q: A store owner ordered 20 cases of bottles of soda in April and 30 cases in May. There are 20 bottles per case. How many bottles of soda did the store owner order in April and May?
A:
The store owner ordered a total of 20 + 30 = 50 cases. This is equal to 50 x 20 = 1000 bottles of soda. The answer is 1000.