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?
Let's think: 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.

Steven's teacher sends the class an assignment to collect 60 different fruit seeds. Apples average 6 seeds, pears average 2 seeds, and grapes average 3 seeds. Steven has set aside 4 apples, 3 pears, and 9 grapes to extract their seeds. How many more seeds does he need to fulfill his assignment?
Let's think: With 4 apples, Steven will collect 4 apples * 6 seeds / apple = 24 seeds. With 3 pears, Steven will collect 3 pears * 2 seeds / pear = 6 seeds. With 9 grapes, Steven will collect 9 grapes * 3 seeds / grape = 27 seeds. In total, Steven will collect 24 seeds + 6 seeds + 27 seeds = 57 seeds. To collect 60 seeds he needs 60 seeds - 57 seeds = 3 more seeds.. The answer is: 3.

There are 50 passengers on a bus. At the first stop, 16 more passengers get on the bus. On the other stops, 22 passengers get off the bus and 5 passengers more get on the bus. How many passengers are there on the bus in total at the last station?
Let's think: There are 50 + 16 = 66 passengers at first. Then 66 - 22 = 44 passengers remain. Since 5 more passengers get on the bus there are 44 + 5 = 49 passengers on the bus.. The answer is: 49.

Adam has 50 balls. 20 balls are red, 10 are blue, and the rest are either pink or orange. If there are 3 times as many pink as orange balls, how many orange balls are there?
Let's think:
Adam has a total of 50 balls - 20 red - 10 blue = 20 pink and orange balls combined. If we let x be the total number of orange balls, we know that 3x is the number of pink balls. Therefore, 20 balls = x + 3x = 4x. The number of orange balls, x, is 20 balls / 4 = 5 balls.. The answer is: 5.