Answer this question:Matthew and his brother Shawn played swimming-pool-basketball. Each basket was worth 3 points. Matthew scored 9 points. Shawn scored 6 points. What is the total number of baskets made during this game?
Matthew scored 9 points and there are 3 points per basket, so he made 9 / 3 = 3 baskets. Shawn scored 6 points, so he made 6 / 3 = 2 baskets. The total number of baskets made is 3 + 2 = 5 baskets made.
The answer is 5.

Answer this question:John decides to get a new phone number and it ends up being a recycled number. He used to get 20 text messages a day. Now he is getting 55. Assuming the number of texts his friends send has not changed, how many text messages per week is he getting that are not intended for him?
He is getting an extra 55 - 20 = 35 text messages per day. So he is getting an extra 35 * 7 = 245 text messages per week.
The answer is 245.

Answer this question:Anthony has 16 pets. This morning he forgot to lock the door and he lost 6 pets. After that 1/5 of his pets died from old age. How many pets does he have left?
Anthony lost 6 pets, so he has 16 - 6 = 10 pets left. Then 1 / 5 * 10 = 2 died from old age. So, Anthony now has 10 - 2 = 8 pets.
The answer is 8.

Answer this question:Susan had a bouquet of 3 dozen roses. She gave half to her daughter, and then placed the rest in a vase. The next day, one-third of the flowers in the vase were wilted. After removing the wilted flowers, how many flowers remained in the vase?
Susan had a bouquet of 3 dozen roses, which is 3 * 12 = 36 flowers. She gave half, 36 / 2 = 18, to her daughter. Then she placed her 36 - 18 = 18 remaining flowers in a vase. One - third of the 18 flowers in the vase wilted, resulting in 18 / 3 = 6 wilted flowers. After removing the wilted flowers, Susan had 18 - 6 = 12 flowers remaining in the vase.
The answer is 12.