Question: Paul, a biology teacher, assigns 265 points in the first quarter. There are 4 times as many test points as quiz points, and 5 more quiz points than homework points. How many homework points are there in the first quarter?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: Let x represent the number of homework points. Quiz:x + 5. Test:4(x + 5) = 4x + 20. Total:x + x + 5 + 4x + 20 = 265. 6x + 25 = 265. 6x = 240. x = 40 points.
So the answer is 40.

Question: Braden had $400 in his money box. He had also placed a bet today with Byan that the Raptors will beat the Bulls. If the game's outcome was as Braden predicted, and he and Bryan had agreed to give the winner twice as much money as Braden had in his money box, calculate the total amount of money Braden had in his money box after winning the bet?
Answer with step-by-step thinking: If they agreed to give the winner twice as much money as Braden had in his money box, after winning the bet, Braden received 2 * $400 = $800. Braden increased the total amount of money in his money box to $800 + $400 = $1200.
So the answer is 1200.

Question: Jorge has an equal number of baseball cards as Matias, who has 6 fewer cards than Carlos. If Carlos has 20 baseball cards, what is the total number of baseball cards the three have?
Answer with step-by-step thinking:
If Carlos has 20 cards, Matias has 20 - 6 = 14 baseball cards. Since Matias and Jorge have the same amount of baseball cards, the total number of cards the three have is 14 + 14 + 20 = 48 cards.
So the answer is 48.