Balki is counting the number of raisins in boxes of cereal. He counted 437 total raisins in 5 boxes. In one box he counted 72 raisins. In a second box he counted 74 raisins. The other three boxes had the same number each. How many were in each of the other three boxes?
Let's think: Let x = the number of raisins in each of the other 3 boxes. Then 72 + 74 + 3x = 437 raisins. Combining like terms we get 146 + 3x = 437 raisins. Subtracting 146 from both sides we get 3x = 291 raisins. Dividing both sides by 3, we get x = 291 / 3 = 97 raisins.. The answer is: 97.

Marcy had 22 sodas in her fridge for a party. Her friend Tina came over and gave her 12 plus two times the number of sodas Marcy had before. How many sodas will Marcy have for the party?
Let's think: Two times the sodas Marcy had is 22 * 2 = 44. Tina gave Marcy 44 + 12 = 56 soda. In total Marcy has 22 + 56 = 78 sodas.. The answer is: 78.

Mike spent 37 dollars on notebooks. He bought a total of 12 notebooks. He bought 3 red notebooks at 4 dollars each, 2 green notebooks at 2 dollars each, and the rest were blue notebooks. How much does each blue notebook cost?
Let's think: He bought 12 - 3 - 2 = 7 blue notebooks. He paid 3 * $4 = $12 for red notebooks. He paid 2 * $2 = $4 for green notebooks. He spent $37 - $12 - $4 = $21 on blue notebooks. Each blue notebook costs $21 / 7 = $3.. The answer is: 3.

Dexter and Jay are using a gallon of white paint to paint the walls. Dexter used 3/8 of the gallon of paint while Jay used 5/8 of a gallon of paint. If a gallon is equal to 4 liters, how many liters of paint were left from Dexter and Jay combined?
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Dexter used 4 x 3 / 8 = 3 / 2 liters of paint. Jay used 4 x 5 / 8 = 5 / 2 liters of paint. Together, they used 3 / 2 + 5 / 2 = 4 liters of paint. Since each of them used a gallon of paint, then they both used 2 x 4 = 8 liters of paint together. Therefore, 8 - 4 = 4 liters of paint were left.. The answer is: 4.