Paul uses 1 can of frosting to frost a layer cake. He uses a half can of frosting for a single cake, or a single pan of brownies, or a dozen cupcakes. For Saturday, he needs to have 3 layer cakes, 6 dozen cupcakes, 12 single cakes and 18 pans of brownies ready and frosted for customer pick up. How many cans of frosting will he need?
Let's think: He needs 1 can of frosting per layer cake and he needs to make 3 layer cakes so that's 1 * 3 = 3 cans of frosting. There are 6 dozen cupcakes,12 single cakes and 18 pans of brownies for a total of 6 + 12 + 18 = 36 orders. Each of the 36 orders needs 1 / 2 can of frosting so they need 36 * .5 = 18 cans of frosting. He needs 3 cans of frosting for the layer cakes and 18 cans for the remaining items for a total of 3 + 18 = 21 cans of frosting.. The answer is: 21.

Dennis lives two floors above Charlie. Charlie lives on a floor whose number is 1/4 Frank's floor number. Frank lives on the 16th floor. What floor does Dennis live on?
Let's think: First find Charlie's floor number by dividing Frank's floor number by 4: 16 / 4 = 4. Then add 2 to find Dennis' floor number: 4 + 2 = 6.. The answer is: 6.

A carton contains 12 boxes. If each box has 10 packs of cheese cookies, what's the price of a pack of cheese cookies if a dozen cartons cost $1440?
Let's think: If 1 carton contains 12 boxes, then a dozen cartons contain 12 * 12 = 144 boxes. If 1 box has 10 packs of cookies, then 144 boxes have 144 * 10 = 1440 packs. If a dozen cartons cost $1440 and contain 1440 packs of cookies, then each pack costs 1440 / 1440 = $1.. The answer is: 1.

Carter can read half as many pages as Lucy in 1 hour. Lucy can read 20 more pages than Oliver in 1 hour. Oliver can read 40 pages. How many pages can Carter read in 1 hour?
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Lucy can read 20 more pages than Oliver who can read 40 pages so Lucy can read 40 + 20 = 60 pages. Carter can read half as many pages as Lucy who can read 60 pages so he can read 60 / 2 = 30 pages in 1 hour.. The answer is: 30.