Answer this question:One barnyard owl makes 5 hoot sounds per minute. If 5 less than 20 hoots per minute are heard coming out of the barn, how many Barnyard owls would this noise be coming from?
5 less than 20 hoots per minute is 20 - 5 = 15 hoots per minute. If one barnyard owl makes 5 hoot sounds per minute, then 15 hoots per minute are coming from 15 / 5 = 3 barnyard owls.
The answer is 3.

Answer this question:Cassy packs 12 jars of jam in 10 boxes while she packs 10 jars of jam in 30 boxes. If she has 500 jars of jams, how many jars of jam will she have left when all the boxes are full?
Cassy can pack 12 x 10 = 120 jars of jam in the 10 boxes. She can also pack 10 x 30 = 300 jars of jam in the 30 boxes. A total of 300 + 120 = 420 jars of jam can be packed in the boxes. So, 500 - 420 = 80 jars of jam will be left unpacked.
The answer is 80.

Answer this question:Caroline has 40 pairs of socks. She loses 4 pairs of socks at the laundromat. Of the remaining pairs of socks, she donates two-thirds to the thrift store. Then she purchases 10 new pairs of socks, and she receives 3 new pairs of socks as a gift from her dad. How many pairs of socks does Caroline have in total?
After losing some socks, Caroline has 40 - 4 = 36 pairs of socks. Caroline donates 36 * (2 / 3) = 24 pairs of socks to the thrift store. After donating some socks, Caroline has 36 - 24 = 12 pairs of socks remaining. After getting new socks, Caroline has 12 + 10 + 3 = 25 pairs of socks.
The answer is 25.

Answer this question:Candy throws 4 pebbles into the lake. Lance throws in 3 times as many pebbles as Candy. How many more pebbles did Lance throw compared to Candy?

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Lance throws this many pebbles into the lake 4 x 3 = 12. He throws this many more pebbles than Candy 12 - 4 = 8 pebbles.
The answer is 8.