Lara is a contestant on a fun game show where she needs to navigate an inflated bouncy house obstacle course. First she needs to carry a backpack full of treasure through the obstacle course and set it down on the other side, which she does in 7 minutes and 23 seconds. Second, she needs to crank open the door to the obstacle course so she can go back through, which takes her 73 seconds. After she gets through the door she traverses the obstacle course again and makes it out faster without the backpack, in 5 minutes and 58 seconds. How many seconds total does it take her to complete the obstacle course?
Let's think: It takes Lara 7 minutes and 23 seconds to make it through the obstacle course the first time. 7 minutes x 60 seconds per minute = 420 seconds + 23 seconds = 443 seconds to get through the first part of the obstacle course. The second stage of the obstacle course she completes in 73 seconds + 443 seconds = 516 seconds. It takes 5 minutes and 58 seconds for Lara to get through the obstacle course the second time. 5 minutes x 60 seconds per minute = 300 + 58 seconds = 358 seconds. Combined, it takes Lara 516 + 358 seconds = 874 seconds for Lara to run the whole obstacle course.. The answer is: 874.

Dana Point beach has four times the number of sharks as Newport Beach. If Newport Beach has 22 sharks, how many sharks are there in total on the two beaches?
Let's think: Since Dana Point beach has four times the number of sharks in Newport beach, there are 4 * 22 = 88 sharks at Dana Point. In total, the two beaches have 88 + 22 = 110 sharks.. The answer is: 110.

When Pogo, the four-legged martian, walks across the soft Martian soil, it leaves 4 footprints every meter. But Grimzi, the three-legged Plutonian, leaves only 3 footprints in the soft sands of Pluto for every 6 meters it walks. If Pogo travels 6000 meters across the soil of Mars, and Grimzi travels for 6000 meters across the fine sands of Pluto, what is the combined total number of footprints the two creatures will leave on the surfaces of their respective planets?
Let's think: Since Pogo leaves 4 prints per meter, then over 6000 meters it would leave 4 * 6000 = 24,000 footprints on the soils of Mars. Grimzi leaves 3 prints per 6 feet, or 3 / 6 = 0.5 footprints per meter. Then over 6000 meters, Grimzi leaves 0.5 * 6000 = 3000 footprints on the sands of Pluto. In total, the two creatures will leave 24,000 + 3000 = 27,000 footprints.. The answer is: 27000.

Jaynie wants to make leis for the graduation party. It will take 2 and half dozen plumeria flowers to make 1 lei. If she wants to make 4 leis, how many plumeria flowers must she pick from the trees in her yard?
Let's think:
To make 1 lei, Jaynie will need 2.5 x 12 = 30 plumeria flowers. To make 4 leis, she will need to pick 30 x 4 = 120 plumeria flowers from the trees.. The answer is: 120.