Stanley and Kevin are buying Girl Scout cookies. They buy 29 boxes of Samoa's, 40 boxes of Thin Mints, and 26 boxes of Shortbreads. Each box of Samoa's costs $2, each box of Thin Mints costs $1.50, and each box of Shortbreads costs $1. If Stanley and Kevin decide they want to split the total cost of the cookies, how much will each person pay?
Dwight and Angela have 15 marbles in a jar. 2 are red, 5 are blue, and 8 are green. What is the probability of getting a green marble?
Jim and Pam are getting married. They have a budget of $3000 to spend on their guests' food. If each plate of food costs $25 and 150 people are coming to their wedding. By how much do they have to increase their budget by?
Andy has a bag of jelly beans. He gives half to Brenda. Then he gives 1/3 of the remaining to Sandy. Now he has 14 jelly beans for himself. How many jelly beans did he start with?
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