Alex, Brad, Calvin, and Dennis are playing checkers.
Each of the 4 boys played 2 games with every other player.
How many games of checkers were played altogether?

A box of apples was delivered to Paul's Pies and Cakes.
He put half of the apples aside for a pie he would make later.
He put 25 of the remaining apples in the refrigerator.
That left 6 apples to use in his muffins.
How many apples were in the box at first?

Megan and her sister, Tara, wanted to buy a scooter for $26.
Tara had $4 more than Megan.
Together they had enough money to buy the scooter.
How much money did Tara have?

Evan delivers packages in a building.
He started on the first floor and went up 7 floors.
He went down 3 floors and then up 16 floors.
Then he was only 2 floors away from the top of the building.
How many floors are in the building altogether?

Jake bought a book of tickets for the rides at Fun Land.
8 of the tickets were red.
There were twice as many blue tickets as red tickets.
Jake used all 6 of his yellow tickets first.
How many tickets did Jake buy in all?