Alexis baked 36 cookies.  She put them in four boxes and sold them at a bake sale.  Each box sold for $1.25.  How much money did she earn at the bake sale?

Nick read his book about the history of the world. It had nine sections.  Each section had 23 pages.  How many pages were in the book?  He learned about Easter Island on the 78th page.  How many pages were left for him to read in the book after  he had learned about Easter Island?

Laird followed the directions to fold an origami lantern.  There were 16 folds to make each one.  Laird made 6 lanterns. How many folds did he make altogether by the time he had finished the six lanterns?