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1) Ammie had a party with all her friends at the party she passed around a basket of strawberries to the girls at her party. Before the party she ate 5 strawberries and gave a friend 3. Eight girls arrived at the party. The first girl took a strawberry, the second girl took 3 strawberries, and the third girl took 5 strawberries and so on. After the last girl took her strawberries, the basket was empty. How many strawberries were in the basket at the beginning?

 2) Three friends (Rachel, Kim and Shawn) went to Cuba for a vacation. On the way to Cuba, the plane made the trip in 315 minutes. On the return trip, the flight took 216 minutes. They stayed in Cuba for 3609 minutes. How many minutes were the three friends on the trip?  

3) Joe-Bob had 2 friends then 3 more come, then 2 left. Then he got 6 more and 4 left. How many friends does Joe-Bob have now?