The number of public highschool in Shoreline City equals 1 plus the total number of schools in Clearwater Bay. The number of private middle school in Oakbridge City equals 4. The number of public highschool in Clearwater Bay equals 2 times the number of private middle school in Clearwater Bay. The number of private middle school in Clearwater Bay equals 4 times the total number of schools in Oakbridge City. The number of culinarian school in Clearwater Bay equals 4 times the sum of the number of private middle school in Clearwater Bay and the number of private middle school in Oakbridge City.

Question: What is the total number of schools in Shoreline City?

Solution: Define private middle school in Oakbridge City as Y; so Y = 4. Define total number of schools in Oakbridge City as o; so o = Y = 4. Define private middle school in Clearwater Bay as V; j = o = 4; so V = 4 * j = 4 * 4 = 16. Define culinarian school in Clearwater Bay as x; b = V + Y = 16 + 4 = 20; so x = 4 * b = 4 * 20 = 80. Define public highschool in Clearwater Bay as J; S = V = 16; so J = 2 * S = 2 * 16 = 32. Define total number of schools in Clearwater Bay as u; m = V + J = 16 + 32 = 48; so u = m + x = 48 + 80 = 128. Define public highschool in Shoreline City as c; q = u = 128; so c = 1 + q = 1 + 128 = 129. Define total number of schools in Shoreline City as Z; so Z = c = 129. Answer: 129.


The number of intense detective thriller in Festival de Clairmont equals the number of calm road movie in Festival de Saint-Rivage. The number of calm road movie in Rêves de Belleville equals 3. The number of calm road movie in Festival de Saint-Rivage equals 4. The number of intense detective thriller in Rêves de Belleville equals 2 times the total number of movies in Festival de Saint-Rivage. The number of calm road movie in Festival de Clairmont equals the sum of the total number of movies in Rêves de Belleville, the number of calm road movie in Festival de Saint-Rivage, and the number of intense detective thriller in Festival de Saint-Rivage. The number of intense detective thriller in Festival de Saint-Rivage equals 4.

Question: What is the total number of movies in Festival de Clairmont?

Solution: Define calm road movie in Festival de Saint-Rivage as l; so l = 4. Define intense detective thriller in Festival de Saint-Rivage as t; so t = 4. Define total number of movies in Festival de Saint-Rivage as n; so n = t + l = 4 + 4 = 8. Define intense detective thriller in Rêves de Belleville as H; E = n = 8; so H = 2 * E = 2 * 8 = 16. Define calm road movie in Rêves de Belleville as r; so r = 3. Define total number of movies in Rêves de Belleville as C; so C = H + r = 16 + 3 = 19. Define calm road movie in Festival de Clairmont as o; G = C + l = 19 + 4 = 23; so o = G + t = 23 + 4 = 27. Define intense detective thriller in Festival de Clairmont as K; so K = l = 4. Define total number of movies in Festival de Clairmont as I; so I = K + o = 4 + 27 = 31. Answer: 31.