I remember people dreading the word/story problems.
We encounter them all the time -
How many strips of a certain size can we get from a yard of fabric?
How many squares of a certain size can we get from a fat quarter?
If we make the quilt 72 x 96 instead of 36 x 48 - how much more fabric will be needed?
If we want to change the finished block size from 8 inches to 12 inches - how do we do that?