The Brady family received 31 pleces of mail on April 22. The mail consisted of bills, letters, magazines, and ads. How many bills did they receive if they received the same number of bills as magazines, five more ads than letters, and three more letters than magazines?

Sherrie is baking a pie for her family. she leaves the room and comes back to 35% of the pie having been eaten before she can put the topping on. how much 1 square inch strips of dough will she need for the top, now that a portion is missing? round your answer to the nearest while nimber.