Cindy had 30 baby pumpkins to distribute evenly among 4 baskets with 2 left over for decoration. To solve this, Ms. Holley explained that the equation would be 4n = 30, where n is the number of pumpkins in each basket. Dividing both sides by 4 would give n = 7 with 2 pumpkins left over. For Johnny's $20 problem, the equation was 4n = $20, and dividing both sides by 4 would give n = $5 for each person to receive. The third part outlined properties of real numbers and similarities and differences but did not provide details.