Reasoning and answer: Monty needs to feed 36 family members and each chicken / meal combo feeds 6 people so he needs 36 / 6 = 6 combos. Each chicken / meal combo costs $12.00 and he needs 6 so it will cost him 12 * 6 = $72.00 to feed everyone.
The answer: 72
What was the question?
Question: A local restaurant is offering an 8 piece fried chicken bucket and 2 sides for $12.00 that will feed 6 people. If Monty was having a family reunion for 36 family members, how much will it cost him to buy enough chicken and sides to feed everyone one serving?


The total amount Evan has is $1 + $12 = $13. So Evan still needs $20 - $13 = $7.
The answer: 7
Reverse engineering the question: David found $12 on the street. He then gave it to his friend Evan who has $1 and needed to buy a watch worth $20. How much does Evan still need?


Reasoning and answer: The soda cans were consumed by 90 / 2 = 45 guests. The sparkling water was consumed by 90 / 3 = 30 guests. The juice bottles were consumed by 4 / 5 x 50 = 40 guests. In total there are 45 + 30 + 40 = 115 recyclable cans and bottles.
The answer: 115
What was the question?
Question: There were 90 people at the summer picnic. There were 50 soda cans, 50 plastic bottles of sparkling water, and 50 glass bottles of juice. One-half of the guests drank soda, one-third of the guests drank sparkling water, and four-fifths of the juices were consumed. How many recyclable cans and bottles were collected?


If the solver got a head in 65 of the 211 flips, he got 211 - 65 = 146 tails. The number of tails than he got more than head is 146 - 65 = 81.
The answer: 81
Reverse engineering the question: If a solver flips a coin 211 times and gets a head on 65 of the flips, how many more tails than heads did he get?


Reasoning and answer: There are 960 pages because 80 x 12 = 960. Each book is 160 pages because 960 / 6 = 160.
The answer: 160
What was the question?
Question: Jack has a stack of books that is 12 inches thick. He knows from experience that 80 pages is one inch thick. If he has 6 books, how many pages is each one on average?


Reasoning and answer: December has 31 days, January has 31 days and February has 28 days for a total of 31 + 31 + 28 = 90 days. He feeds them 1 / 2 cup in the morning and 1 / 2 cup in the afternoon for a total of 1 / 2 + 1 / 2 = 1 cup per day. If he feeds them 1 cup per day for 90 days then he will need 1 * 90 = 90 cups of birdseed.
The answer: 90
What was the question?
Question:
Herman likes to feed the birds in December, January and February. He feeds them 1/2 cup in the morning and 1/2 cup in the afternoon. How many cups of food will he need for all three months?