For each type of shirt, he needed to buy, 40 employees / 4 = 10 shirts. White men's T - shirts cost $20 / shirt * 10 shirts = $200. White women's T - shirts cost $5 less, or ($20 / shirt - $5 / shirt) * 10 shirts = $15 / shirt * 10 shirts = $150. Black men's t - shirts cost, $18 / shirt * 10 shirts = $180. Black women's T - shirts cost $ 5 less, so ($18 / shirt - $5 / shirt) * 10 shirts = $13 / shirt * 10 shirts = $130. Now add up all these quantities to find the total: $200 + $150 + $180 + $130 = $660.
The answer: 660
Reverse engineering the question: Juan bought T-shirts for his employees. He bought shirts for men and women. Women's t-shirts are $5 cheaper than men's t-shirts of the same color. His company has 2 sectors, one in white t-shirts and the other in black t-shirts. He paid $20 for white men's t-shirts and $18 for black men's t-shirts. The 2 sectors have the same number of men and women, with a total of 40 employees. How much did he spend total on buying t-shirts?


Reasoning and answer: The first 5 students turned in a total of 2 * 5 = 10 pages. The next 5 students turned in a total of 3 * 5 = 15 pages. The last 5 students turned in a total of 1 * 5 = 5 pages. In total there are 30 pages turned in by the students. For the 15 students, the average page count per essay is 30 / 15 = 2 pages.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: A classroom of 15 students turned in essays on Friday morning. The first 5 students each turned in essays with 2 pages. The next 5 students each turned in essays with 3 pages. The last 5 students each turned in essays with 1 page. What is the average page count per essay for the 15 students?


He is open 16 * 5 = 80 hours a week. So he pays each of his employees 12.5 * 80 = $1000 per week. Since there are two employees, he pays them in total 2 * $1000 = $2000 per week. The utilities cost 1200 * .2 = $240. So his total cost per week is 1200 + 2000 + 240 = $3440.
The answer: 3440
Reverse engineering the question: James opens up a flower shop. He needs to pay rent of $1200 a week with an additional 20% of rent to pay for utilities and he has 2 employees per shift with the store open 16 hours a day for 5 days a week. If he pays each employee $12.50 an hour, what are his weekly expenses to run the store?


Reasoning and answer: Find the number of students who got their degree by multiplying: 804 students * 75% = 603 students. Then find the number of students who didn't pass their exams by subtracting this number from the total: 804 students - 603 students = 201 students.
The answer: 201
What was the question?
Question: Out of 804 senior high school students, 75% passed their exams and so got their degree. The rest failed. How many didn't pass their exams?


First, we find out how many people live in each building. In addition to 10 1 person apartments, as a studio apartment is for a single person, there are 20 2 person apartments meaning there are 20 * 2 = 40 people capable of living there. We then find out how many people can live in the 4 person apartments by multiplying the number of available 4 person apartments by 4, performing 5 * 4 = 20 people capable of living there. So, in 1 building there is room for 10 + 40 + 20 = 70 people. We multiply this by the 4 buildings in total, finding a maximum occupancy of 4 * 70 = 280 people. We then multiply this by .75 to find out how many people would live there at 75% of maximum occupancy, performing 280 * .75 = 210 people.
The answer: 210
Reverse engineering the question: An apartment complex has 4 identical buildings. Each building has 10 studio apartments, 20 2 person apartments, and 5 4 person apartments. How many people live in the apartment complex if it has 75% of its maximum occupancy?


The total cost of the iPhone will cost Carrie $800 - $240 = $560. It will take her $560 / $80 = 7 weeks to earn enough money.
The answer: 7
Reverse engineering the question:
Carrie wants to buy a new iPhone. The new iPhone costs $800. She can trade in her Samsung Galaxy for $240. She can make $80 per week babysitting. How many weeks does she have to work before she can purchase the iPhone?