The tub has 6 * 7.5 = 45 gallons. That would weigh 45 * 8 = 360 pounds. So he needs 360 * 1.5 = 540 tablespoons of jello mix. So he spent 540 * .5 = $270.
The answer: 270
Reverse engineering the question: James decides to make a bathtub full of jello. For every pound of water, you need 1.5 tablespoons of jello mix. The bathtub can hold 6 cubic feet of water. Each cubic foot of water is 7.5 gallons. A gallon of water weighs 8 pounds. A tablespoon of jello mix costs $0.50. How much did he spend to fill his tub?


Reasoning and answer: First find the number of roses needed for one ounce of perfume: 320 petals / 8 petals / rose = 40 roses. Then multiply the number of roses needed for one ounce by the number of ounces per bottle to find the number of roses per bottle: 40 roses / ounce * 12 ounces / bottle = 480 roses / bottle. Then multiply that number by the number of bottles to find the total number of roses needed: 480 roses / bottle * 20 bottles = 9600 roses. Then divide that number by the number of roses per bush to find the number of bushes Fern needs to harvest: 9600 roses / 12 roses / bush = 800 bushes.
The answer: 800
What was the question?
Question: It takes 320 rose petals to make an ounce of perfume. If each rose produces 8 petals, and there are 12 roses per bush, how many bushes will Fern have to harvest to make 20 12-ounce bottles of perfume?


If Philip scored twice the number of points Noa scored to win the bowl, he scored 2 * 30 = 60 points. To win the bowl, they scored together a total of 60 + 30 = 90 points.
The answer: 90
Reverse engineering the question: Noa scored 30 points to win a bowl, and Phillip scores twice that number. What is the total number of points Tom and Phillip scored to win the bowl?


Reasoning and answer: Aiguo = 20 shells. Vail = 20 - 5 = 15 shells. Stefan = 15 + 16 = 31 shells. Total = 20 + 15 + 31 = 66. The 3 children had 66 seashells altogether.
The answer: 66
What was the question?
Question: Stefan, Vail, and Aiguo collected seashells. Stefan had 16 more seashells than Vail. Vail had 5 less than Aiguo. Aiguo had 20 seashells. How many seashells did the 3 children have in total?


He earns $12 + $8 = $20 after selling the French fries and Poutine every day. So, he earns $20 x 7 = $140 every week. And the total amount he pays for the taxes is $140 x 0.10 = $14. So, his income after paying the weekly taxes is $140 - $14 = $126. Lucius spends $10 x 7 = $70 for the ingredients every week. Therefore, his total income every week after buying all the ingredients and paying the taxes is $126 - $70 = $56.
The answer: 56
Reverse engineering the question: Lucius owns a small business and spends $10 every day on ingredients. He then makes a portion of French Fries and a portion of Poutine and sells them to the market, paying ten percent of his weekly income as tax. If the price of French fries is $12 and the price of Poutine is $8, how much does he earn every week after paying the taxes, selling all his products, and buying all the ingredients?


Julia spend $40 / 2 = $20 on the game. After buying the game, she has $40 - $20 = $20 left. She spent $20 / 4 = $5 on in - game purchases. She has $20 - $5 = $15 left.
The answer: 15
Reverse engineering the question:
Julia has $40. She spends half of her money to buy a new game for her phone. She spends a quarter of what she has left on in-game purchases. How much money does she have left?