Reasoning and answer: Rene finished 30 x 4 = 120 pages in 240 minutes. Lulu finished 27 x 4 = 108 pages in 240 minutes. Cherry finished 25 x 4 = 100 pages in 240 minutes. Therefore they have finished a total of 120 + 108 + 100 = 328 pages in 240 minutes.
The answer: 328
What was the question?
Question: Rene can finish reading 30 pages in 60 minutes. Lulu can read 27 pages in 60 minutes and Cherry can read 25 pages in 60 minutes. If they have been reading for 240 minutes now, how many pages have they finished reading in total?


Two dozen brownies is 2 * 12 = 24 brownies. After Father ate his 8, there were 24 - 8 = 16 brownies remaining on the counter. After Mooney ate her 4, there were 16 - 4 = 12 brownies remaining on the counter. Mother made a second batch of two - dozen brownies, or 2 * 12 = 24 brownies. After Mother added the second two - dozen, there were 12 + 24 = 36 brownies on the kitchen counter.
The answer: 36
Reverse engineering the question: Mother made 2 dozen brownies and placed them on the kitchen counter to cool. Father smelled the brownies, came into the kitchen and ate 8 of them. Then, their daughter, Mooney, wandered into the kitchen and ate 4 of the brownies. The next morning, Mother made another two dozen brownies and added them to those remaining from the day before. After that, how many brownies were on the counter?


Reasoning and answer: The field goals were worth 3 * 13 = 39 points. The two - point shots were worth 2 * 20 = 40 points. So the total score is 39 + 40 = 79 points.
The answer: 79
What was the question?
Question: James scored 13 field goals worth 3 points and 20 shots worth two points. How many total points did he score?


An additional three - quarters of 12cm is needed which is 12cm * (3 / 4) = 9cm. The total length required is 12cm + 9cm = 21cm.
The answer: 21
Reverse engineering the question: Roland needs a length of thread to complete an exercise. He has a 12cm long thread but his teacher says he needs an additional three-quarters of what he has. What is the total length required?


Reasoning and answer: Combining Hermione and Luna has 14 + 17 = 31 spelling badges. Removing their spelling badges from the total, Celestia has 83 - 31 = 52 spelling badges.
The answer: 52
What was the question?
Question: Hermione, Luna, and Celestia combined have 83 spelling badges. If Hermione has 14 and Luna has 17, how many spelling badges does Celestia have?


Reasoning and answer: If there are 2000 pies of all kinds, and 68% of all pies are eaten with forks, there are 68 / 100 * 2000 = 1360 pies eaten with forks. The number of pies that are not eaten with pie is 2000 - 1360 = 640.
The answer: 640
What was the question?
Question:
68% of all pies are eaten with forks. If there are 2000 pies of all kinds, how many of the pies are not eaten with forks?