Reasoning and answer: The total rain was 2 inches + 1 inches = 3 inches on Monday. The total rain was 2 * 3 inches = 6 inches on Tuesday. The total rain was 0 inches + 1 inch = 1 inch across Wednesday and Thursday. The total rain was 3 inches + 6 inches + 1 inch = 10 inches on Friday. There were 3 inches + 6 inches + 1 inch + 10 inches = 20 inches total last week. 20 inches / 5 days = 4 inches average daily rain.
The answer: 4
What was the question?
Question: Emily wants to know how much it rained last week. She sees that it rained 2 inches on Monday morning and 1 more inch later that day. It rained twice that much on Tuesday. It did not rain on Wednesday but on Thursday it rained 1 inch. The biggest storm was on Friday when the total was equal to Monday through Thursday combined. What was the daily average rain total for the week?


If there are four times as many apples as oranges in a certain fruit basket, with the number of apples being 15, there are 15 * 4 = 60 oranges in the basket. If Emiliano eats 2 / 3 of the oranges in the basket, he would have taken 2 / 3 * 60 = 40 oranges from the basket. With the number of apples in the basket being 15, if Emiliano eats 2 / 3 of them, 2 / 3 * 15 = 10 apples would have been eaten by Emiliano. The total number of fruits eaten by Emiliano will total 10 + 40 = 50.
The answer: 50
Reverse engineering the question: If there are four times as many apples as oranges in a certain fruit basket and the basket has 15 apples, how many fruits would Emiliano have consumed if he eats 2/3 of each fruit's quantity in the basket?


Reasoning and answer: Kimberly's brother picked 3 x 15 = 45 strawberries. Kimberly picked 8 x 45 = 360 strawberries. Kimberly's parents picked 360 - 93 = 267 strawberries. Altogether, they picked 45 + 360 + 267 = 672 strawberries. Each of them will have 672 / 4 = 168 strawberries.
The answer: 168
What was the question?
Question: Kimberly went strawberry picking with her family over the weekend. She picked 8 times the amount of strawberries her brother picked and her parents picked 93 strawberries less than her. If her brother picked 3 baskets each containing 15 strawberries, how many strawberries would they each have if they divide the total number of strawberries equally amongst them?


The number of blocks traveled on the way to the post office was 5 + 20 = 25. Pete traveled 25 × 2 = 50 blocks in all.
The answer: 50
Reverse engineering the question: Pete walked 5 blocks from his house to the bus garage in Houston. He rode the bus 20 blocks to the post office to get some stamps. Later, he came home the same way. How many blocks did Pete travel in all?


Reasoning and answer: He gets 40 * .9 = 36 questions right for the first part. For the second part, he gets 40 * .95 = 38 questions right. So he gets a total of 36 + 38 = 74 questions right.
The answer: 74
What was the question?
Question: John took a test with 80 questions. For the first 40 questions, she got 90% right. For the next 40 questions, she gets 95% right. How many total questions does she get right?


Reasoning and answer: Let x be the number of games that Frankie won. Then the number of games Carla won would be 2 * x. And the sum of all the games would be x + 2 * x = 30 games. Thus, the expression simplifies to 3 * x = 30. And the value of x = 10 games. Therefore, the number of Carla's wins would be 2x = 20 games.
The answer: 20
What was the question?
Question:
Frankie and Carla played 30 games of ping pong against each other. Frankie won half as many games as did Carla. How many games did Carla win?