Reasoning and answer: The dinner cost $144 dollars because 4 x 36 = 144. The kids earned $288 in total because 144 x 2 = 288. They planted 192 rows of corn because 288 / 1.5 = 192. They planted 13,440 ears of corn in total because 192 x 70 = 13,440. They each planted 3,360 ears of corn because 13,440 / 4 = 3,360. They each planted 6,720 seeds because 3,360 x 2 = 6,720. They each used 140 bags of seeds because 6,720 / 48 = 140.
The answer: 140
What was the question?
Question: A local farmer is paying 4 kids to help plant rows of corn. Every row of corn contains 70 ears. A bag of corn seeds contains 48 seeds and you need 2 seeds per ear of corn. He pays the kids $1.5 per row. Afterward, the kids are so hungry that they end up spending half their money on dinner. The dinner cost $36 per kid. How many bags of corn seeds did each kid use?


First find the amount of time it takes Marcus to saute the garlic and peppers: 20 minutes / 4 = 5 minutes. Then find the dough's resting time: 30 minutes * 2 = 60 minutes. Then add the kneading and resting time to find the total dough time: 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 90 minutes. Then multiply that amount by 1 / 10th to find the assembly time: 90 minutes / 10 = 9 minutes. Then add the saute time, knead time, rest time and assembly time to find the total time Marcus spends on the calzones: 9 minutes + 20 minutes + 5 minutes + 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 124 minutes.
The answer: 124
Reverse engineering the question: Marcus is making calzones. It takes him 20 minutes to saute the onions and a quarter of that time to saute the garlic and peppers. It takes him 30 minutes to knead the dough, twice as long to let it rest, and 1/10th the combined kneading and resting time to assemble the calzones. How many minutes does Marcus spend on the calzones total?


Reasoning and answer: The original number of girls was 20% greater than 15 (the number of boys) giving 15 + (20 / 100) * 15 = 18. After the admission of transfer students, the number of girls doubled to become 18 * 2 = 36. In addition to the 15 boys, there are now 15 + 36 = 51 students in the class.
The answer: 51
What was the question?
Question: At the beginning of an academic year, there were 15 boys in a class and the number of girls was 20% greater. Later in the year, transfer students were admitted such that the number of girls doubled but the number of boys remained the same. How many students are in the class now?


Let's say Rhonda has m marbles. The total number of marbles that Ammon has is m + 55. Amon & Rhonda combined have m + (m + 55) = 215. This means the total number of marbles they have together is 2m + 55 = 215. 2m = 215 - 55. The total number of marbles that Rhonda has is m = 160 / 2. Rhonda has m = 80 marbles.
The answer: 80
Reverse engineering the question: Amon & Rhonda combined have 215 marbles. If Amon owns 55 marbles more than Rhonda, how many marbles does Rhonda have?


Reasoning and answer: The jar holds 3 * 10 = 30 pieces of glass. The bucket holds 5 * 30 = 150 seashells. Simon found 10 + 30 + 150 = 190 treasures on the beach.
The answer: 190
What was the question?
Question: Simon collected treasures on the beach during his summer vacation. He collected a bucket of pearly seashells, a jar full of smooth sea glass, and a bag of ten sand dollars. If the jar holds three times as many pieces of glass as the bag does sand dollars, and the bucket holds five times as many seashells as the jar holds pieces of glass, how many treasures did Simon find on the beach?


Reasoning and answer: The band played 5 + 7 = 12 songs in their first two sets. They have 30 - 12 = 18 songs left for the third set, fourth set and encore. Since they played 2 songs in the encore, they have 18 - 2 = 16 songs to play on the third and fourth sets. They will play 16 / 2 = 8 songs on average over the third and fourth sets.
The answer: 8
What was the question?
Question:
The school band has 30 songs in their repertoire. The band played 5 songs in their first set and 7 in their second set. The band will play 2 songs for their encore. Assuming the band plays through their entire repertoire, how many songs will they play on average in the third and fourth sets?