Reasoning and answer: The number of croissants and cakes that each eats for breakfast and lunch respectively is 7 + 18 = 25. After eating 30 pizzas before bedtime, the number of croissants, cakes, and pizzas that each person have in total for the day is 25 + 30 = 55. Since each person eats a total of 55 croissants, cakes, and pizzas for the day, the two consume a total of 55 + 55 = 110 of the food in a day.
The answer: 110
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Question: Jorge and Giuliana each eat 7 croissants for breakfast, 18 cakes after school, and 30 pizzas before bedtime. What is the total number of croissants, cakes, and pizzas the two consume in a day?


There are 540 pounds / 30 pounds / crate = 18 crates of fish needed. Hence, the total cost for the shipment is $1.5 / crate x 18 crates = $27.
The answer: 27
Reverse engineering the question: Lizzy has to ship 540 pounds of fish that are packed into 30-pound crates. If the shipping cost of each crate is $1.5, how much will Lizzy pay for the shipment?


Reasoning and answer: The first athlete jumped a total of 63 feet because 26 + 30 + 7 = 63. The second athlete jumped a total of 66 feet because 24 + 34 + 8 = 66. The first athlete jumped 21 feet on average because 63 / 3 = 21. The second athlete jumped 22 feet on average because 66 / 3 = 22. The average jump of the winner was 22 feet because 22 > 21.
The answer: 22
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Question: Two athletes decided to compete to see who had the best jumping ability. They were each going to do the long jump, triple jump, and high jump to see who had the highest average jump. The first athlete jumped 26 feet in the long jump, 30 feet in the triple jump, and 7 feet in the high jump. The second athlete jumped 24 feet in the long jump, 34 feet in the triple jump, and 8 feet in the high jump. What was the average jump of the winner?


If we let x be the amount of time, in hours, it will take for Darrel to catch up to the coyote, then we can figure this out. Because the distance Darrel travels is defined as the length of time Darrel travels (x) and Darrel's speed (20mph), or the expression 2 * x. And the distance the coyote travels is defined as the length of time the coyote travels (x + 1 hour) and the coyote's speed (15 mph), or the expression (x + 1) * 1. And since the distance Darrel and the coyote travel is the same, then 2 * x = (x + 1) * 1. Simplifying the expression, we get 2 * x = x + 1. If we subtract 1 x from each side, we get x = 1, the amount of time in hours.
The answer: 1
Reverse engineering the question: Darrel is an experienced tracker. He can tell a lot about an animal by the footprints it leaves behind. One day he saw a set of coyote footprints. Based on the impressions, he could tell the animal was traveling east at 15 miles per hour, and that the animal left the prints 1 hour ago. If the coyote continues to travel east at 15 miles per hour, and Darrell hops on his motorbike and travels east at 30 miles per hour, how long, in hours, will it take for Darrel to catch up to the coyote?


Reasoning and answer: At a speed of 15 feet per second, for 5 seconds, the monkey will travel 5 * 15 = 75 feet. At a speed of 10 feet per second for 10 seconds, the monkey will travel 10 * 10 = 100 feet. In total, the monkey will travel 75 + 100 = 175 feet.
The answer: 175
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Question: A Lamplighter monkey has long arms and can swing from branch to branch at a speed of 10 feet per second. But when the monkey is frightened, it will run along the branches at a speed of 15 feet per second. If a Lamplighter monkey runs for 5 seconds to evade a predator, then swings for another 10 seconds to add distance between itself and the predator, how far, in feet, will the monkey travel?


Reasoning and answer: She needs 6 appetizers per each of her 30 guests so she needs 6 * 30 = 180 appetizers. She’s made 3 dozen deviled eggs, 2 dozen pigs in a blanket and 2 dozen kebabs so she’s made 3 + 2 + 2 = 7 dozen appetizers. 7 dozen appetizers is 7 * 12 = 84 appetizers. She needs 180 appetizers and has made 84 so she needs 180 - 84 = 96 appetizers. 96 appetizers, in dozens, is 96 / 12 = 8 dozen more appetizers.
The answer: 8
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Question:
Patsy is gearing up for this weekend’s graduation. She needs to have 6 appetizers per each of her 30 guests. She’s making 3 dozen deviled eggs, 2 dozen pigs in a blanket and 2 dozen kebabs. How many more dozen appetizers does she need to make?