Start by finding the total that is left, $1700 car price - $500 earned at car wash = $1200 remaining. So the six friends should pay $1200 / 6 people = $200 each. Since Brad is not joining, then the 5 friends have to split Brad's share which is $200 / 5 = $40 each.
The answer: 40
Reverse engineering the question: A group of six friends planned to buy a car. The cost of the car is $1700 and they plan to share the cost equally. They had a car wash to help raise funds, which would be taken out of the total cost. The remaining cost would be split between the six friends. At the car wash, they earn $500. However, Brad decided not to join in the purchase of the car. How much more does each friend have to pay now that Brad isn't participating?


Reasoning and answer: From all the guests Samanta got $5 / guest * 12 guests = $60. Including money Samanta put herself, she had $60 + $10 = $70. The cost of the gift was $70 - $15 = $55.
The answer: 55
What was the question?
Question: Samanta is planning a party for her friend Marta. She decided to raise some money among the guests she invited, to buy Marta a gift. Every participant gave Samanta $5 for this purpose and she herself put in $10. The gift cost was lower than expected, so there was $15 leftover. What was the price of the gift, if there were 12 guests invited?


Caleb picked 20 - 5 = 15 apples. Suraya picked 12 + 15 = 27 apples. Suraya picked 27 - 20 = 7 apples more than Kayla.
The answer: 7
Reverse engineering the question: Suraya picked 12 apples more than Caleb, and Caleb picked 5 apples less than Kayla. If Kayla picked 20 apples, how many more apples did Suraya pick than Kayla?


Reasoning and answer: First find the total income from the federal returns: $50 / return * 60 returns = $3000. Then find the total income from the state returns: $30 / return * 20 returns = $600. Then find the total income from the quarterly returns: $80 / return * 10 returns = $800. Then add the income from each source to find their total income: $3000 + $600 + $800 = $4400.
The answer: 4400
What was the question?
Question: The Kwik-e-Tax Center charges $50 for a federal return, $30 for a state return, and $80 for quarterly business taxes. If they sell 60 federal returns, 20 state returns, and 10 quarterly returns in one day, what was their total revenue for the day?


8 * 60 = 480 minutes are in the next 8 hours. Abigail builds 480 / 30 = 16 fences. Abigail will have built 10 + 16 = 26 fences in total.
The answer: 26
Reverse engineering the question: Abigail built 10 fences. Each fence took her 30 minutes to build. If she builds fences for the next 8 hours, how many fences would she have built in total?


Shirley completed 36 x 2 = 72 questions. The sum of Fiona and Shirley's questions is 36 + 72 = 108. Kiana completed 108 / 2 = 54 questions. In one hour, they completed 108 + 54 = 162 questions. In two hours, they completed 162 x 2 = 324 questions.
The answer: 324
Reverse engineering the question:
Fiona completed 36 math questions in an hour. Shirley was able to complete twice as many math questions within that same time, and Kiana completed half of the sum of Fiona and Shirley's math questions. If they each did the same number of questions the following hour, how many math questions did all three girls complete in 2 hours?