Bald Mountain = 1.5 * 100 = 150 cm. Billy Mountain = 3.5 * 100 = 350 cm. Mount Pilot = 126 cm. Billy + Pilot = 350 + 126 = 476 cm. 476 - 150 = 326 cm. Billy Mountain and Mount Pilot received 326 more centimeters of snow than Bald Mountain.
The answer: 326
Reverse engineering the question: Bald Mountain received 1.5 meters of snow last week. During a blizzard, Billy Mountain received 3.5 meters of snow and Mount Pilot received 126 centimeters of snow. How many more centimeters of snow did Billy Mountain and Mount Pilot have then Bald Mountain?


Reasoning and answer: 5000 x 1 / 5 = 1000 brochures can fit in one box. Thus, 5000 / 1000 = 5 boxes are needed.
The answer: 5
What was the question?
Question: A Printing shop needs to ship 5000 brochures to an advertising company. Each box can only contain one-fifth of the brochures. How many boxes are needed to ship those brochures?


Jesse runs 2 miles in the first three days because 3 x (2 / 3) = 2. Jesse has 18 miles left to run because 30 - 10 - 2 = 18. Jesse has to run an average of 6 miles a day because 18 / 3 = 6. Mia runs 12 miles over the first four days because 4 x 3 = 12. She has 18 miles left to run because 30 - 12 = 18. She has to run six miles a day because 18 / 3 = 6. The total they both have to run is 12 miles a day. The average they have to run per day on average is 6 miles because 12 / 2 = 6.
The answer: 6
Reverse engineering the question: Jesse and Mia are competing in a week long race. They have one week to run 30 miles. On the first three days Jesse averages (2/3) of a mile. On day four she runs 10 miles. Mia averages 3 miles a day over the first 4 days. What is the average of their average that they have to run over the final three days?


Reasoning and answer: 5% of $30 is (5 / 100) * 30 = $1.5. The dollar amount of Bob's discount is $1.5 so he will pay $30 - $1.5 = $28.5. 2% of $25 is (2 / 100) * $25 = $0.5. The dollar amount of Kate's discount is $0.5 so she will pay $25 - $0.5 = $24.5. Altogether they will pay $28.5 + $24.5 = $53.
The answer: 53
What was the question?
Question: Bob and Kate went to a restaurant for dinner. After they were done eating the waitress gave a $30 bill to Bob and a $25 bill to Kate, but told them they were eligible for special discounts; 5% for Bob, 2% for Kate. Considering the discounts, how much do they have to pay in total?


Half the number in Mrs. Finley's class is 24 / 2 = 12. Mr. Johnson has 12 + 10 = 22 students.
The answer: 22
Reverse engineering the question: Mrs. Finley's class has 24 students, and Mr. Johnson's class has 10 more than half the number in Mrs. Finley's class. How many students are in Mr. Johnson's class?


There are a total of 4 teams * 10 members per team = 40 team members. Each person receives 1 pair of competing roller skates + 1 pair of backup roller skates = 2 pairs of roller skates. So there are a total of 40 team members * 2 pairs of roller skates per team member = 80 roller skates. There were therefore 80 roller skates * 3 sets of laces per pair of roller skates = 240 sets of laces handed out.
The answer: 240
Reverse engineering the question:
At a roller derby, 4 teams are competing. Each team is made up of 10 members, and each member needs a pair of roller skates to compete in and another pair of skates as a backup. None of the skates have laces yet, so each member is offered 3 sets of laces per pair of skates. How many sets of laces have been handed out?