Reasoning and answer: He splits the cost 3 + 1 = 4 ways. 100 pounds of burgers at $3 per pound makes 100 * 3 = $300. In addition to $80 for condiments and propane the total cost was 300 + 80 = $380. That means each of them paid 380 / 4 = $95. Then adding in the cost of alcohol, John spent 200 + 95 = $295.
The answer: 295
What was the question?
Question: John throws a block party and splits the cost with 3 other people. They buy 100 pounds of burgers at $3 per pound. They also buy $80 of condiments and propane to cook everything. John also buys all the alcohol which costs $200. How much did John spend altogether


On their first day to the grand canyon, the family took half as many photos as the ones they have in the gallery, meaning they took 1 / 2 * 400 = 200 photos. The total number of photos if they add the ones they took on the first day to the family's gallery is 400 + 200 = 600. On the second day, they took 120 more photos than they took on the first day, a total of 200 + 120 = 320 photos. After adding the photos they took on the second day to the galley, the number of photos will be 600 + 320 = 920.
The answer: 920
Reverse engineering the question: Lilah's family gallery has 400 photos. On a two-day trip to the Grand Canyon, they took half as many photos they have in the family's gallery on the first day and 120 more photos than they took on the first day on the second day. If they added all these photos to the family gallery, calculate the total number of photos in the gallery.


Reasoning and answer: To get the number of people at Taylor's party, we'll assume there were n people at his party. The total number of people at Ryan's party is 4 * n, four times the number of attendees at Taylor's party. Combined, there were 4n + n = 240 people at both parties. This translates to 5n = 240. The total number of people at Taylor's party is n = 240 / 5. There were n = 48 people at Taylor's party. Since Ryan's party was 4 times as huge as Taylor's party, at Ryan's party, there were 48 * 4 = 192 people.
The answer: 192
What was the question?
Question: Ryan's party was 4 times as huge as Taylor's birthday party. If both parties combined had 240 people, how many people were there at Ryan's party?


He needs 48 pounds of flour because 12 x 4 = 48. He needs 4.8 bags of 10 pound bags because 48 / 10 = 4.8. He therefore needs to buy 5 bags of flour because 4 < 4.8 < 5. He spends $50 if he buys this flour because 5 x 10 = 50. He needs 4 bags of the 12 - pound flour because 48 / 12 = 4. He would spend $52 on the 12 - pound bags because 4 x 13 = 52. He spends $50 if he buys the cheapest flour because 50 < 52.
The answer: 50
Reverse engineering the question: Tommy is making 12 loaves of bread. He needs 4 pounds of flour per loaf. A 10-pound bag of flour costs $10 and a 12-pound bag costs $13. When he is done making his bread, he has no use for flour and so he will throw away whatever is left. How much does he spend on flour if he buys the cheapest flour to get enough?


Reasoning and answer: Wendi doubled her number of chickens from 4 to 4 * 2 = 8 chickens. After a dog ate one of the chickens, 8 - 1 = 7 chickens remained. 4 less than 10 is 10 - 4 = 6. Therefore, Wendi added another 4 less than ten chickens for a total of 7 + 6 = 13 chickens.
The answer: 13
What was the question?
Question: Wendi brought home 4 chickens. After a few days, she brought home enough additional chickens to double the number of chickens she owned. Then, a neighbor's dog ate one of her chickens. Finally, Wendi found an additional 4 less than ten chickens and brought them home too. After this, how many chickens does Wendi have?


Reasoning and answer: Let S be the amount Alexis paid for the shoes. She spent S + 30 + 46 + 38 + 11 + 18 = S + 143. She used all but $16 of her budget, so S + 143 = 200 - 16 = 184. Thus, Alexis paid S = 184 - 143 = $41 for the shoes.
The answer: 41
What was the question?
Question:
Alexis is applying for a new job and bought a new set of business clothes to wear to the interview. She went to a department store with a budget of $200 and spent $30 on a button-up shirt, $46 on suit pants, $38 on a suit coat, $11 on socks, and $18 on a belt. She also purchased a pair of shoes, but lost the receipt for them. She has $16 left from her budget. How much did Alexis pay for the shoes?