Each employee needs $35,000 - $20,000 = $15,000 more per year. In total, Emily needs to pay $15,000 * 10 = $150,000 extra. Emily will need to have a new salary of $1,000,000 - $150,000 = $850,000 per year.
The answer: 850000
Reverse engineering the question: Emily makes $1,000,000 per year. If she has 10 employees who make $20,000 per year, how much would her salary be if she took part of her salary to make sure all of her employees make $35,000 per year.


Reasoning and answer: He has 3 * 4 = 12 trees. So he has 12 * 5 = 60 apples. So he sells the apples for 60 * .5 = $30.
The answer: 30
What was the question?
Question: John plants a plot of 3 trees by 4 trees. Each tree gives 5 apples. He sells each apple for $.5. How much money does he make, in dollars?


The number of red flowers is twice as many as orange so 2 * 10 orange = 20 red flowers. The number of yellow flowers is 5 less than red so 20 red - 5 = 15 yellow flowers. The number of red, orange and yellow flowers is 20 red + 10 orange + 15 yellow = 45 flowers. The number of pink and purple flowers total is 105 flowers total - 45 flowers that are not pink or purple = 60 flowers. The number of pink and purple flowers each is 60 flowers / 2 = 30 flowers each.
The answer: 30
Reverse engineering the question: A garden is filled with 105 flowers of various colors. There are twice as many red flowers as orange. There are five fewer yellow flowers than red. If there are 10 orange flowers, how many pink and purple flowers are there if they have the same amount and there are no other colors?


Reasoning and answer: Benny spent 2 * $4 = $8 on soft drinks. Benny spent a total of $28 - $8 on soft drinks = $20 on candy bars. Benny spent $20 / 5 candy bars = $4 for each candy bar.
The answer: 4
What was the question?
Question: Benny bought 2 soft drinks for$ 4 each and 5 candy bars. He spent a total of 28 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost?


Brittney can chop 15 / 5 = 3 onions in one minute. Carl can chop 20 / 5 = 4 onions in one minute. Brittney can chop 3 x 30 = 90 onions in 30 minutes. Carl can chop 4 x 30 = 120 onions in 30 minutes. Carl can chop 120 - 90 = 30 more onions than Brittney in 30 minutes.
The answer: 30
Reverse engineering the question: Brittney can chop 15 onions in 5 minutes. Carl can chop 20 onions within that same time. How many more onions can Carl chop in 30 minutes than Brittney?


First find the increase in rent by multiplying last year's rent by 30%: $1000 * .3 = $300. Then find the food cost increase by multiplying last year's costs by 50%: $200 * .5 = $100. Then find the new car insurance price by multiplying last year's price by 3: $100 * 3 = $300. Then subtract the cost of car insurance last year from this year's price to find the increase: $300 - $100 = $200. Now find how much Jessica's monthly expenses increased by adding the increases in each of the three costs: $300 + $100 + $200 = $600. Now multiply the increase per month by the number of months in a year to find the annual increase: $600 / month * 12 months / year = $7200 / year.
The answer: 7200
Reverse engineering the question:
Last year Jessica paid $1000 for rent, $200 for food, and $100 for car insurance each month. This year her rent goes up by 30%, food costs increase by 50%, and the cost of her car insurance triples because she was at fault in an accident. How much more does Jessica pay for her expenses over the whole year compared to last year?