Reasoning and answer: In 1 minute, Ben picks 56 / 7 = 8 sugar snap peas. Ben would take 72 / 8 = 9 minutes to pick 72 sugar snap peas.
The answer: 9
What was the question?
Question: Ben wants to pick 56 sugar snap peas. At his current rate of picking, all will be picked in seven minutes. How long, in minutes, would it take Ben to pick 72 sugar snap peas?


Brooke has 2 * 1,000 = 2,000 dollars. Brittany has 4 * 2,000 = 8,000 dollars. Alison has 8,000 / 2 = 4,000 dollars.
The answer: 4000
Reverse engineering the question: Alison has half as much money as Brittany. Brittany has 4 times as much money as Brooke. Brooke has twice as much money as Kent. If Kent has $1,000, how much money does Alison have?


Reasoning and answer: Tom needs to pass for 6000 - 4200 = 1800 yards to beat the record. Therefore, he needs to average 1800 yards / 6 games = 300 yards per game.
The answer: 300
What was the question?
Question: Tom Brady is shy of the passing yards record in a season. The current record is 5999 yards. He currently has 4200 yards with 6 games left in the season. How many passing yards per game does he need to average to beat the record?


Elsa spent 58 * 2 = 116. Elizabeth spent 116 * 4 = 464. Emma, Elsa, and Elizabeth spent 58 + 116 + 464 = 638 in total.
The answer: 638
Reverse engineering the question: Elizabeth, Emma, and Elsa went shopping on Wednesday. In total Emma spent $58 If Elsa spent twice as much as Emma, and Elizabeth spent four times as much as Elsa, how much money did they spend in total?


Reasoning and answer: Joe has 8 * 7 = 56 fish. Harry has 4 * 56 = 224 fish.
The answer: 224
What was the question?
Question: Of the 3 friends, Harry has 4 times as many fish as Joe, and Joe has 8 times as many fish as Sam does. If Sam has 7 fish, how many fish does Harry have?


Reasoning and answer: If the number of grey birds is 40, there are 40 + 6 = 46 white birds near the cage. When half of the grey birds fly away, the number that remains is 1 / 2 * 40 = 20. The total number of birds is 20 + 46 = 66 in and next to the cage.
The answer: 66
What was the question?
Question:
There are six more white birds next to a cage than grey birds in the cage. If the number of grey birds in the cage is 40, and after ten minutes, half of the birds in the cage are freed and fly away, calculate the total number of birds remaining.