Reasoning and answer: Oula's earnings for that month are 96 * $100 = $9600. Tona made 3 / 4 * 96 = 72 deliveries that month. Tona's total earnings for that month are 72 * $100 = $7200. Their difference in pay is $9600 - $7200 = $2400.
The answer: 2400
What was the question?
Question: Oula and Tona work for a delivery service company, supplying different parts of their state with milk products. They are paid $100 for each delivery made in a day. In a particular month, Oula made 96 deliveries while Tona made 3/4 times as many deliveries as Oula. Calculate their difference in pay that month.


Spike hunts 3 * 5 = 15 crickets in the afternoon and evening. Hence, he hunts 5 + 15 = 20 crickets per day.
The answer: 20
Reverse engineering the question: Spike the bearded dragon eats crickets to get protein in his diet. He hunts 5 crickets every morning and three times that over the afternoon and evening, munching on leafy greens and other vegetation in between. How many crickets does Spike hunt per day?


Reasoning and answer: Susie has 572 x 1 / 4 = 143 red beans. There were 572 - 143 = 429 beans that are not red. There are 429 x 1 / 3 = 143 white beans. So, there were 429 - 143 = 286 beans left. Therefore, 286 / 2 = 143 beans are green.
The answer: 143
What was the question?
Question: Susie has 572 beans in the jar. One-fourth of them are red and one-third of the remaining beans are white. Then half of the remaining are green beans. How many green beans are there?


Rica is left with 1 - 1 / 5 = 4 / 5 of her prize money which is equal to $300. Since 4 / 5 is worth $300, then 1 / 5 is worth $300 / 4 = $75. So, Rica got $75 x 5 = $375 from their prize money which is 3 / 8 of the total prize. Since 3 / 8 is equal to $375, then 1 / 8 is worth $375 / 3 = $125. So, the total prize money is $125 x 8 = $1000.
The answer: 1000
Reverse engineering the question: Rica's group won in a dance competition. She got 3/8 of the prize money. From Rica's prize money, she spent 1/5 of it and is now left with $300. How much was the prize money that her group won?


Reasoning and answer: First find the total time Billy spends on laundry: 2 loads * 9 minutes / load = 18 minutes. Then find the total time Anna spends sweeping: 3 minutes / room * 10 rooms = 30 minutes. Then find how much longer Anna has already worked than Billy: 30 minutes - 18 minutes = 12 minutes. Then divide the difference in work time by the time to wash one dish to find the number of dishes Billy has to wash to work the same amount of time as Anna: 12 minutes / 2 minutes / dish = 6 dishes.
The answer: 6
What was the question?
Question: Carla is dividing up chores for her two kids, Anna and Billy. She wants each of them to spend the same number of minutes working. Sweeping takes 3 minutes per room, washing the dishes takes 2 minutes per dish, and doing laundry takes 9 minutes per load. If Anna does the sweeping for 10 rooms and Billy does two loads of laundry, how many dishes should Billy wash so they spend the same amount of time doing chores?


Reasoning and answer: The total cost of renting the cottage for 8 hours is $5 x 8 = $40. So, each friend pay $40 / 2 = $20 each.
The answer: 20
What was the question?
Question:
Jack and Jill shared the cost of renting a cottage that costs $5 an hour. If they rented it for eight hours, how much did each friend pay?