Reasoning and answer: Jim ran 16 / 2 = 8 miles for an hour. Frank ran 20 / 2 = 10 miles for an hour. Frank ran 10 - 8 = 2 more miles than Jim in an hour.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: Jim ran 16 miles in 2 hours while Frank ran 20 miles in 2 hours. How many more miles did Frank run than Jim in an hour?


Katy's three 5 - pound bags of flour weigh 3 * 5 = 15 pounds. Wendi brought twice as much flour as Katy, or 15 * 2 = 30 pounds of flour. Carrie brought 5 pounds less flour than Wendi, or 30 - 5 = 25 pounds of flour. Thus, Carrie brought 25 - 15 = 10 pounds of flour more than Katy. In ounces, the 10 pound difference is 10 * 16 = 160 ounces.
The answer: 160
Reverse engineering the question: Katy, Wendi, and Carrie went to a bread-making party. Katy brought three 5-pound bags of flour. Wendi brought twice as much flour as Katy, but Carrie brought 5 pounds less than the amount of flour Wendi brought. How much more flour, in ounces, did Carrie bring than Katy?


Reasoning and answer: Julia has 1 / 3 * 6 = 2 video games. Theresa has 3 * 2 + 5 = 11 video games.
The answer: 11
What was the question?
Question: Theresa has 5 more than thrice as many video games as Julia. Julia has a third as many video games as Tory. If Tory has 6 video games, how many video games does Theresa have?


Layla rode 10 - 4 = 6 miles between home and the high school. Each leg of the round - trip journey was 6 / 2 = 3 miles.
The answer: 3
Reverse engineering the question: Layla is training for a bicycle race. She rode her bicycle slowly to the high school, rode four miles around the running track at her faster, race pace, and then rode back home, slowly, on the same route. If her total mileage was 10 miles, how far is it, in miles, from Layla's house to the high school?


Reasoning and answer: In 5 years, Heath will be 16 + 5 = 21 years old. In 5 years, Jude will be 21 / 3 = 7 years old. The difference in their ages is 21 - 7 = 14 years. Today, Jude will be 16 - 14 = 2 years old.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: In 5 years, Heath will be 3 times as old as Jude. If Heath is 16 years old today, how old is Jude today?


Reasoning and answer: She needs 2 sets of guest towels that are $40.00 each so that’s 2 * 40 = $80.00. She needs 4 sets of master bath towels that are $50.00 each so that’s 4 * 50 = $200.00. Together, the towels will cost 80 + 200 = $280.00. The store is offering 20% off of her $280.00 towels so that’s 280 * .20 = $56.00 discount. Her $280.00 towels have a $56.00 discount making them 280 - 56 = $224.00.
The answer: 224
What was the question?
Question:
Bailey needs to buy 2 new sets of towels for the guest bathroom and 4 new sets for her master bathroom. The set of towels for the guest bathroom are $40.00 each and the master bathroom set is $50.00 each. The store is currently offering 20% off so how much will Bailey spend on towel sets?