Ten dozens of watermelons are equal to 10 x 12 = 120 watermelons. Yesterday, Alice sold 120 x 40 / 100 = 48 watermelons. So, there are only 120 - 48 = 72 watermelons left for today. Today, Alice sold 72 x 1 / 4 = 18 watermelons. Hence, 72 - 18 = 54 watermelons are left to be sold tomorrow.
The answer: 54
Reverse engineering the question: Alice had 10 dozens of watermelons. She sold 40% of it yesterday and 1/4 of the remaining today, How many watermelons are left to be sold tomorrow?


Reasoning and answer: She orders 2 scoops of ice cream that's $1.00 per scoop so the ice cream costs 2 * 1 = $2.00. She wants double syrup. The syrup is $0.50 so that will cost 2 * .50 = $1.00. The brownie is $2.50, the ice cream will be $2.00, the syrup will be $1.00 and the nuts will be $1.50 bringing her total to 2.5 + 2 + 1 + 1.5 = $7.00.
The answer: 7
What was the question?
Question: A local restaurant was offering a "Build Your Own Hot Brownie" dessert. The brownie cost $2.50 and each scoop of ice cream costs $1.00. Any syrup costs $0.50 and nuts cost $1.50. If Juanita orders the brownie with 2 scoops of ice cream, double syrup, and nuts, how much will her dessert cost?


First add up the calories from all three meals: 900 + 400 + 1100 = 2400. Then subtract Jacob's goal from the number of calories he actually ate: 2400 - 1800 = 600.
The answer: 600
Reverse engineering the question: Jacob is trying to eat less than 1800 calories a day. If he eats 400 calories for breakfast, 900 calories for lunch, and 1100 calories for dinner, how many more calories did he eat than he planned?


Reasoning and answer: The total cost of all the pieces of furniture should be 134 * 150 = 20100 dollars. Sally’s Woodworking LLC will reimburse Remy the difference between the total cost and the amount he paid, which is 20700 - 20100 = 600 dollars.
The answer: 600
What was the question?
Question: On Friday, Remy paid Sally’s Woodworking LLC a total of $20,700 for 150 pieces of furniture. Later that evening, the company’s accountant discovered that a new intern in the sales department had overcharged Remy. If the cost of a piece of furniture is $134, how much money will Sally’s Woodworking LLC reimburse Remy?


If a spiral notebook cost $15, a 20% discount would reduce the price by 20 / 100 * 15 = $3. At a 20% discount, the buying price of a spiral notebook book is $15 - $3 = $12. At the same discount, a personal planner cost would reduce by 20 / 100 * $10 = $2. The new buying price of a personal planner will be $10 - $2 = $8. To buy four spiral notebooks at a 20% discount, you'll pay 4 * $12 = $48. At the same time discount, you'll buy eight personal planners at a cost pf 8 * $8 = 64. In total, to buy eight personal planners and four spiral notebooks, you'd have to pay $64 + $48 = $112.
The answer: 112
Reverse engineering the question: A spiral notebook costs $15, and a personal planner costs $10. How much would it cost in total to buy 4 spiral notebooks and 8 personal planners at a 20% discount?


Tony paid $7 - $5 = $2 more than Arnold. We know he bought the same number of bananas as Arnold but that he bought 2 - 1 = 1 dozen apples more than Arnold. Therefore a dozen apples should cost $2. If Arnold paid $5 and $2 for a dozen apples then the bunch of bananas cost $5 - $2 = $3.
The answer: 3
Reverse engineering the question:
Tony paid $7 for 2 dozen apples and 1 bunch of bananas. Arnold paid $5 for 1 dozen apples and 1 bunch of bananas. How much does a bunch of bananas cost?