The total cost of the green and red lettuce is $8 + $6 = $14. Julie bought $14 / $2 = 7 pounds of lettuce.
The answer: 7
Reverse engineering the question: Julie is making caesar salad for a family picnic. At the market, she spends $8 on green lettuce and $6 on red lettuce. If each type of lettuce costs $2 per pound, how many total pounds of lettuce did she buy?


Reasoning and answer: He has 30 boxwoods to trim and will charge $5.00 each so he will charge 30 * 5 = $150.00. He will shape 4 boxwoods into spheres for $15.00 each so he will charge 4 * 15 = $$60.00. All total he will charge 150 + 60 = $210.00.
The answer: 210
What was the question?
Question: Neil charges $5.00 to trim up each boxwood. He charges $15.00 to trim it into a fancy shape. The customer wants the entire 30 boxwood hedge trimmed up. He has also asked for 4 specific boxwoods shaped into spheres. How much will Neil charge?


First find the total weight of the hardcover books: 70 books * .5 pound / book = 35 pounds. Then find the total weight of the textbooks: 30 books * 2 pounds / book = 60 pounds. Then find the total weight of the knick - knacks: 3 knick - knacks * 6 pounds / knick - knack = 18 pounds. Then find the total weight of all the items: 35 pounds + 60 pounds + 18 pounds = 113 pounds. Then subtract the bookcase's weight limit: 113 pounds - 80 pounds = 33 pounds.
The answer: 33
Reverse engineering the question: Jason bought a new bookcase that can hold a maximum of 80 pounds of weight. Jason has 70 hardcover books that each weigh half a pound, 30 textbooks that each weigh 2 pounds, and 3 knick-knacks that each weight 6 pounds. How many pounds over the bookcase's weight limit is this total collection of items?


Reasoning and answer: There are 20 x 1 / 2 = 10 red roses in each row. So there are 20 - 10 = 10 roses that are not red in each row. Out of the 10 remaining roses in each row, 10 x 3 / 5 = 6 roses are white. Thus, there are 10 - 6 = 4 pink roses in each row. Therefore, Mrs. Dawson has 4 pink roses each in 10 rows for a total of 4 x 10 = 40 pink roses in her rose garden.
The answer: 40
What was the question?
Question: At Mrs. Dawson's rose garden, there are 10 rows of roses. In each row, there are 20 roses where 1/2 of these roses are red, 3/5 of the remaining are white and the rest are pink. How many roses at Mrs. Dawson's rose garden are pink?


In his senior year, Michael scored 260 × 1.20 = 312 points. In both his senior and junior years Michael scored 260 + 312 = 572 points.
The answer: 572
Reverse engineering the question: Michael scored 260 points during his junior year on the school basketball team. He scored 20% more points during his senior year. How many points did he score during both years?


He walks 1.5 miles in the morning and 1.5 miles in the evening so that’s 1.5 + 1.5 = 3 miles. If he walks 3 miles everyday, for 30 days then he walks 3 * 30 = 90 miles in 30 days.
The answer: 90
Reverse engineering the question:
If Clover goes for a 1.5-mile walk in the morning and another 1.5-mile walk in the evening, every day, how many miles does he walk in 30 days?