Reasoning and answer: The first square is 40 square feet because 8 x 5 = 40. The second square is 70 feet because 10 x 7 = 70. The third square is 25 feet because 5 x 5 = 25. The total square footage is 135 feet because 40 + 70 + 25 = 135. The flag will be 9 feet tall because 135 / 15 = 9.
The answer: 9
What was the question?
Question: Bobby has three squares of fabric that he will turn into a flag. The first square is 8 feet by 5 feet. The second one is 10 feet by 7 feet. The third one is 5 feet by 5 feet. If he wants his flag to be 15 feet long, how tall will it be?


The points Roosevelt high school has for the second game are 30 / 2 = 15 points. The points Roosevelt high school has for the third game are 15 * 3 = 45 points. The total points Roosevelt high school has for the tournament are 30 + 15 + 45 + 50 = 140 points. The total points Greendale high school has for the tournament are 140 - 10 = 130 points.
The answer: 130
Reverse engineering the question: Roosevelt High school plays a basketball tournament with Greendale High school. Roosevelt high school scores 30 points in the first game, half as much in the second game, and triple as much as the second game in the third game. At the end of the tournament, Roosevelt high school receives 50 bonus points and Greendale high school has 10 points less than Roosevelt high school. How many points does Greendale high school have?


Reasoning and answer: The new price for each lemon after increasing by $4 is $8 + $4 = $12. For the 80 lemons, Erick received $12 * 80 = $960. The price of each grape increased by 1 / 2 * $4 = $2. The new price at which Erick sold his grapes is $7 + $2 = $9. For the 140 grapes, Erick collected 140 * $9 = $1260. From the sale of all of his fruits, Erick received $1260 + $960 = $2220.
The answer: 2220
What was the question?
Question: When Erick went to the market to sell his fruits, he realized that the price of lemons had risen by $4 for each lemon. The price of grapes had also increased by half the price that the price of lemon increased by per grape. If he had planned to sell the lemons at $8 and the grapes at $7, and he had 80 lemons and 140 grapes in his basket, how much money did he collect from selling the fruits at the new prices?


First find the total cost of the shirt: $20 * 2 = $40. Then find the total cost of the tie: $40 / 5 = $8. Then find the cost of one uniform set: $20 + $40 + $8 + $3 = $71. Then multiply the cost of each set by the number of sets each student has to buy to find the total cost: $71 / set * 5 sets = $355.
The answer: 355
Reverse engineering the question: Fran's school just instituted a school uniform policy. Each student needs to buy five complete uniforms, each consisting of pants, shirt, tie and socks. The pants cost $20, the shirt costs twice as much as the pants, the tie costs 1/5 as much as the shirt and the socks cost $3/pair. How many dollars will each student need to spend?


Reasoning and answer: Since Perry caught double what Jordan caught, Perry caught 2 * 4 = 8 fish. Altogether, they caught 8 + 4 = 12 fish. On the way back to the shore, they lost 12 * 1 / 4 = 3 fish. They have 12 - 3 = 9 fish remaining.
The answer: 9
What was the question?
Question: Jordan and Perry took a boat out to the lake to go fishing on a Monday morning. Jordan caught 4 fish and Perry caught double what Jordan caught. On the way back to shore, the boat tipped over and they lost one-fourth of their total catch. How many fish remain?


Reasoning and answer: The squirrel steals 1 / 2 cup of birdseed every week, so the birds eat 2 - 1 / 2 = 1 1 / 2 cups of birdseed. Each cup feeds 14 birds, so Ivan’s bird feeder feeds 14 * 1 1 / 2 = 21 birds weekly.
The answer: 21
What was the question?
Question:
Ivan has a bird feeder in his yard that holds two cups of birdseed. Every week, he has to refill the emptied feeder. Each cup of birdseed can feed fourteen birds, but Ivan is constantly chasing away a hungry squirrel that steals half a cup of birdseed from the feeder every week. How many birds does Ivan’s bird feeder feed weekly?