Reasoning and answer: Since 40% of his students got below B, 100% - 40% = 60% of Mr. Sanchez's students got B and above. Thus, 60 x 60 / 100 = 36 students got B and above in their final grade.
The answer: 36
What was the question?
Question: Mr. Sanchez found out that 40% of his Grade 5 students got a final grade below B. How many of his students got a final grade of B and above if he has 60 students in Grade 5?


He buys the silver for 1.5 * $20 = $30. He bought 1.5 * 2 = 3 ounces of gold. The gold is worth %20 * 50 = $1000 per ounce. So he buys 3 * $1000 = $3000 on gold. So he spent $30 + $3000 = $3030 on everything.
The answer: 3030
Reverse engineering the question: John buys 1.5 ounces of silver and twice as much gold. The silver costs $20 per ounce. The gold is 50 times more expensive per ounce. How much does he spend on everything?


Reasoning and answer: Madeline needs 1200 + 400 + 200 + 60 + 200 = $2060 to pay all of her bills. She will need to work $2060 / $15 per hour = 137.33 hours. She will need to work 138 hours to pay all of her bills.
The answer: 138
What was the question?
Question: Madeline needs $1200 to pay rent, $400 for groceries, $200 for medical expenses, and $60 for utilities. She also wants to save $200 in case of an emergency. She makes $15 per hour at her job. How many hours will Madeline need to work this month?


She has 5 grandchildren 4 children so she needs 5 + 4 = 9 stockings. The stockings are $20.00 each and currently 10% off so that's 20 * .10 = $2.00 off. The stockings are $20.00 with a $2.00 discount so they are each 20 - 2 = $18.00. The stockings are now $18.00 and she needs 9 so that's $162.00. She also wants to monogram each stocking at $5.00 per stocking so that's 9 * 5 = $45.00. The stockings are $162.00 and the monogramming will cost $45.00 so the stockings will cost 162 + 45 = $207.00.
The answer: 1035
Reverse engineering the question: Pearl wants to order 5 monogrammed Christmas stockings for each of her 5 grandchildren and her own 4 children. The stockings are $20.00 each and currently 10% off. The monogramming will costs $5.00 per stocking. How much will the stockings costs?


Reasoning and answer: Jake drank 8 / 2 = 4 shots. So he drank 4 * 1.5 = 6 ounces of vodka. That means he drank 6 * .5 = 3 ounces of pure alcohol.
The answer: 3
What was the question?
Question: Jake splits 8 shots of vodka with his friend. Each shot of vodka is 1.5 ounces. If the vodka is 50% pure alcohol, how much pure alcohol did Jake drink?


Reasoning and answer: He splits the cost 3 + 1 = 4 ways. 100 pounds of burgers at $3 per pound makes 100 * 3 = $300. In addition to $80 for condiments and propane the total cost was 300 + 80 = $380. That means each of them paid 380 / 4 = $95. Then adding in the cost of alcohol, John spent 200 + 95 = $295.
The answer: 295
What was the question?
Question:
John throws a block party and splits the cost with 3 other people. They buy 100 pounds of burgers at $3 per pound. They also buy $80 of condiments and propane to cook everything. John also buys all the alcohol which costs $200. How much did John spend altogether