Reasoning and answer: He has 6 - 2 = 4 cats. He has 4 - 1 = 3 parrots. He has 4 + 6 = 10 snakes. He has a total of 2 + 4 + 3 + 10 = 19 pets.
The answer: 19
What was the question?
Question: Frankie's parents let him have many pets. He has six more snakes than he has cats. He has one less parrot than cats. Six of his pets have four legs. He has 2 dogs. How many pets does he have in total?


She goes through 1 bottle a month and she likes to stock up for the entire year, which is 12 months so she needs 1 * 12 = 12 bottles. Each bottle is $30.00 and she needs 12 bottles so they will cost 30 * 12 = $360.00. The website offers a 30% discount off of her $360.00 purchase so the discount will be .30 * 360 = $108.00. Her sunscreen costs $360.00 and her discount is 108.00 making her purchase total 360 - 108 = $252.00.
The answer: 252
Reverse engineering the question: Juanita goes through 1 bottle of sunscreen a month. She likes to stock up for the entire year when a certain website offers 30% off her entire purchase. If each bottle is $30.00 how much will all of the sunscreen cost after the discount?


Reasoning and answer: Daria spends $750 + $100 + $50 on furniture = $900 total on furniture. Of that $900 she spent, she can pay $500 now, so $900 - $500 = $400 that Daria still owes.
The answer: 400
What was the question?
Question: Daria just got a new credit card so she could buy some furniture. Daria has $500 saved ready to pay for the furniture she buys, but the rest of the money will have to stay on her credit card statement until the next month, when she can pay it off with interest. She bought a couch for $750, a table for $100 and a lamp for $50. After she pays the initial $500, how much does she still owe before interest?


He knows 50 people are showing up and he’s hoping 40 more people will drop in for a total of 50 + 40 = 90 people. He’s made 10 extravagant gift bags and 20 average bags for a total of 10 + 20 = 30 bags. He hopes 90 people will show up and has already made 30 bags so he needs to make 90 - 30 = 60 more gift bags.
The answer: 60
Reverse engineering the question: Carl is hosting an open house for his new business. He knows 50 people will show up and hopes that another 40 people will randomly show up. He’s created 10 extravagant gift bags for the first 10 people who visit his shop. He’s made average gift bags for 20 people but needs to make enough for everyone who visits to have one. How many more bags does he need to make?


Reasoning and answer: We know that Kevin found 5, Bonnie found 13 and George found 9 so 5 + 13 + 9 = 27. Cheryl found 56 eggs while the others found 27 eggs so 56 - 27 = 29 more eggs.
The answer: 29
What was the question?
Question: During the Easter egg hunt, Kevin found 5 eggs, Bonnie found 13 eggs, George found 9 and Cheryl found 56. How many more eggs did Cheryl find than the other three children found?


Reasoning and answer: The first three cash prizes sum to $200 + $150 + $120 = $470. The remaining amount of cash prizes to be distributed is $800 - $470 = $330. The number of novels left to be awarded is 18 – 3 = 15 novels. So each writer from 4th to 18th will earn $330 / 15 = $22.
The answer: 22
What was the question?
Question:
A publishing house decides to create a contest for new writers and will award a total of $800 in prizes to the 18 novels with the most votes. First place will get $200, second place will get $150, third place $120 and the rest of the awards will be paid with the same amount of money. How much money will each writer earn from fourth place onwards?