The pasta is $1.00, the sauce is $2.00 and the meat is $5.00 for a total of 1 + 2 + 5 = $8.00. He wants to stretch this meal into 8 servings so each serving will cost 8 / 8 = $1.00.
The answer: 1
Reverse engineering the question: Sam is serving spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. The pasta costs $1.00 per box, a jar of sauce is $2.00 and 1 pound of meatballs is $5.00. He wants to stretch this meal into 8 servings. How much does each serving cost?


Reasoning and answer: The flower shop sold 10 bouquets * 12 roses / bouquets = 120 roses. This means they sold a total of 190 flowers – 120 roses = 70 daisies. Therefore, each daisy bouquet contains 70 daisies / 10 bouquets = 7 daisies per bouquet.
The answer: 7
What was the question?
Question: A flower shop sells bouquets of roses, which each contain 12 roses, and bouquets of daisies, which each contain an equal amount of daisies. The flower shop sells 20 bouquets today. 10 of these were rose bouquets and the remaining 10 bouquets were daisy bouquets. If the flower shop has sold 190 flowers in total today, how many daisies are in each bouquet of daisies?


July was 6 / 2 = 3 years old when Hannah was 6. Now, July is 3 + 20 = 23 years old. July's husband is 23 + 2 = 25 years old.
The answer: 25
Reverse engineering the question: When Hannah was 6 years old, her age was double the age of her sister July. Now, 20 years later, if July's husband is 2 years older than her, how old is he?


Reasoning and answer: They spent $8 each on cheeseburgers and milkshakes because 3 + 5 = 8. They spent $16 on these items in total because 2 x 8 = 16. They spent $24 on their meal because 16 + 8 = 24. They had $30 to start because 24 / .8 = 30. His cousin had $10 because 30 - 20 = 10.
The answer: 10
What was the question?
Question: Jim and his Cousin are out at a restaurant. They each order a cheeseburger and milkshake. They also split an order to cheese fries. A cheeseburger is $3. A milkshake is $5. Cheese fries are $8. They spend 80% of their combined money. If Jim brought $20 how much did his cousin bring?


The volume of the slab is 100 * 100 * .5 = 5000 cubic feet. So it weighs 5000 * 150 = 750000 pounds. That means the cost is 750000 * $0.02 = $15,000 per house. So the total cost for all 3 houses is $15000 * 3 = $45,000.
The answer: 45000
Reverse engineering the question: John is laying the foundation for 3 homes. Each home needs a slab of concrete that is 100 feet by 100 feet by .5 feet. Concrete has a density of 150 pounds per cubic foot. A pound of concrete cost $.02 per pound. How much does the foundation cost?


Kimberly's brother picked 3 x 15 = 45 strawberries. Kimberly picked 8 x 45 = 360 strawberries. Kimberly's parents picked 360 - 93 = 267 strawberries. Altogether, they picked 45 + 360 + 267 = 672 strawberries. Each of them will have 672 / 4 = 168 strawberries.
The answer: 168
Reverse engineering the question:
Kimberly went strawberry picking with her family over the weekend. She picked 8 times the amount of strawberries her brother picked and her parents picked 93 strawberries less than her. If her brother picked 3 baskets each containing 15 strawberries, how many strawberries would they each have if they divide the total number of strawberries equally amongst them?