He wants to serve 5 hushpuppies to each guest and he is having 20 guests so that's 5 * 20 = 100 hush puppies. He can only cook 10 hushpuppies at a time and he needs to cook 100 hushpuppies so that's 100 / 10 = 10 batches of hushpuppies. Each batch takes 8 minutes to cook and he has 10 batches to cook so it will take him 8 * 10 = 80 minutes.
The answer: 80
Reverse engineering the question: Walter wants to serve hushpuppies to his guests for his annual fish fry event. He thinks each guest will eat 5 hushpuppies and he is having 20 guests. He can cook 10 hushpuppies in 8 minutes. How long will it take to cook all of the hushpuppies?


Reasoning and answer: When she poured water into the gallon for 6 minutes, the total time in seconds she took is 6 minutes * 60 seconds / minute = 360 seconds. If in 20 seconds she poured 1 gallon of water into the tank, in 360 seconds, she poured 360 seconds / 20 seconds / gallon = 18 gallons of water into the tank. Aubriella will have to pour 50 gallons - 18 gallons = 32 more gallons into the tank to fill the tank.
The answer: 32
What was the question?
Question: Aubriella is pouring water into a 50-gallon fish tank at the rate of 1 gallon every 20 seconds. How many more gallons will she have to pour into the tank to fill the tank if she poured water into the fish tank for 6 minutes?


The team is 40% girls because 100 - 60 = 40. The team has 20 girls because 50 x .4 = 20. The team has 10 junior girls because 20 / 2 = 10.
The answer: 10
Reverse engineering the question: Ben's hockey team is 60% boys and the rest are girls. Half the girls are juniors and the other half are seniors. If the team has 50 players, how many junior girls are there?


Reasoning and answer: First find how many kids finish in under 6 minutes: 40 kids * 10% = 4 kids. Then triple that number to find how many finish in less than 8 minutes: 4 kids * 3 = 12 kids. Then subtract those two numbers from the total number of kids to find the number of remaining kids: 40 kids - 4 kids - 12 kids = 24 kids. Then divide that number by 6 to find how many kids take more than 14 minutes: 24 kids / 6 = 4 kids.
The answer: 4
What was the question?
Question: 40 kids are running a race. 10% of them pass the finish line in less than 6 minutes. Three times that number finish in less than 8 minutes. 1/6 of the remaining kids take more than 14 minutes. How many kids take more than 14 minutes?


First find the total time Carson spends mowing: 40 lines * 2 minutes / line = 80 minutes. Then find the total number of flowers Carson plants: 8 rows * 7 flowers / row = 56 flowers. Then multiply that number by the time taken to plant each flower to find the total time spent planting flowers: .5 minutes / flower * 56 flowers = 28 minutes. Finally, add that time to the time spent mowing to find the total time spent gardening: 28 minutes + 80 minutes = 108 minutes.
The answer: 108
Reverse engineering the question: Carson needs to mow the lawn and plant some flowers. Carson has to mow 40 lines to cover the whole yard, and it takes him 2 minutes to mow one line. He also needs to plant 8 rows of flowers, each with 7 flowers, and it takes him half a minute to plant each flower. How many minutes will Carson spend gardening?


The total planned cost for the party was 100 * 50 = $5000. The total expenses for the party are 5000 - 500 = $4500.
The answer: 4500
Reverse engineering the question:
Hally and her friends organized a high school reunion. To cover the cost of a late-night party that they planned for at the reunion, each attendee had to pay $100. After the party, Hally and her friends realized that the total expenses were $500 less than the total contributions. If there were 50 people at the party, how much money was used to pay for the party expenses?