Reasoning and answer: Every 2 ounces of butter is enough to cover 1 cup of baking mix, so the chef's remaining 4 ounces of butter will be enough to cover 4 / 2 = 2 cups of baking mix. This leaves 6 - 2 = 4 cups of baking mix that will require the use of coconut oil as a substitute. Since each cup of baking mix requires 2 ounces of coconut oil, these 4 cups will require a total of 4 * 2 = 8 ounces of coconut oil.
The answer: 8
What was the question?
Question: A pastry chef is making brownies but is running out of butter. The recipe he is following calls for 2 ounces of butter for every 1 cup of baking mix; however, it allows 2 ounces of coconut oil to be substituted for the 2 ounces of butter if necessary. The chef would like to use as much butter as possible before switching over and substituting coconut oil. If the chef had 4 ounces of butter remaining, and he plans on using 6 cups of baking mix, how many ounces of coconut oil will he end up using?


For 6 months of the year he cuts his yard 15 days per month so he cuts his yard 6 * 15 = 90 times. For the remaining 6 months of the year, he cuts his yard three times a month so he cuts his yard 6 * 3 = 18 times. He cuts his yard 90 times for part of the year and 18 times for the rest of the year for a total of 90 + 18 = 108 times. There are 12 months in a year and he cuts his yard 108 times so he averages 108 / 12 = 9 times per month.
The answer: 9
Reverse engineering the question: Mr. Roper cuts his lawn 15 days a month beginning in April and ending in September. From October to the end of March he cuts his lawn three times a month. What is the average number of times that Mr. Roper cuts his yard per month?


Reasoning and answer: Each day he runs 1.5 * 8 = 12 miles. So he runs 5 * 12 = 60 miles in the week.
The answer: 60
What was the question?
Question: Tom decides to start running 5 days a week to lose weight. He runs 1.5 hours each day. He runs at a speed of 8 mph. How many miles does he run a week?


On Tuesday, Billy ate 2 * 2 = 4 apples. On Friday, he ate 2 * 0.5 = 1 apple. On Thursday, he ate 4 * 1 = 4 apples. So for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, Billy ate a total of 2 + 4 + 4 + 1 = 11 apples. This means that on Wednesday, he must have eaten 20 – 11 = 9 apples.
The answer: 9
Reverse engineering the question: Billy ate 20 apples this week. On Monday, he ate 2 apples. On Tuesday, he ate twice as many as he ate the day before. He’s not sure what he ate on Wednesday. On Thursday, he ate four times as many as he ate on Friday. On Friday, he ate half of the amount he ate on Monday. How many apples did he eat on Wednesday?


Reasoning and answer: If we assume that the number of trucks on the highway is t, the number of cars on the highway will be 2 * t = 2t. The total number of cars and trucks on the road is 2t + t = 300. The number of vehicles on the road is 3t = 300. The are t = 300 / 3 trucks on the highway. This means there are t = 100 trucks on the road.
The answer: 100
What was the question?
Question: On a highway, the total number of vehicles passing is 300. If the number of cars on the highway is twice the number of trucks, find out the total number of trucks on the highway?


Reasoning and answer: A dietitian ate three - fourths of her lunch during her lunch break, containing 3 / 4 * 40 = 30 calories. If the recommended calorie intake by the FDA is 25, the dietitian ate 30 - 25 = 5 more calories than the recommended amount.
The answer: 5
What was the question?
Question:
A dietitian ate three-fourths of her lunch during her lunch break. If the total amount of food she had prepared for lunch had 40 calories, and the recommended calorie intake by the FDA is 25, how many more calories than the recommended amount did she eat?