Reasoning and answer: Dorothy paid $12 for 3 gold coins so each gold coin is worth $12 / 3 = $4. The Tavern master originally had $20 worth of gold coins which is $20 / $4 = 5 gold coins. He gave 3 out of 5 gold coins to Dorothy so he now has 5 - 3 = 2 gold coins left.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: Roman the Tavernmaster has $20 worth of gold coins. He sells 3 gold coins to Dorothy. After she pays him, he has $12. How many gold coins does Roman have left?


In the first four houses, there are a total of 4 houses * 3 gnomes = 12 gnomes. Therefore, the fifth house had 20 total gnomes – 12 gnomes = 8 gnomes.
The answer: 8
Reverse engineering the question: There are 5 houses on a street, and each of the first four houses has 3 gnomes in the garden. If there are a total of 20 gnomes on the street, how many gnomes does the fifth house have?


Reasoning and answer: On a weekday, the shop produces 10 coffee cups per hour * 5 hours per weekday = 50 coffee cups. The coffee shop therefore brewed 50 coffee cups per day * 5 weekdays in a week = 250 coffee cups. So in total, the coffee shop brewed a total of 250 weekday coffee cups + 120 weekend coffee cups = 370 coffee cups in 1 week.
The answer: 370
What was the question?
Question: A coffee shop brews 10 coffee cups per hour on a weekday and 120 coffee cups in total over the weekend. If the coffee shop is open 5 hours a day every single day, how many coffee cups are brewed in 1 week?


The juice was two times more expensive than the sandwich, so it was 4 * 2 = $8. The juice and the sandwich in total were a cost of 4 + 8 = $12. So the cost of one bottle of milk was 75 / 100 * 12 = $9. In total for all the food, George paid 12 + 9 = $21.
The answer: 21
Reverse engineering the question: George bought some food for his trip: a bottle of juice, a sandwich, and a bottle of milk. The sandwich was for $4, and the juice was two times more expensive. The bottle of milk cost was 75% of the total cost of the sandwich and juice. How much did George pay for his food?


Reasoning and answer: Since Daisy is 6 inches taller than Reese, she must be 60 inches + 8 inches = 68 inches tall. Parker is 4 inches shorter than Daisy, making her 68 inches – 4 inches = 64 inches. The average height of the three of them is (60 inches + 68 inches + 64 inches) / 3 = 64 inches.
The answer: 64
What was the question?
Question: Parker is 4 inches shorter than Daisy. Daisy is 8 inches taller than Reese. If Reese is 60 inches tall, what is the average height for the three of them?


Reasoning and answer: The craft store made 36 / 3 = 12 sales in the fabric section. It made 36 / 4 = 9 sales in the jewelry section. Thus, there were 36 - 12 - 9 = 15 sales in the stationery section.
The answer: 15
What was the question?
Question:
A craft store makes a third of its sales in the fabric section, a quarter of its sales in the jewelry section, and the rest in the stationery section. They made 36 sales today. How many sales were in the stationery section?