Monika spent 24 * 3 = 72 dollars at the movies. Monika spent 20 * 1.25 = 25 dollars at the farmers market. Throughout her day, Monika spent 250 + 72 + 25 = 347 dollars.
The answer: 347
Reverse engineering the question: Monika went out for the day and spent some money. She went to the mall and spent $250. Then, she went to the movies and watched 3 movies back to back that each cost $24. Then she stopped by the farmer's market on her way home and got 20 bags of beans at $1.25/bag. How much money did Monika spend throughout her day?


Reasoning and answer: Half of the floors have different numbers of apartments. Half the number of floors is 12 floors / 2 = 6 floors. One half of the block consists of 6 floors * 6 apartments / floor = 36 apartments. And the other half consists of 6 floors * 5 apartments / floor = 30 apartments. There are 30 + 36 = 66 apartments on all floors in the block. All the apartments can therefore accommodate 66 apartments * 4 residents / apartment = 264 residents.
The answer: 264
What was the question?
Question: In the city, there is a block of flats. This block has 12 floors. Half of the floors have 6 apartments and the other half have 5 apartments. One apartment can accommodate a maximum of 4 residents. What is the maximum number of residents that can live in this block of flats?


On highways, the Jensen family used 210 miles / 35 miles / gallon = 6 gallons of gas. On city streets, the Jensen family used 54 miles / 18 miles / gallon = 3 gallons of gas. Total, the Jensen family used 6 gallons + 3 gallons = 9 gallons of gas.
The answer: 9
Reverse engineering the question: On a weekend road trip, the Jensen family drove 210 miles on highways, where their car gets 35 miles for each gallon of gas and 54 miles on city streets where their car gets 18 miles for each gallon. How many gallons of gas did they use?


Reasoning and answer: A quart is 32 ounces so this jar is 32 - 2 = 30 ounces. James uses 3 * .5 = 1.5 ounces a day. So it last 30 / 1.5 = 20 day.
The answer: 20
What was the question?
Question: James buys a jar of hot sauce.  Each serving is .5 ounces. He uses 3 servings every day. if the container is 2 ounces less than 1 quart how many days will it last?


If Matthews has 60 cows, Aaron has 4 * 60 = 240 cows. Together, Aaron and Matthews have 240 + 60 = 300 cows. Since Marovich has 30 fewer cows than the combined number of cows that Aaron and Matthews have, Marovich has 300 - 30 = 270 cows. Altogether, the three have 270 + 300 = 570 cows.
The answer: 570
Reverse engineering the question: Aaron has four times as many cows as does Matthews. Together, they have 30 more cows than Marovich. If Matthews has 60 cows, how many cows do the three have altogether?


Let N be the original price each friend was going to pay. 10N = 6(N + 8). 10N = 6N + 48. 4N = 48. N = 12. Then the present costs 10 * 12 = 120.
The answer: 120
Reverse engineering the question:
Ten friends decide to get an end-of-year gift for their teacher. They plan to split the cost of the gift equally. But four of the group drop out. The remaining friends split the cost equally among themselves. If each share is now $8 more, how much does the gift cost, in dollars?