Reasoning and answer: John has 6 more toys than Rachel + 1 Rachel toy = 7 toys. Jason has 3 * 7 John toys = 21 toys.
The answer: 21
What was the question?
Question: Jason has three times as many toys as John. If John has 6 more toys than Rachel and Rachel has 1 toy, how many toys does Jason have?


The drill bits cost 5 * 6 = $30. The tax came out to 30 * .1 = $3. So the total cost was 30 + 3 = $33.
The answer: 33
Reverse engineering the question: A guy goes to the tool shop and buys 5 sets of drill bits. Each set cost 6 dollars. He then pays 10% tax on the order. What was the total amount he paid?


Reasoning and answer: There are 3 trumpets / flute x 5 flutes = 15 trumpet players. There are 15 players - 8 players = 7 trombone players. There are 7 players + 11 players = 18 drummers. There are 2 clarinets / flute x 5 flutes = 10 clarinet players. There are 7 players + 3 players = 10 French horn players. In total 5 players + 15 players + 7 players + 18 players + 10 players + 10 players = 65 seats needed.
The answer: 65
What was the question?
Question: The school band is going to a competition. Five members play the flute. There are three times as many members who play the trumpet. There are eight fewer trombone players than trumpeters, and eleven more drummers than trombone players. There are twice as many members that play the clarinet as members that play the flute. Three more members play the French horn than play the trombone. How many seats are needed on the bus?


The baseball glove was originally $30 and he agreed to take 20% off so 30 * .20 = $6.00 off. If you take the price of the glove and subtract the discount then $30 - $6 = $24.00. He sold 2 pair of shoes for $10 each so 2 * $10 = $20.00. He got $25 for the cards, $10 for the bat, $24.00 for the glove and $20 for the shoes so he made $25 + $10 + $24 + $20 = $79.00.
The answer: 79
Reverse engineering the question: Grant decided to sell his baseball gear since he was now playing football. He sold his baseball cards for $25. He got $10 for his baseball bat and agreed to sell his $30 baseball glove at 20% off. He also sold both pair of his baseball cleats for $10 each. How much money did Grant make?


Reasoning and answer: The baby sleeps 20 hours a day because 2.5 x 8 = 20. The baby sleeps 2 times as much as the father because 60 / 30 = 2. The father sleeps 10 hours a night because 20 / 2 = 10. The father sleeps for 70 hours a week because 7 x 10 = 70.
The answer: 70
What was the question?
Question: Samantha sleeps an average of 8 hours a night. Her baby sister sleeps 2.5 times as much as Samantha does. Because her father is so tired from watching the baby, for every hour the baby sleeps, he sleeps 30 minutes. How many hours does her father sleep in a week?


Reasoning and answer: The number of square feet used for fruit is 64 / 2 = 32 square feet. The number of square feet used for strawberries is 32 / 4 = 8 square feet.
The answer: 8
What was the question?
Question:
Joel’s garden is 64 square feet large. He wants to use half of the garden for fruits and half of the garden for vegetables. He wants to use a quarter of the fruit section for strawberries. How many square feet of the garden will be used for strawberries?