Reasoning and answer: The second podcast was twice as long as the first so 2 * 45 = 90. 1 hour is 60 mins. So his 1 hour and 45 min podcast is 60 + 45 = 105 minutes long. So far he has downloaded 45 + 90 + 105 + 60 = 300 min. If he converts 300 min to hours then he has 300 / 60 = 5 hours of podcasts downloaded. He has 5 hours of podcasts and his drive is 6 hours so he will need 6 - 5 = 1 more hour of podcasts.
The answer: 1
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Question: Roger had a 6-hour drive planned out. He didn't want to listen to music so he downloaded several podcasts. The first podcast was 45 minutes long. The second podcast was twice as long as that. The third podcast was 1 hour and 45 minutes long. His fourth podcast is 1 hour long. How many hours will his next podcast have to be to fill up the full 6 hours?


First find the total time Carla spends peeling vegetables: 10 minutes * 3 = 30 minutes. Then add the time she spent sharpening her knife: 30 minutes + 10 minutes = 40 minutes.
The answer: 40
Reverse engineering the question: Carla spends 10 minutes sharpening her knife and 3 times that amount of time peeling vegetables. How much time does she spend on these activities total?


Reasoning and answer: Jamie had two times more blue balls than red ones, so he had 2 blue / red * 16 red balls = 32 blue balls. He lost 6 red balls so he had only 16 red balls - 6 red balls = 10 red balls. In total he had 32 blue balls + 10 red balls = 42 red and blue balls. He bought 74 balls - 42 red and blue balls = 32 yellow balls.
The answer: 32
What was the question?
Question: Jamie collects glass balls. He had 16 red balls and two times more blue balls. Later on, he lost 6 of the red balls, so he decided to buy some yellow balls to fill up his collection. How many yellow balls did he buy if, after all, he had 74 balls in total?


He uses 2 wipes a day and the pack of baby wipes come 120 wipes per pack so they will last 120 / 2 = 60 days. He needs enough to last for 360 days and 1 pack will last 60 days so he needs 360 / 60 = 6 packs.
The answer: 6
Reverse engineering the question: Randy walks his dog twice a day. After each walk, he wipes his dog's paws off with a baby wipe. The baby wipes come 120 wipes per pack. How many packs will he need to make sure he has enough wipes for 360 days?


Reasoning and answer: First find the cost of fixing the wall: $1200 * 1 / 6 = $200. Then add the cost of the replacement stove to find the total cost: $200 + $1200 = $1400.
The answer: 1400
What was the question?
Question: Jason's stove catches on fire. Buying a replacement will cost $1200 and fixing the damage to the wall behind it will cost 1/6th as much. How much does he spend in total?


Reasoning and answer: An hour has 60 minutes. If each call lasts an hour, the total amount of money charged is 60 * .05 = $3 for 1 customer. When she talks to 50 clients in a week, the total amount of money charged is 50 * 3 = $150. In a month of 4 weeks, the phone bill is 150 * 4 = $600.
The answer: 600
What was the question?
Question:
Ayla has a customer care job whose primary role is to hear complaints from customers and advise them on the best way to solve their problems. She talks with each customer for a limited amount of time, and each phone call is charged five cents per minute. If each call lasts 1 hour, what's the phone bill at the end of the month if she manages to talk to 50 customers a week?