The nachos cost was 16 / 2 = $8. So in total George paid 8 + 16 = $24 during the whole visit.
The answer: 24
Reverse engineering the question: George went to a movie theater to see a movie. He paid $16 for the ticket and decided to buy some nachos. The nachos were half the price of the ticket. How much did George pay in total for the visit to the movie theater?


Reasoning and answer: Let x be the number of home runs Dave Winfield hit. 755 = 2x - 175. 930 = 2x. x = 465 home runs.
The answer: 465
What was the question?
Question: Among the career home run leaders for MLB, Hank Aaron has 175 fewer than twice the number that Dave Winfield has. Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs. How many home runs did Dave Winfield hit in his career?


The number of Dorito bags is 80 / 4 = 20 bags. The number of Dorito bags in each pile is 20 / 4 = 5 bags.
The answer: 5
Reverse engineering the question: Mohammad has 80 bags of chips. One quarter of the bags of chips are Doritos. If Mohammad wants to split the bags of Doritos into 4 equal piles, how many bags of Doritos will be in each pile?


Reasoning and answer: Halfway towards her goal is $45 because 90 / 2 = 45. She sells $35 worth of books before she loses the money because 45 - 10 = 35. She sells 7 books before losing her money because 35 / 7 = 5. She then sells 18 books because 90 / 5 = 18. She sells 25 books in total because 18 + 7 = 25.
The answer: 25
What was the question?
Question: Tara is saving up to buy a new clarinet. She already has $10 saved. The clarinet costs $90. She plans to sell her old books to make the money. She sells each book of hers for $5. However, when she is halfway towards her goal, she loses all her savings and has to start over. How many books does she sell in total by the time she reaches her goal?


Larry's shoulder height is 20% less than 5 feet, or 0.2 * 5 = 1 foot less than 5 feet. One foot less than 5 feet is 5 - 1 = 4 feet. If Barry stands on Larry's shoulders, they can reach 4 + 5 = 9 feet.
The answer: 9
Reverse engineering the question: Larry and Barry want to pick apples out of the tree, but neither is tall enough to reach the apples. Barry can reach apples that are 5 feet high. Larry is 5 feet tall, but his shoulder height is 20% less than his full height. If Barry stands on Larry's shoulders, how high can they reach?


A bag of feed is enough for 10 chickens because 20 / 2 = 10. Each chicken costs $.2 to raise because 2 / 10 = .2. Each chicken results in $1.3 of profit because 1.5 - .2 = 1.3. He sells 50 chickens because 65 / 1.3 = 50.
The answer: 50
Reverse engineering the question:
Lao is farming chickens. He can sell each chicken for $1.50. A bag of chicken feed weighs 20 pounds and costs $2. Each chicken will need 2 pounds of feed from the time it hatches to the time he sells it. If he makes $65 profit from selling chickens, how many did he sell?