Reasoning and answer: First find the total length of the appointments: 2 appointments * 3 hours / appointment = 6 hours. Then subtract that time from the length of Andrew's workday to find how many hours he spends stamping permits: 8 hours - 6 hours = 2 hours. Then multiply that number by the number of permits he can stamp per day to find how many permits he stamps: 50 permits / hour * 2 hours = 100 permits.
The answer: 100
What was the question?
Question: Andrew has 2 3-hour appointments today. He spends the rest of his 8-hour workday stamping permit applications. If he can stamp 50 permit applications an hour, how many permits total does he stamp today?


The 2 managers earn $5 x 2 = $10 per day. The daily salary of 3 clerks is $2 x 3 = $6. Therefore the total salary of all employees of the grocery store is $10 + $6 = $16.
The answer: 16
Reverse engineering the question: In a grocery store, the daily salary of the manager is $5 and the clerk is $2. If there are currently 2 managers and 3 clerks employed in the grocery store, how much is the total daily salary of all the employees of the grocery store?


Reasoning and answer: He gets a 20000 * .2 = $4000 discount. So he paid 20000 - 4000 = $16000. He kept 70000 * .9 = $63000. So he made 63,000 - 16,000 = $47,000.
The answer: 47000
What was the question?
Question: John decides to fix a racecar. It cost $20,000 to fix but he gets a 20% discount. He wins his first race but only keeps 90% of the money. The prize is $70,000. How much money did he make from the car?


Simon has picked a total of 100 + 200 = 300 blueberries. This means he can make 300 blueberries / 100 blueberries per pie = 3 pies.
The answer: 3
Reverse engineering the question: Simon is picking blueberries to make blueberry pies. He picks 100 blueberries from his own bushes and another 200 blueberries from blueberry bushes growing nearby. If each pie needs 100 blueberries, how many blueberry pies can Simon make?


Reasoning and answer: Grady gave 2 / 5 * 20 cubes = 8 of his red numbered cubes to Gage. If Gage initially had 10 red numbered cubes, his total number of red numbered cubes became 10 cubes + 8 cubes = 18 cubes after Grady gave him 8 more. Grady also gave 1 / 3 * 15 cubes = 5 blue numbered cubes to Gage. This increased Gage's total number of blue numbered cubes to 12 cubes + 5 cubes = 17 cubes. The total number of cubes Gage has is now 17 cubes + 18 cubes = 35 cubes.
The answer: 35
What was the question?
Question: Grady has 20 red numbered cubes and 15 blue numbered cubes. He gives his friend Gage 2/5 of his red numbered cubes and 1/3 of the blue numbered cubes. If Gage had 10 red numbered cubes and 12 blue numbered cubes, find the total number of cubes Gage has?


Reasoning and answer: Jethro has 60 / 3 = $20. Twice of what Jethro has is $20 x 2 = $40. Carmen has $40 - 7 = $33. The sum of all their money is $60 + $20 + $33 = $113.
The answer: 113
What was the question?
Question:
Carmen needs $7 more to have twice the amount of money that Jethro has. Meanwhile, Patricia has $60, which is 3 times as much as Jethro. What is the sum of all their money?