Reasoning and answer: Dave bought 3 packs of white shirts * 6 = 18 white shirts. Dave bought 2 packs of blue shirts * 4 = 8 blue shirts. Dave bought a total of 18 + 8 shirts = 26 shirts.
The answer: 26
What was the question?
Question: Dave bought 3 packs of white T-shirts and 2 packs of blue T-shirts for his basketball team. The white T-shirts come in packs of 6, and the blue T-shirts come in packs of 4. How many T-shirts did Dave buy in all?


The teacher has 45 + 15 = 60 people come in total. For every 5 people, a lollipop is given away so there are 60 / 5 = 12 groups of 5 people and 12 lollipops given away.
The answer: 12
Reverse engineering the question: For every 5 people that attend a poetry class, the teacher gives one of the students a lollipop. If 45 people show up for class, then another 15 come in a while later, how many lollipops did the teacher give away?


Reasoning and answer: Phoebe is having 20 guests and Monica charges $25.00 per person so that’s 20 * 25 = $500.00. Phoebe is a repeat customer so she gets 10% off of $500.00 so that’s .10 * 500 = $50.00 discount. Monica is charging $500.00 minus the repeat customer discount of $50.00 so she will make 500 - 50 = $450.00.
The answer: 450
What was the question?
Question: Monica charges $25.00 per person when catering a dinner party. For repeat customers, she offers a 10% discount. Phoebe is a repeat customer who is having a dinner party for 20 guests. How much will Monica make from the party?


The quarters came to 4 * 25 = 100 cents. The dimes were worth 3 * 10 = 30 cents. The nickel was 5 * 1 = 5 cents. So he paid 100 + 30 + 5 = 135 cents. Since he got 4 cents as change it cost 135 - 4 = 131 cents.
The answer: 131
Reverse engineering the question: John pays for a candy bar with 4 quarters, 3 dimes, and a nickel. He got 4 cents back in change. How many cents did the candy bar cost?


Reasoning and answer: Half of the marbles are white, so there are 50 / 2 = 25 white marbles. Green marbles are only 50% as many as yellow marbles, so there are 50 / 100 * 12 = 6 green marbles. So currently we know that we have 25 + 12 + 6 = 43 marbles. The rest are red, so there are 50 - 43 = 7 red marbles.
The answer: 7
What was the question?
Question: George collected 50 marbles in white, yellow, green, and red. Half of them are white, and 12 are yellow. There are 50% fewer green balls than yellow balls. How many marbles are red?


Reasoning and answer: In mid - June, the river is 5 + 10 = 15 feet deep. In mid - July, the river is 15 * 3 = 45 feet deep.
The answer: 45
What was the question?
Question:
In mid-May, the river flowing through Moreland is five feet deep. By mid-June, the river is 10 feet deeper than mid-May. By mid-July, the river is three times deeper than mid-June. How many feet deep is the river by mid-July?