Reasoning and answer: She earns 5 * 5 = $25 in a day. In a week she earns 25 * 6 = $150. In 7 weeks, she earns 150 * 7 = $1050.
The answer: 1050
What was the question?
Question: Isabella earns $5 an hour babysitting. She babysits 5 hours every day, 6 afternoons a week. After babysitting for 7 weeks, how much money will Isabella have earned?


His pay before taxes and fees is $12.50 x 40 hours = $500. He pays $500 * 0.20 = $100 for taxes and fees. Then he had $500 - $100 = $400 remaining money. He takes out $400 * 0.15 = $60 for his gummy bears. So he's left with $400 - $60 = $340.
The answer: 340
Reverse engineering the question: Paul earns $12.50 for each hour that he works. He then has to pay 20% for taxes and fees. After working 40 hours, Paul receives his paycheck. If he spends 15% of his paycheck on gummy bears, how much, in dollars, does he have left?


Reasoning and answer: The twins ordered a cheeseburger each so 2 * 13.50 = $27.00 for both cheeseburgers. Everyone ordered a dessert so 4 * 6 = $24.00 for dessert. When you add all the meals together they spent 25.50 + 35.00 + 27.00 + 8.50 + 24.00 = $120.00. Zach's tip was 20% so .20 * 120.00 = $24.00. When you add up the meals $120.00 and Zach's tip of $24.00 then the total cost is 120.00 + 24.00 = $144.00.
The answer: 144
What was the question?
Question: Zach was a waiter in a fancy restaurant. His last table for the night was a party for 4 people. The mom ordered lobster for $25.50, the dad ordered steak for $35.00 their twin boys both ordered a cheeseburger and fries for $13.50 each. They started their meal with an appetizer that cost 8.50. Everyone also ordered a dessert that cost $6.00 each. They wanted to give a 20% tip for Zach on the bill. What did the final bill total come to?


The castle uses 3 + 2 = 5 square feet of paint. The sun uses 13 - 3 - 5 = 5 square feet of paint.
The answer: 5
Reverse engineering the question: Mary and Mike are sharing a jar of paint. Mary paints a dragon using 3 square feet worth of paint. Mike paints a castle using 2 square feet more paint than Mary used on her dragon. They both then work together to paint the biggest sun possible. If there was originally enough paint in the jar to cover 13 square feet, how many square feet of paint can be used to paint the sun?


Reasoning and answer: Two times the number of fair tickets is 25 * 2 = 50 tickets. 50 + 6 = 56 tickets.
The answer: 56
What was the question?
Question: The middle school sold 6 more than two times the number of fair tickets as it did tickets to the baseball game. If 25 fair tickets were sold, how many baseball game tickets did the school sell?


Reasoning and answer: The sum is 9 + 14 + 13 = 36. There are 3 bouquets. The average is 36 / 3 = 12.
The answer: 12
What was the question?
Question:
Trevor buys several bouquets of carnations. The first included 9 carnations; the second included 14 carnations; the third included 13 carnations. What is the average number of carnations in the bouquets?