user: In this house, there are 16 * 25 / 100 = 4 black cats. If there are two white cats, that means that there are 16 - 4 - 2 = 10 grey cats in this house.
The answer: 10
Reverse engineering the question: In a house, there are 16 cats. Two of them are white, and 25% of them are black. The rest of the cats are grey. How many grey cats are in this house?
Reasoning and answer: The shoes cost $150 + $120 = $270. The tax was $270 * .1 = $27. So the total cost was $270 + $27 = $297.
The answer: 297
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Question: John needs to replace his shoes so he decides to buy a $150 pair of Nikes and a $120 pair of work boots. Tax is 10%. How much did he pay for everything?
She was able to earn 25 x $3 = $75 for the doughnuts. Therefore, Dorothy's profit is $75 - $53 = $22.
The answer: 22
Reverse engineering the question: Dorothy spent $53 to buy doughnut ingredients. If she made 25 doughnuts and sells each for $3, how much was her profit?
Reasoning and answer: First find the total stitches in all the flowers by multiplying the number of stitches per flower by the number of flowers: 50 flowers * 60 stitches / flower = 3000 stitches. Then do the same for the total number of stitches in the unicorns: 3 unicorns * 180 stitches / unicorn = 540 stitches. Then add the number of stitches for all the flowers, unicorns, and Godzilla to find the total number of stitches: 800 stitches + 540 stitches + 3000 stitches = 4340 stitches. Finally, divide the total number of stitches by the number of stitches Carolyn can make per hour to find how many hours she spends embroidering: 4340 stitches / 4 stitches / minute = 1085 minutes.
The answer: 1085
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Question: Carolyn wants to embroider her new jeans. She can sew 4 stitches/minute. A flower takes 60 stitches to embroider, a unicorn takes 180 stitches, and Godzilla takes 800 stitches. If Carolyn wants to embroider Godzilla crushing 3 unicorns and 50 flowers, how many minutes does she need to spend embroidering?
If the house has twice the number of large ones as medium ones then the house has 2 * 12 = 24 large ceiling lights. Similarly, if it has 10 more small ones than the 12 medium ones then it has 10 + 12 = 22 small ceiling lights. If one small ceiling light requires 1 bulb then 22 small ones will require 1 * 22 = 22 bulbs. If one medium ceiling light requires 2 bulbs then 12 medium ones will require 2 * 12 = 24 bulbs. If one large ceiling light requires 3 bulbs then 24 medium ones will require 3 * 24 = 72 bulbs. Therefore the house will require 22 bulbs for the small ones + 24 bulbs for the medium ones + 72 bulbs for the large ones, for a total of 22 + 24 + 72 = 118.
The answer: 118
Reverse engineering the question: My new house has 12 medium ceiling lights but I have seen small and large ceiling lights in other rooms. The small ones require 1 bulb, the medium ones require 2, and the large ones need 3 bulbs. How many bulbs should I buy if my wife says she saw twice as many large ceiling lights as medium ceiling lights and ten more small lights than medium ones?
She has 2 exercise bands that are both 5 pounds of resistance so that’s 2 * 5 = 10 pounds. She has a pair of 10 - pound dumbbells so that’s 2 * 10 = 20 pounds. With both the bands and dumbbells, she will squat 10 + 20 = 30 pounds.
The answer: 30
Reverse engineering the question:

assistant: Lindsey bought 2 exercise bands to intensify her workout. Each band adds an extra 5 pounds of resistance to her workout. If she doubles up both sets of bands and places them around her legs and picks up a 10-pound dumbbell, how much weight will she squat?