Reasoning and answer: He traveled 2 more than 5 miles, or 5 + 2 = 7 miles. He encountered 3 less than 17 stop signs, or 17 - 3 = 14 stop signs. Thus, during his trip across town, Rudolph encountered 14 / 7 = 2 stop signs per mile.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: On Rudolph's car trip across town, he traveled 2 more than 5 miles and encountered 3 less than 17 stop signs. How many stop signs per mile did Rudolph encounter on his trip across town?
George has 18 - 6 = 12 stickers. Jerry has 12 * 3 = 36 stickers.
The answer: 36
Reverse engineering the question: Jerry has three times as many stickers as George. George has 6 fewer stickers than his brother Fred. If Fred has 18 stickers, how many stickers does Jerry have?
Reasoning and answer: The cost of the geography books is 35 * 10.5 = $367.5. The cost of the English books is 35 * 7.5 = $262.5. The total amount of the order is 367.5 + 262.5 = $630.
The answer: 630
What was the question?
Question: Ali's class wants to order 35 English textbooks and 35 geography textbooks. Knowing that a geography book costs $10.50 and that an English book costs $7.50, what is the amount of this order?
There are 7 days in one week so one week and 2 days = 7 + 2 = 9 days. Call the time Ethan spends learning tricks e. Alexa spent 9 days on vacation which is 3 / 4ths of the time Ethan spent learning 12 fencing tricks, hence (3 / 4)e = 9 days. If we multiply both sides of this equation by 4 / 3, we get e = (4 / 3) * 9 days = 12 days. Joey spent half of 12 days which is 12 / 2 = 6 days to learn swimming.
The answer: 6
Reverse engineering the question: Alexa was on vacation for 3/4ths of the time it took Ethan to learn 12 fencing tricks. Joey spent half as much this time (that Ethan spent learning the tricks) learning to swim. If Alexa spent a week and 2 days on vacation, how many days did it take Joey to learn swimming?
Reasoning and answer: After five days, Chantel has 5 * 2 = 10 bracelets. Then she has 10 - 3 = 7 bracelets. After the next four days, she makes 4 * 3 = 12 bracelets. In the end, Chantel has 7 + 12 - 6 = 13 bracelets.
The answer: 13
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Question: For 5 days, Chantel makes 2 friendship bracelets every day. She gives away 3 bracelets to her friends at school. Then for four days, she makes 3 friendship bracelets every day. Then she gives away 6 bracelets to her friends at soccer practice. How many bracelets does Chantel have in the end?
Reasoning and answer: The first five runners took a combined total of 5 * 8 = 40 hours to finish the race. The number of runners who finished the race 2 hours later after the first five is 8 - 5 = 3. The 3 runners who finished the race 2 hours later took a total of 8 + 2 = 10 hours to run the race. Together, the three runners who finished the race in 10 hours took a total of 10 * 3 = 30 hours. All eight runners took 30 + 40 = 70 hours altogether to finish the race.
The answer: 70
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Question:
In a race, there are eight runners. The first five runners finish the race in 8 hours, while the rest of the runners finish the race 2 hours later. Calculate the total time the eight runners took to finish the race.