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
What was the question?
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.
First we need to determine the bonus percentage, which is found by dividing the bonus amount by the amount John made for the year, taking 10,000 / 100,000 = .10, or 10 percent. Then, we take John's earnings from this year and multiply them by the same percentage, taking 200,000 * .1 = 20,000 dollars in bonuses. We then add these two numbers together, for a total of 200,000 + 20,000 = 220,000 dollars.
The answer: 220000
Reverse engineering the question: John gets a bonus that's the same percentage every year. Last year he made $100,000 and got a $10,000 bonus. This year he makes $200,000. How much will John make this year when adding both his total pay and bonus together?
Reasoning and answer: On days one, two, and three he sold 5 cars each day so, 5 cars + 5 cars + 5 cars = 15 cars that he sold on those days. On days 4,5,6 and 7 he sold 3 cars each day so, 3 cars + 3 cars + 3 cars + 3 cars = 12 cars that he sold on those days. Now we combine the cars he has already sold, which is 15 cars, and 12 cars, so 15 cars + 12 cars = 27 cars are sold in total. If he needs to sell 50 cars and has already sold 27 cars then 50 cars - 27 cars = 23 cars left to sell to meet his quota.
The answer: 23
What was the question?
Question: Frank needs to meet a quota at work for his sales. It's the beginning of the month and in 30 days he needs to have 50 cars sold. The first three days he sold 5 cars each day. Then the next 4 days he sold 3 cars each day. If the month is 30 days long how many cars does he need to sell for the remaining days to meet his quota?
First, add three to Joey's vote total: 8 votes + 3 votes = 11 votes. Then double that number to find the number of votes Barry got: 11 votes * 2 = 22 votes. Then triple that number to find Marcy's vote total: 22 votes * 3 = 66 votes.
The answer: 66
Reverse engineering the question: Marcy's grade is electing their class president. Marcy got three times as many votes as Barry, who got twice as many as 3 more than the number of votes Joey got. If Joey got 8 votes, how many votes did Marcy get?
Reasoning and answer: Ruth's two cousins ate a total of 2 x 1 = 2 sandwiches. So there were 3 + 2 = 5 sandwiches left before her two cousins arrived. Before her first cousin arrived, there were 5 + 2 = 7 sandwiches. Ruth and her brother had 1 + 2 = 3 sandwiches altogether. Therefore, Ruth prepared 7 + 3 = 10 sandwiches.".
The answer: 10
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Question: Ruth prepared sandwiches. She ate 1 sandwich and gave 2 sandwiches to her brother. Her first cousin arrived and ate 2 sandwiches. Then her two other cousins arrived and ate 1 sandwich each. There were 3 sandwiches left. How many sandwiches did Ruth prepare?
Reasoning and answer: There are 4 letters in Jamie's last name, so Bobbie's name is 4 * 2 + 2 = 10 letters long. Samantha's last name is 3 letters shorter than Bobbie's, so there are 10 - 3 = 7 letters in Samantha's last name.
The answer: 7
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Question:
Samantha's last name has three fewer letters than Bobbie's last name. If Bobbie took two letters off her last name, she would have a last name twice the length of Jamie's. Jamie's full name is Jamie Grey. How many letters are in Samantha's last name?