Reasoning and answer: Let's say Greg had x number of golds. Katie had 4 * x = 4x. The total number of gold they all had is Katie's 4x + x gold for Gref = 5x. If the total amount of gold, which was 100 = 5x. Then x = 100 / 5 = 20. Greg had x = 20 gold.
The answer: 20
What was the question?
Question: Greg and Katie went to Mrs. Scarlet's gold store to have their gold chests opened. They realized Greg had four times less gold than Katie when Mrs. Scarlet opened the chests. If the total amount of gold is 100, how much gold does Greg have?
Jezebel needs to buy 2 x 12 = 24 red roses. Twenty - four red roses will cost 24 x $1.50 = $36. Three sunflower will cost 3 x $3 = $9. Thus, Jezebel will pay $36 + $9 = $45 for all those flowers.
The answer: 45
Reverse engineering the question: Jezebel needs to buy two dozens of red roses and 3 pieces of sunflowers for a bouquet that she is going to arrange. Each red rose costs $1.50 and each sunflower costs $3. How much will Jezebel pay for all those flowers?
Reasoning and answer: This many baby turtles are in the ocean: 42 / 3 = 14 turtles. This many baby turtles are still on the sand: 42 - 14 = 28 turtles.
The answer: 28
What was the question?
Question: A total of 42 baby sea turtles hatched and are headed to the ocean. One-third of them got swept to the sea by a wave. How many are still on the sand?
The combined cost of the bananas, bread, and milk was 12 + 9 + 7 = $28. The difference between this and the total is the cost of the apples, which must have therefore cost Olivia 42 28 = $14.
The answer: 14
Reverse engineering the question: The total cost of Olivia's groceries was $42. The bananas cost her $12, the bread cost her $9, and the milk cost her $7. The only other groceries she bought were apples. In dollars, how much money did the apples cost her?
Reasoning and answer: The total revenue from black shirts was 100 * $30 = $3000. The total revenue from white shirts was 100 * $25 = $2500. The total revenue from all shirts sold was $3000 + $2500 = $5500. Tas and his friends ended up making $5500 / 25 minutes = $220 per minute.
The answer: 220
What was the question?
Question: Tas and his friends put up a t-shirt for sale. They ended up selling 200 t-shirts in 25 minutes. Half of the shirts were black and cost $30, while the other half were white and cost $25. How much money did they make per minute during the sale?
Reasoning and answer: His income tax is 10% of 500 which is 500 * 10% = $50. His tithe costs 10% of $500 which is 500 * 10% = $50. The total expenses are 50 + 55 + 50 = $155. He is then left with $500 - $ 155 = $345.
The answer: 345
What was the question?
Question:
Alex gets paid $500 a week and 10% of his weekly income is deducted as tax. He also pays his weekly water bill for $55 and gives away another 10% of his weekly income as a tithe. How much money does Alex have left?