Reasoning and answer: If Dave won 3 more games than Jerry, and Jerry won 7 games, then Dave won 10 games. If Ken won 5 more games than Dave, and Dave won 10 games, then Ken won 10 + 5 = 15 games. In total, the three friends played 7 + 10 + 15 = 32 games.
The answer: 32
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Question: Ken, Dave, and Jerry played shuffleboard against one another while together vacationing in Florida. Ken won 5 more games than Dave, and Dave won 3 more games than Jerry. If Jerry won 7 games, what was the total number of games they played?
He used to use 5 * 15 = 75 gallons of water per day. This means he used 75 * 30 = 2250 gallons a month. His new toilet uses 5 * .8 = 4 gallons less water per flush. So, it only uses 5 - 4 = 1 gallon per flush. That means he uses 1 * 15 = 15 gallons per day. All in all, it accounts for a total usage of 15 * 30 = 450 gallons. So, he saved 2250 - 450 = 1800 gallons per month.
The answer: 1800
Reverse engineering the question: John has a very inefficient toilet that uses 5 gallons of water per flush and his household flushed 15 times per day. He replaced it with a toilet that uses 80% less water per flush. How much water did John save in June?
Reasoning and answer: Shaun got 5 * 16 = 80 votes. Eliot got 80 * 2 = 160 votes.
The answer: 160
What was the question?
Question: In the school election, Eliot got twice as many votes as Shaun, and Shaun got 5 times as many votes as Randy. If Randy got 16 votes, how many did Eliot get?
There are 13 - 1 = 12 stripes left. So there are 12 / 2 = 6 red stripes. So the total number of red stripes is 6 + 1 = 7 red stripes. So he has a total of 7 * 10 = 70 red stripes.
The answer: 70
Reverse engineering the question: On an American flag, the first stripe is red and half of the remaining stripes are also red. Each flag has 13 stripes. John buys 10 flags. How many red stripes are there?
Reasoning and answer: First find the total time to paint the rose cups: 6 cups / 6 cups / hour = 1 hour. Then find the total time to paint the lily cups: 14 cups / 7 cups / hour = 2 hours. Then add the painting time for each type of cup to find the total painting time: 1 hour + 2 hours = 3 hours. Then divide Gina's total earnings by the number of hours she works to find her hourly wage: $90 / 3 hours = $30 / hour.
The answer: 30
What was the question?
Question: Gina can paint six cups an hour with roses and 7 cups an hour with lilies. Her Etsy store gets an order for 6 rose cups and 14 lily cups. If Gina gets paid $90 total for the order, how much does she make per hour?
Reasoning and answer: The total cost for roses is 20 * 5 = $100. Nadia bought 3 / 4 * 20 = 15 lilies. Each lily costs 5 * 2 = $10. She used 10 * 15 = $150 in total to buy lilies. To buy all the flowers, Nadia used 150 + 100 = $250.
The answer: 250
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Question:
Nadia was sent to the flower shop to buy 20 roses and 3/4 times as many Lillies as roses. If roses cost $5 each and lilies cost twice as much each, calculate the total amount of money Nadia used to buy the flowers.