Reasoning and answer: The first 15 - minute chain pull caused the balloon to rise 50 * 15 = 750 feet. Releasing the chain for 10 minutes caused the balloon to descend 10 * 10 = 100 feet. The second 15 - minute chain pull caused the balloon to rise another 50 * 15 = 750 feet. Thus, at the end of the second chain pull, when the balloon was at its highest elevation, the balloon had risen to an elevation of 750 - 100 + 750 = 1400 feet above the earth's surface.
The answer: 1400
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Question: Jo-Bob hopped into the hot air balloon, released the anchor rope, and pulled on the lift chain, which ignited the flame and provided the warm air that caused the balloon to rise. When the lift chain was pulled, the balloon would rise at a rate of 50 feet per minute. But when the chain was not being pulled, the balloon would slowly descend at a rate of 10 feet per minute. During his balloon ride, he pulled the chain for 15 minutes, then released the rope for 10 minutes, then pulled the chain for another 15 minutes, and finally released the chain and allowed the balloon to slowly descend back to the earth. During his balloon ride, what was the highest elevation reached by the balloon?
The sandwiches are $5 x 4 = $20. The fruit salads are $3 x 4 = $12. The sodas are $2 x 4 x 2 = $16. The snacks are $4 x 3 = $12. For all the food, they spend $20 + $12 + $16 + $12 = $60.
The answer: 60
Reverse engineering the question: Theo and Tia are buying food for their picnic basket. They invited two of their friends. They buy individual sandwiches and individual fruit salads. They buy two sodas per person and 3 bags of snacks to share for their friends and themselves. Sandwiches are $5 each. Fruit salad is $3 each. Sodas are $2 each. The snack bags are $4 each. How much did they spend on the entire contents of their picnic basket?
Reasoning and answer: If Mallory gammy's house is 2000 miles away and she has to refill the fuel tank every 500 miles, she filled the tank 2000 / 500 = 4 times. If each refill costs $45, the total amount of money she used on refilling the tank is $45 * 4 = $180. The food cost was 3 / 5 times as much as the fuel costs, which is 3 / 5 * $180 = $108. On the whole journey, Mallory expenses on fuel and food costs are $108 + $180 = $288.
The answer: 288
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Question: The cost of filling a car fuel tank is $45, and this can take you 500 miles before refilling. Mallory was going to her grammy's house, 2000 miles away. If she used 3/5 times as much money on food as she spent on filling the car fuel tank for the whole journey, calculate the total amount of money she used.
If 3 of Teairra's shirts are plaid, 5 - 3 = 2 shirts are not plaid. Also, 5 of Teairra's pants are purple, meaning 24 - 5 = 19 pants are not purple. The number of shirts and pants that Teairra has which are neither plaid nor purple is 19 + 2 = 21.
The answer: 21
Reverse engineering the question: Teairra has 5 shirts and 24 pairs of pants in her closet. If 3 of Teairra's shirts are plaid and 5 of Teairra's pants are purple, how many shirts and pants does Teairra has which are neither plaid nor purple?
Reasoning and answer: The cost of the mangoes is 6 mangoes $3 / mango = $18. The cost of the apple juice is 6 cartons $3 / carton = $18. Find the total cost of the groceries which is $18 + $18 = $36. Rihanna has $50 $36 = $14 left.
The answer: 14
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Question: Rihanna has $50 to go to the supermarket. Rihanna bought 6 mangoes and 6 cartons of apple juice. Each mango cost $3 and each carton of apple juice cost $3. How much money does Rihanna have left?
Reasoning and answer: The Adidas purchase was 1 / 5 that of Skechers, therefore the Skechers cost 5 * 600 = 3000 dollars. Spending three times the cost of Adidas on Nike sneakers translates to 3 * 600 = 1800 dollars. All together, the three athletic - sneaker purchases cost Mimi 600 + 1800 + 3000 = 5400 dollars. Subtracting the amount spent on athletic sneakers from the total spent gives 8000 - 5400 = 2600 dollars. Mimi therefore spent 2600 dollars on clothes.
The answer: 2600
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Mimi has decided to start going to the gym again. Over the weekend, she spent $8,000 on athletic sneakers and clothes. She spent thrice as much on Nike sneakers as she did on Adidas. What she spent on Adidas was 1/5 the cost of Skechers. If Mimi's Adidas sneakers purchase was $600, what amount did she spend on clothes?