Reasoning and answer: There were 9 - 4 = 5 other pills. Each of the other pills cost 1.50 + 5.50 = 7 dollars each. The 5 pills cost a total of 7 * 5 = 35 dollars. The first 4 pills cost 1.50 * 4 = 6 dollars in total. Henry spent a total of 35 + 6 = 41 dollars.
The answer: 41
What was the question?
Question: Henry took 9 pills a day for 14 days. Of these 9 pills, 4 pills cost $1.50 each, and the other pills each cost $5.50 more. How much did he spend in total on the pills?
First double the number of dogs with spots to find the total number of dogs: 15 dogs * 2 = 30 dogs. Then multiply that number by 1 / 5 to find the number that have pointy ears: 30 dogs * 1 / 5 = 6 dogs.
The answer: 6
Reverse engineering the question: Madison takes her dog to the dog park. Counting Madison's dog, half the dogs have spots and 1/5 have pointy ears. If 15 dogs have spots, how many have pointy ears?
Reasoning and answer: First find the total number of additional objects she learns to juggle: 2 objects / week * 5 weeks = 10 objects. Then add the initial number of objects she could juggle to find the total: 10 objects + 3 objects = 13 objects.
The answer: 13
What was the question?
Question: Jeanette is practicing her juggling. Each week she can juggle 2 more objects than the week before. If she starts out juggling 3 objects and practices for 5 weeks, how many objects can she juggle?
He saw 25 total vehicles because 12 plus 13 equals 25. He saw 100 wheels because 25 times 4 equals 100.
The answer: 100
Reverse engineering the question: Tommy goes for a run around his neighborhood and decides to calculate how many wheels he saw. All the trucks in his neighborhood have 4 wheels and all the cars in his neighborhood also have 4 wheels. If he saw 12 trucks and 13 cars, how many wheels did he see?
Reasoning and answer: If Emily has 20 credits, and Aria has 2 times as many, then Aria has 2 * 20 = 40 high school credits. Emily has twice the number of high school credits Spencer has, meaning Spencer has 20 / 2 = 10 high school credits. Altogether, the three have 40 + 20 + 10 = 70 high school credits. Twice the total number of high school credits the three have is 2 * 70 = 140.
The answer: 140
What was the question?
Question: Aria has twice as many high school credits as Emily, who has twice the number of high school credits as Spencer. If Emily has 20 credits, what's twice the total number of high school credits the three have?
Reasoning and answer: She ordered 4 1 / 2 pound steaks so that's 4 * .5 = 2 pounds of steak. The steak cost $15.00 a pound and she bought 2 pounds so that's 15 * 2 = $30.00 for 4 steaks. She also needed 1.5 pounds of chicken breasts at $8.00 a pound so that's 1.5 * 8 = $12.00 for chicken. The steaks cost $30.00 and the chicken cost $12.00 for a total of 30 + 12 = $42.00 spent at the butchers.
The answer: 42
What was the question?
Question:
Barbara asked the butcher for 4 1/2 pound steaks that cost $15.00/pound. She also asked for a pound and half of chicken breasts that were $8.00 a pound. How much did she spend at the butchers?