Reasoning and answer: For 6 months, Shara was able to return $10 x 6 = $60 to her brother. Since she already returned half of the money, then this means she currently owes her brother $60. Four months from now, she will be able to pay an additional $10 x 4 = $40. Thus, she will still owe her brother $60 - $40 = $20 four months from now.
The answer: 20
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Question: Shara borrowed money from her brother 6 months ago. She returned $10 per month to her brother. Currently, she was able to return half of the money she borrowed. How much will she still owe her brother 4 months from now?
The number of guests that bring a plus one is 30 / 2 = 15 guests. The total number of guests at the party, including the plus ones, is 30 + 15 = 45 guests. Since there are 3 courses, Wickham will need 45 * 3 = 135 plates.
The answer: 135
Reverse engineering the question: Wickham is throwing a huge Christmas party. He invites 30 people. Everyone attends the party, and half of the guests bring a plus one (one other person). He plans to serve a 3-course meal for the guests. If he uses a new plate for every course, how many plates does he need in total for his guests?
Reasoning and answer: Lyssa got 75 x 20 / 100 = 15 mistakes. Lyssa's score is 75 - 15 = 60. The score of Precious is 75 - 12 = 63. Thus, Lyssa got 63 - 60 = 3 more correct answers than Precious.
The answer: 3
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Question: Lyssa and Precious took an English proficiency exam. Lyssa answered 20% of the items incorrectly. Precious got 12 mistakes. How many more correct answers did Lyssa get than precious if there were 75 items in the exam?
A pound of cream cheese cost $10 / 2 = $5. A pack of cold cuts cost $10 x 2 = $20. Jasper spent $10 + $5 + $20 = $35 on the ingredients.
The answer: 35
Reverse engineering the question: Jasper will serve charcuterie at his dinner party. He buys 2 pounds of cheddar cheese for $10, a pound of cream cheese that cost half the price of the cheddar cheese, and a pack of cold cuts that cost twice the price of the cheddar cheese. How much does he spend on the ingredients?
Reasoning and answer: Total amount spent for athletic shoes and sportswear is $200 + $250 = $450. The price of the racket is $750 - $450 = $300.
The answer: 300
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Question: John bought a tennis racket. He also bought sneakers that cost $200 and a sports outfit that cost $250. He spent a total of $750 for all those items. What was the price of the racket?
Reasoning and answer: The school bought 2 x 2 = 4 dinosaur models for the elementary library. So the school bought a total of 2 + 4 = 6 models. The price of each model was reduced by $100 x 5 / 100 = $5. Thus, each model cost $100 - $5 = $95. Therefore, the school paid a total of $95 x 6 = $570.
The answer: 570
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Question:
The Science museum sells dinosaur models for $100 each. A certain school bought 2 models for the kindergarten library and also bought twice as many for the elementary library. Since the school bought more than 5 models, there was a 5% reduction in price for each model. How much did the school pay in all?