First figure out how long both color coats will take to dry: 3 minutes * 2 = 6 minutes. Then add up the time for the base coat, top coat, and color coats: 6 minutes + 2 minutes + 5 minutes = 13 minutes.
The answer: 13
Reverse engineering the question: Jane is painting her fingernails. She applies a base coat that takes 2 minutes to dry, two color coats that take 3 minutes each to dry, and a clear top coat that takes 5 minutes to dry. How many minutes total does Jane spend waiting for her nail polish to dry?
Reasoning and answer: Josh gave a total of 3 x 10 = 30 candies to his siblings. He was then left with 100 - 30 = 70 candies. He gave 70 / 2 = 35 candies to his best friend. So he had 70 - 35 = 35 candies left. Since he only wants to eat 16 candies, there are still 35 - 16 = 19 candies left to be shared with others.
The answer: 19
What was the question?
Question: Josh had 100 gummy bear candies. He decided to give his 3 siblings 10 candies each. Then he gave half of the remaining candies to his best friend. If he only wants to eat 16 gummy bear candies, how many candies are left to be shared with others?
The band played 5 + 7 = 12 songs in their first two sets. They have 30 - 12 = 18 songs left for the third set, fourth set and encore. Since they played 2 songs in the encore, they have 18 - 2 = 16 songs to play on the third and fourth sets. They will play 16 / 2 = 8 songs on average over the third and fourth sets.
The answer: 8
Reverse engineering the question: The school band has 30 songs in their repertoire. The band played 5 songs in their first set and 7 in their second set. The band will play 2 songs for their encore. Assuming the band plays through their entire repertoire, how many songs will they play on average in the third and fourth sets?
Reasoning and answer: In the first four houses, there are a total of 4 houses * 3 gnomes = 12 gnomes. Therefore, the fifth house had 20 total gnomes 12 gnomes = 8 gnomes.
The answer: 8
What was the question?
Question: There are 5 houses on a street, and each of the first four houses has 3 gnomes in the garden. If there are a total of 20 gnomes on the street, how many gnomes does the fifth house have?
First we need to determine the bonus percentage, which is found by dividing the bonus amount by the amount John made for the year, taking 10,000 / 100,000 = .10, or 10 percent. Then, we take John's earnings from this year and multiply them by the same percentage, taking 200,000 * .1 = 20,000 dollars in bonuses. We then add these two numbers together, for a total of 200,000 + 20,000 = 220,000 dollars.
The answer: 220000
Reverse engineering the question: John gets a bonus that's the same percentage every year. Last year he made $100,000 and got a $10,000 bonus. This year he makes $200,000. How much will John make this year when adding both his total pay and bonus together?
Santo = (1 / 2) 1956 = $978. 1956 + 978 = $2934. Together Salvadore and Santo earned $2934.
The answer: 2934
Reverse engineering the question:
Salvadore earned $1956. Santo earned half of what Salvadore earned. How much money did the two men earn together?