Start by taking out the ones he ate: 36 ounces - 6 ounces = 30 ounces. Divide the remainder equally: 30 ounces / 3 piles = 10 ounces per pile.
The answer: 10
Reverse engineering the question: Alex had 36 ounces of jelly beans. He ate 6 ounces. Then he divided the rest equally into 3 piles. How much does each pile weigh?
Reasoning and answer: LaDonna = 25 cans. Prikya is twice as many as LaDonna = 2 * 25 = 50. Yoki picked up the rest 85 - 25 - 50 = 10. Yoki picked up 10 cans.
The answer: 10
What was the question?
Question: Eighty-five cans were collected. LaDonna picked up 25 cans. Prikya picked up twice as many times as many cans as LaDonna. Yoki picked up the rest of the cans. How many cans did Yoki pick up?
The $40 is divided into 1 part for Justin + 3 parts for Joshua = 4 parts. So each part is equal to $40 / 4 = $10. Therefore, Joshua's share is $10 x 3 = $30.
The answer: 30
Reverse engineering the question: Joshua and Justin shared $40. Joshua's share was thrice as much as Justin's. How much is Joshua's share?
Reasoning and answer: 1. Tonya sold $11 worth of small lemonades and $24 worth of medium lemonades which makes $11 + $24 = $35 for small and medium lemonades. 2. Tonya made a total of $50. If she made $35 selling the two smaller sizes and she sold three sizes in all then $50 - $35 = $15 worth of large lemonades. 3. The large lemonades sold for $3 each and Tonya sold $15 worth of large lemonades which means she sold $15 / $3 = 5 large cups of lemonade.
The answer: 5
What was the question?
Question: Tonya has opened a lemonade stand selling lemonade in small, medium, and large cups at $1, $2 and $3 respectively. At the close of business she ended up making $50. As she went back through her inventory she noticed that she sold $11 worth of small lemonades and $24 worth of medium lemonades. How many cups of large lemonade did Tonya sell?
In year 2 he pays 80 + 10 = $90. In year 3 he pays 90 + 10 = $100. In year 4 he pays 100 + 10 = $110. In year 5 he pays 110 + 10 = $120. In year 6 he pays 120 + 10 = $130.
The answer: 130
Reverse engineering the question: Aaron pays his actuary membership fees each year. The membership fee increases yearly by $10. If he pays $80 in the first year, how much does his membership cost, in dollars, in the sixth year?
Anne and her brother use 1 gram + 1 gram = 2 grams. Anne's dad uses 3 grams and Anne's mom uses 2 grams so together they use 2 grams + 3 grams + 2 grams = 7 grams / wash. Each day, the family uses 7 grams / wash * 3 washes / day = 21 grams. Using that amount daily, the toothpaste will last 105 grams / 21 grams / day = 5 days.
The answer: 5
Reverse engineering the question:
The toothpaste in Anne's family's bathroom contains 105 grams. Anne's dad uses 3 grams at each brushing, her mom uses 2 grams, Anne and her brother use 1 gram each. Each member of the family brushes their teeth three times a day. How many days will it take for the toothpaste to run out?