Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 2500
Question and rationale: The question is: There were 10000 spectators at a basketball match. 7000 of them were men. Of the remaining spectators, there were 5 times as many children as women. How many children were there?
Step-by-step reasoning process: There were 10000 - 7000 = 3000 women and children. There were 3000 (5 + 1) = 500 women. There are 500 5 = 2500 children at the basketball match.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 40
Question and rationale: The question is: There was a big sale on cat food at the pet store. 20 people bought cat food that day. The first 8 customers bought 3 cases each. The next four customers bought 2 cases each. The last 8 customers of the day only bought 1 case each. How many cases of cat food were sold?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The first 8 customers bought 8 * 3 = 24 cases. The next 4 customers bought 4 * 2 = 8 cases. The last 8 customers bought 8 * 1 = 8. In total 24 + 8 + 8 = 40 cases were sold.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 3
Question and rationale: The question is: Chastity made 12 angel food cakes to give to friends. She placed the cakes in boxes, and then walked them out to her car. But she had forgotten her keys. So, she placed the boxes of cakes in one stack on the hood of her car, and then she ran back into the house to get her keys. But before she returned, a black crow came, landed on the stack of cakes, and knocked over half of the stack. When Chastity returned, she picked up half of the fallen cakes, which were not damaged, but the rest of the cakes were destroyed. How many cakes were destroyed?
Step-by-step reasoning process: There were 12 / 2 = 6 fallen cakes. Half of 6 fallen cakes were destroyed, for a total of 6 / 2 = 3 cakes.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 35
Question and rationale:
The question is: Aleesia lost 1.5 pounds each week for 10 weeks. Alexei lost 2.5 pounds each week for 8 weeks. How many pounds did the two friends combine to lose?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Alessia = 1.5 * 10 = 15 pounds. Alexei = 2.5 * 8 = 20 pounds. 15 + 20 = 35 pounds. Together they lost 35 pounds.