Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 28
Question and rationale: The question is: Tina is a professional boxer. She wins her first 10 fights of her career. She then goes on to win 5 more before losing her first fight, and then doubles her number of wins before losing again. She then retires. How many more wins than losses does she have at the end of her career?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Tina wins her first 10, and then wins 5 more for 10 + 5 = 15 wins before losing 1. She then doubles her number of wins for a total of 15 * 2 = 30 wins, before losing 1 more for 1 + 1 = 2 losses. For her career she has 30 - 2 = 28 more wins than losses.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 600
Question and rationale: The question is: A father is buying sand to fill his son's new sandbox, but he is worried that the sand will be too heavy for his car. The sandbox is square, with each side being 40 inches long. If a 30-pound bag of sand is enough to fill 80 square inches of the sandbox to an adequate depth, how many pounds of sand are needed to fill the box completely?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The sandbox has an area of 40 * 40 = 1600 square inches. To fill this area, 1600 / 80 = 20 bags of sand are needed. Then, the weight of these bags is 20 * 30 = 600 pounds.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 48
Question and rationale: The question is: 8 jumbo scallops weigh one pound and cost $24.00 a pound. Nate is pairing 2 scallops with a corn bisque as a light summer dinner. He's cooking for 8 people. How much will the scallops cost?
Step-by-step reasoning process: He's cooking for 8 people and wants to serve 2 scallops per person so he needs 8 * 2 = 16 scallops. 8 jumbo scallops come in 1 pound and he needs 16 scallops so he will need 16 / 8 = 2 pounds of scallops. A pound of scallops weigh $24.00 and he needs 2 pounds so it will cost him 24 * 2 = $48.00 for scallops.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 14
Question and rationale:
The question is: Patrick is half the age of his elder brother Robert. If Robert will turn 30 after 2 years, how old is Patrick now?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The age of Robert now is 30 - 2 = 28 years old. So, Patrick is 28 / 2 = 14 years old.