Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 237
Question and rationale: The question is: A group of researchers are studying a colony of penguins. Their results show that the size doubled in the first year they watched the colony, then tripled in the next year. This year, however, harsh conditions meant the colony only gained 129 penguins. The colony has 1077 penguins in it now. Each penguin eats one and a half fish every day. How many fish did the whole colony catch per day to eat at the beginning of the first year?
Step-by-step reasoning process: The colony had 1077 - 129 = 948 penguins in it at the beginning of this year. At the beginning of the second year, the colony had 948 / 3 = 316 penguins in it. At the beginning of the first year, it had 316 / 2 = 158 penguins in it. Thus, at the beginning of the first year, the penguin colony was catching 158 * 1 1 / 2 = 237 fish per day.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 22
Question and rationale: The question is: Gary counted the number of whiskers on the faces of his two cats. Princess Puff has 14 whiskers, while Catman Do has 6 less than twice the number of whiskers as Princess puff. How many whiskers does Catman Do have?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Twice the number of whiskers as Catman Do is 14 * 2 = 28 whiskers. Catman Do has 6 less than twice the number of whiskers as Princess puff, for a total of 28 - 6 = 22 whiskers.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 78
Question and rationale: The question is: Maximoff's monthly bill is $60 per month. His monthly bill increased by thirty percent when he started working at home. How much is his total monthly bill working from home?
Step-by-step reasoning process: He pays an additional $60 x 0.30 = $18 on his monthly bill working from home. Therefore, the total amount he pays for his monthly bill working from home is $60 + $18 = $78.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify this answer: 33
Question and rationale:
The question is: Jerome has 20 classmates on his cell phone contact list. He has half as many out of school friends as classmates on his contact list. He also has his two parents and his sister on his contact list. How many people are on Jerome's contact list?
Step-by-step reasoning process: Jerome has 20 classmates on the list, and has half as many out of school friends on there so he has 20 / 2 = 10 out of school friends on the contact list. He has 2 parents and 1 sister on the contact list, for 2 + 1 = 3 family members on the contact list. Adding the classmates, out of school friends and family members together we get 20 + 10 + 3 = 33 people on his contact list.