Anthony lost 6 pets, so he has 16 - 6 = 10 pets left. Then 1 / 5 * 10 = 2 died from old age. So, Anthony now has 10 - 2 = 8 pets.
The answer: 8
Reverse engineering the question: Anthony has 16 pets. This morning he forgot to lock the door and he lost 6 pets. After that 1/5 of his pets died from old age. How many pets does he have left?
Reasoning and answer: He bought 6 - 2 = 4 rose bushes for himself. The rose bushes for himself cost 4 * $75 = $300. He also spent 2 * $100 = $200 on aloes. He spent a total of $200 + $300 = $500.
The answer: 500
What was the question?
Question: Mike buys 6 rose bushes at 75 dollars each, 2 of them are for his friend and the rest are for him. He also buys 2 tiger tooth aloes for 100 dollars each. How much money did he spend on plants for himself?
Grace's grandmother is 2 * 80 years = 160 years old. Grace's age is 3 / 8 * 160 years = 60 years old.
The answer: 60
Reverse engineering the question: Grace's age is 3/8th the age of her grandmother. Her grandmother is twice the age of Grace's mother. If Grace's mother is 80 years old, how old is Grace?
Reasoning and answer: Ray gave 30 * 2 = 60 cents to Randi. Randi has 60 / 5 = 12 nickels. Peter has 30 / 5 = 6 nickels. Randi has 12 - 6 = 6 more nickels than Peter.
The answer: 6
What was the question?
Question: Ray has 175 cents in nickels. Ray gives 30 cents to Peter, and he gives twice as many cents to Randi as he gave to Peter. How many more nickels does Randi have than Peter?
He presses 15 pounds x 10 reps = 150 pounds. He moves 3 sets x 150 pounds = 450 pounds in total.
The answer: 450
Reverse engineering the question: John is lifting weights. He bench presses 15 pounds for 10 reps and does 3 sets. How much total weight does he move?
Over the three weeks, they will have watched a total of 10 + 8 + 12 = 30 hours of television. The average number of hours per week is 30 hours / 3 = 10 hours of television.
The answer: 10
Reverse engineering the question:
Evelyn's family watched 10 hours of television last week. The week before, they watched 8 hours of television. If they watch 12 hours of television next week, what is the average number of hours of television that they watch per week?