Reasoning and answer: The first tree gives him 8 red apples because 20 x .4 = 8. The second tree gives him 10 red apples because 20 x .5 = 10. He gets 18 red apples because 10 + 8 = 18.
The answer: 18
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Question: Brogan has two apple trees and goes to harvest them. The first tree is 40% red and 60% green. The second tree is 50% red and 50% green. If they each produce 20 apples, how many red apples does he get?
The Lion King made 190 million in profit because 200 - 10 = 190. Star Wars made 380 in profit because 190 x 2 = 380. Star Wars earned 405 million because 25 + 380 = 405.
The answer: 405
Reverse engineering the question: The Lion King cost 10 million to make and earned 200 million at the box office. If it earned a profit that was half of what Star Wars made and Star Wars cost 25 million to make, how many millions did Star Wars earn?
Reasoning and answer: Not counting Butterfingers Mark has 3 + 2 = 5 candy bars. So Mark has 12 - 5 = 7 Butterfingers.
The answer: 7
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Question: Mark has 12 candy bars in total between Mars bars, Snickers, and Butterfingers. He has 3 Snickers and 2 Mars bars. How many Butterfingers does he have?
First convert 90 minutes to hours: 90 minutes / 60 minutes / hours = 1.5 hours. In 1 hour, I run 12 miles / 1.5 hours = 8 miles / hour.
The answer: 8
Reverse engineering the question: I run 12 miles in 90 minutes. What is my average speed in miles per hour?
Reasoning and answer: If the number of dimes is 20 times the number of quarters, she has 350 / 5 = 70 quarters. When she puts 2 / 5 of the quarters away, the number of quarters reduces by 2 / 5 * 70 = 28. She's now left with 70 - 28 = 42 quarters. In total, she has 42 quarters + 350 dimes = 392.
The answer: 392
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Question: Gloria has five times as many dimes as quarters in her graduation money. She decides to put 2/5 of the quarters aside for future use. If she has 350 dimes, calculate the combined number of quarters and dimes she has after putting aside 2/5 of the quarters?
Reasoning and answer: Leah spent 28 / 7 = $4 on a milkshake. She had 28 - 4 = $24 left. She put half in her savings account and half in her wallet, so she had 24 / 2 = $12 in her wallet. Her dog shredded all the money in her wallet but $1, so Leah lost 12 - 1 = $11.
The answer: 11
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Question:
Leah earned $28 working odd jobs around the neighborhood. She spent a seventh of it on a milkshake and put half of the rest in her savings account. She left the remaining money in her wallet. Her dog got ahold of her wallet and shredded all the money inside but $1. How many dollars did Leah lose?