Reasoning and answer: She bought 8ounces of cheese, 8 - ounce raspberries, 8 ounces of blueberries for a total of 8 * 3 = 24 ounces. 16 ounces are in 1 pound and she has 24 ounces of food so she has 24 / 16 = 1.5 pounds of food. Those items are 1.5 pounds and she bought 1 pound of bread, 1 pound of tomatoes, 2 pounds of zucchini and 1.5 pounds of chicken for a total of 1.5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1.5 = 7 pounds of food.
The answer: 7
What was the question?
Question: Melanie does her weekly shopping at the farmer's market. She starts with an 8-ounce wheel of brie cheese. Next is a 1 pound loaf of bread. She grabs a pound of tomatoes and 2 pounds of zucchini. After that, she grabs 1 1/2 pounds of chicken breasts and treats herself to 8 ounces of fresh raspberries and 8 ounces of fresh blueberries. How many pounds of food does she buy?
Purity will pay a third of Rose's share, which translates to 1800 / 3 = 600 dollars. Sheila has offered to pay 5 * 600 = 3000 dollars. Combining everyone's share of the rent will give a total of 600 + 3000 + 1800 = 5400 dollars.
The answer: 5400
Reverse engineering the question: Sheila, Purity, and Rose want to rent a house. Sheila has offered to pay five times Purity's share of the rent. Rose can only afford thrice what Purity pays. If Rose's share is $1,800, what is the total house rent?
Reasoning and answer: He had to pay for 20 * .6 = 12 car washes. That means he had to pay 12 * 15 = $180.
The answer: 180
What was the question?
Question: Jim buys a package of 20 car washes. Since He bought a package he only has to pay 60%. A carwash normally costs 15 dollars. How much did he pay for the package?
First find the annual cost of food: $10 / day * 365 days = $3650. Then find how much she spends a week on lessons: $60 / lesson * 2 lessons = $120. Then multiply that weekly cost by the number of weeks per year to find the annual cost: $120 / week * 52 weeks / year = $6240. Then find the annual cost of the pasture: $500 / month * 12 months / year = $6000. Then add all the costs to find the total cost: $6000 + $6240 + $3650 = $15890.
The answer: 15890
Reverse engineering the question: Andrea buys herself a pony for her 30th birthday. She pays $500/month to rent a pasture for it, $10 a day for food, and $60/lesson for two lessons a week. How much does she spend on her pony in a year?
Reasoning and answer: Davante has 14 friends because 2 times 7 equals 14. Davante has 11 friends who are boys because 14 - 3 equals 11.
The answer: 11
What was the question?
Question: Davante has twice as many friends as there are days in the week. 3 of his friends are girls. How many friends does he have that are boys?
Reasoning and answer: She needs 6 appetizers per each of her 30 guests so she needs 6 * 30 = 180 appetizers. She's made 3 dozen deviled eggs, 2 dozen pigs in a blanket and 2 dozen kebabs so she's made 3 + 2 + 2 = 7 dozen appetizers. 7 dozen appetizers is 7 * 12 = 84 appetizers. She needs 180 appetizers and has made 84 so she needs 180 - 84 = 96 appetizers. 96 appetizers, in dozens, is 96 / 12 = 8 dozen more appetizers.
The answer: 8
What was the question?
Question:
Patsy is gearing up for this weekend's graduation. She needs to have 6 appetizers per each of her 30 guests. She's making 3 dozen deviled eggs, 2 dozen pigs in a blanket and 2 dozen kebabs. How many more dozen appetizers does she need to make?