Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify [16] as the answer.
The question is: Mimi picked up 2 dozen seashells on the beach. Kyle found twice as many shells as Mimi and put them in his pocket. Leigh grabbed one-third of the shells that Kyle found. How many seashells did Leigh have?
Reasoning: Mimi has 2 x 12 = 24 sea shells. Kyle has 24 x 2 = 48 sea shells. Leigh has 48 / 3 = 16 sea shells.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify [24] as the answer.
The question is: Dallas and Austin went to the pick-your-own orchard. Dallas picked 14 bags of apples and 9 bags of pears. Austin picked 6 bags of apples more than Dallas, and 5 fewer bags of pears than Dallas. How many bags of fruit did Austin pick, in total?
Reasoning: He picked 14 + 6 = 20 bags of apples. He picked 9 - 5 = 4 bags of pears. He picked 20 + 4 = 24 bags of fruit in total.

Come up with a question and reasoning that would justify [7] as the answer.
The question is: Daytona Beach has 26 shark sightings a year. Daytona Beach has 5 more than triple the number of shark sightings as Cape May. How many shark sightings are there in Cape May?
Reasoning: Let x be the number of shark sightings in Cape May. 26 = 5 + 3x. 21 = 3x. x = 7.