We first need to figure out how many of each type of skeleton there are. Since half the 20 skeletons are adult women, that means there are 20 / 2 = 10 adult women's skeletons. The remaining half, 10, is split between adult men and children, meaning there are 10 / 2 = 5 of each. Since an adult woman has 20 bones in their body, this means that the 10 skeletons have 20 * 10 = 200 bones in total. Since an adult man has 5 more bones in their body than an adult woman, this means they have 20 + 5 = 25 bones in their body. There are 5 adult men, meaning there are 25 * 5 = 125 bones in the adult male skeletons in total. Since a child has half as many bones as the 20 in an adult woman, this means the children have 20 / 2 = 10 bones in their body. Since there are 5 children, this means there are 5 * 10 = 50 bones in the children's skeletons in total. Therefore, altogether there are 50 + 125 + 200 = 375 bones in total in the graveyard.
The answer: 375
Reverse engineering the question: In a graveyard, there are 20 skeletons. Half of these skeletons are adult women, and the remaining number are split evenly between adult men and children. If an adult woman has 20 bones in their body, and a male has 5 more than this, and a child has half as many as an adult woman, how many bones are in the graveyard?
Reasoning and answer: The supplier brought 300 ft - 250 ft = 50 fewer feet of metal roofing. Therefore the total amount of money Mr. Caiden has to pay for the remaining metal roofings is 50 feet * $8 / foot = $400.
The answer: 400
What was the question?
Question: Mr. Caiden wants to do repairs to his house and requires 300 feet of metal roofing to do this. If each foot of roofing costs $8, and the supplier of the metal roofing brings in 250 feet of metal roofing for free, how much money is Mr. Caiden required to pay for the remaining metal roofing?
She spent 4 x $1.5 = $6 for the four bell peppers. She spent 2 x $3 = $6 for the 2 pounds of meat. So, Pauline spent $5 + $6 + $6 = $17 in all.
The answer: 17
Reverse engineering the question: Pauline will make tacos for dinner. She bought a box of taco shells that cost $5, 4 bell peppers that cost $1.5 each, and 2 pounds of meat that cost $3 per pound. How much did she spend in all?
Reasoning and answer: Winston has 350 cents because 14 x 25 = 350. He spends 50 cents because $1 / 2 = 50 cents. He has 300 cents left at the end.
The answer: 300
What was the question?
Question: Winston has 14 quarters. He then spends half a dollar on candy. How many cents does he have left?
Per week, one cow produces 108 liters / 6 cows = 18 liters / cow. The cows produced 2160 liters of milk over 5 weeks. So we have 2160 liters / 18 liters / cow = 120 cows. Further, we have to divide 120 cows / 5 weeks = 24 cows.
The answer: 24
Reverse engineering the question: On a farm, on average every 6 cows produce 108 liters of milk per week. In five weeks the cows produced 2160 liters of milk. How many cows are on the farm?
After taking in 100 more dogs, the number of dogs in the rescue center increased to 200 + 100 = 300. After a week, the number of dogs was reduced to 300 - 40 = 260 after the adoptions. So, there are 260 - 60 = 200 dogs left after 60 more dogs were adopted.
The answer: 200
Reverse engineering the question:
The total number of dogs at an animal rescue center is 200. Mr. Tanner, the manager at the rescue center, gets a call that 100 dogs at another rescue center are to be moved because of weather problems. He agrees to bring the dogs to his rescue center, and after one week, gives out 40 animals for adoption. After a month, 60 more dogs were adopted by dog lovers. What's the total number of remaining animals in the adoption center after the last adoptions?