Reasoning and answer: At this point in the season, Donovan has scored 26 * 15 = 390 points. To reach his goal of 30 points per game, he would have to finish the season with a total of 30 * 20 = 600 points. For the remaining 5 games, Donovan needs to score 600 - 390 = 210 points. Therefore, he needs to average 210 / 5 = 42 points per game.
The answer: 42
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Question: Donovan Mitchell is currently averaging 26 points per game. His team has played 15 games this season. He has a goal of averaging 30 points per game for the entire 20 game season. How many points does he need to average per game to reach his goal?
Aliyah packs her lunch the time, so in 180 school days / 2 = she packs her lunch 90 times. Becky packs her lunch as much as Aliyah, so 90 times / 2 = 45 times a year.
The answer: 45
Reverse engineering the question: There are 180 school days in the academic year. Aliyah packs a lunch half the time. Becky packs her lunch half as much as Aliyah. How many days a year does Becky pack her lunch?
Reasoning and answer: Kelly is 72 - 3 = 69 inches tall. Jana is 69 + 5 = 74 inches tall.
The answer: 74
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Question: Jana is 5 inches taller than Kelly, and Kelly is 3 inches shorter than Jess. If Jess is 72 inches tall, how tall is Jana?
He has 6 - 2 = 4 cats. He has 4 - 1 = 3 parrots. He has 4 + 6 = 10 snakes. He has a total of 2 + 4 + 3 + 10 = 19 pets.
The answer: 19
Reverse engineering the question: Frankie's parents let him have many pets. He has six more snakes than he has cats. He has one less parrot than cats. Six of his pets have four legs. He has 2 dogs. How many pets does he have in total?
Reasoning and answer: Each pack contains 30 / 3 = 10 spoons. So he needs to buy 50 / 10 = 5 packs.
The answer: 5
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Question: John decides to buy utensils. They come in 30 packs with an equal number of knives, forks, and spoons. How many packs does he need to buy if he wants 50 spoons?
Reasoning and answer: If 1 / 4 inch on the map represents 8 miles on real land, 1 inch represents 4 * 8 = 32 miles. Since 1 inch represents 32 miles, 3 inches represent 3 * 32 = 96 miles. 1 / 4 inch represents 8 miles, 1 / 8 inch represents 8 / 2 = 4 miles because 1 / 8 is half of 1 / 4. If 1 / 8 inch represents 4 miles, 3 / 8 of an inch represents 3 * 4 = 12 miles. This means 3 3 / 8 inches on the map translate to 96 + 12 = 108 miles.
The answer: 108
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Question:
On a road map, 1/4 inch represents 8 miles of actual road distance. The towns of Pence and Hillcrest are represented by points 3 3/8 inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance, in miles, between the towns?