Two times the number of fair tickets is 25 * 2 = 50 tickets. 50 + 6 = 56 tickets.
The answer: 56
Reverse engineering the question: The middle school sold 6 more than two times the number of fair tickets as it did tickets to the baseball game. If 25 fair tickets were sold, how many baseball game tickets did the school sell?
Reasoning and answer: The chocolate doughnuts cost 10 * $2 = $20. The glazed doughnuts cost 15 * $1 = $15. The total cost for the doughnuts is $20 + $15 = $35.
The answer: 35
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Question: Bryce is bringing in doughnuts for his class. There are 25 students in his class, 10 kids want chocolate doughnuts and 15 want glazed doughnuts. The chocolate doughnuts cost $2 each and the glazed doughnuts cost $1 each. How much is the total cost for doughnuts?
5 students scored a combined total of 92 * 5 = 460. 4 additional students scored a combined total of 80 * 4 = 320. 9 students therefore scored a combined total of 460 + 320 = 780. We know the total combined score for 10 students must be at least 85 average * 10 students = 850. Therefore, the last student must score at least an 850 - 780 = 70.
The answer: 70
Reverse engineering the question: The math teacher would be happy if the class average test score was at least 85. There are 10 students in the class, 5 of which scored a 92 on the test and 4 of which scored an 80. What would the last student have to score to at least make the teacher happy?
Reasoning and answer: The necklace stand needs another 12 5 = 7 necklaces. This will cost the store 7 * 4 = $28. The ring display needs another 30 18 = 12 rings. This will cost the store 12 * 10 = $120. The bracelet display needs another 15 8 = 7 bracelets. This will cost the store 7 * 5 = $35. In total, the store needs to pay 28 + 120 + 35 = $183.
The answer: 183
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Question: A jewelry store is restocking its shelves. The necklace stand, which can hold 12 necklaces, currently holds 5 necklaces. The ring display, which can hold 30 rings, currently holds 18 rings. The bracelet display, which can hold 15 bracelets, currently holds 8 bracelets. The store's supplier charges $4 per necklace, $10 per ring, and $5 per bracelet. How much, in dollars, will the store need to pay to fill the displays?
Benjy has b peaches. Martine has 6 + 2b = 16 peaches. 2b = 10. b = 5. Then Gabrielle has 5 * 3 = 15.
The answer: 15
Reverse engineering the question: Martine has 6 more than twice as many peaches as Benjy. Benjy has one-third as many peaches as Gabrielle. If Martine has 16 peaches, how many does Gabrielle have?
If Marcus creates 2 paintings on the first day, then he can paint 2 paintings * 2 = 4 paintings on the 2nd day. So he paints 4 paintings * 2 = 8 paintings on the 3rd day. He then paints 8 paintings * 2 = 16 paintings on the 4th day. And finally paints 16 paintings * 2 = 32 paintings on the 5th day. Marcus therefore has painted a total of 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 = 62 paintings.
The answer: 62
Reverse engineering the question:
Marcus has received a commission for as many paintings as possible. Marcus plans out his drawings so that his client can receive some of the paintings as soon as possible but it is still going to take a long time. On the first day, he paints 2 paintings. He then paints every day and each day, he paints twice as many paintings as he painted the day before. If he paints for 5 days, how many paintings will he have painted in total?