Benjamin counts 17 + 20 + 23 = 60 billboards total on the way to Los Angeles. Benjamin saw those billboards over 3 hours, so the average number of billboards per hour they saw 60 / 3 = 20 billboards per hour.
The answer: 20
Reverse engineering the question: On their way driving to Los Angeles, Benjamin and James see lots of billboard ads. Curious, Benjamin starts to count how many they see. In the first hour once he starts counting he counts 17 billboards. In the second hour once he starts counting he sees 20 billboards. In the third hour he sees 23 billboards. James asks Benjamin the average number of billboards they've seen per hour. What should Benjamin tell him?
Reasoning and answer: She averaged 23 points per game because 345 / 15 = 23. She averaged 10 points a game off two - point baskets because 5 x 2 = 10. She averaged 4 points a game from free throws because 4 x 1 = 4. She averaged 14 points a game off non - three point baskets because 10 + 4 = 14. She averaged 9 points from three - pointers because 23 - 14 = 9. She averaged 3 three - pointers a game because 9 / 3 = 3.
The answer: 3
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Question: Yolanda scored 345 points over the entire season. There were 15 games over the season. She averaged 4 free throws (worth one point), and 5 two-point baskets per game. How many three-point baskets did she average a game?
The second warehouse has 400 / 2 = 200 boxes. Collectively, there are 400 + 200 = 600 boxes in the first and second warehouse.
The answer: 600
Reverse engineering the question: There are two warehouses. The first warehouse has twice as many boxes as the second warehouse. If the first warehouse has 400 boxes, how many boxes are there in both warehouses combined?
Reasoning and answer: He spent 2 * 2 = 4 years learning to climb. He spends 5 * 7 = 35 months climbing all 7 mountains. After a 13 month break, he starts diving so that is 35 + 13 = 48 months. That means it is 48 / 12 = 4 years. So in total it all took 2 + 4 + 4 + 2 = 12 years.
The answer: 12
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Question: A man decides to try and do everything off his bucket list while he is still young and fit enough to finish it all. One of his goals was to climb the seven summits. He realizes first he has to get in shape to do it and it takes him 2 years of working out to get healthy enough to take up mountain climbing. He then spends twice that long learning how to be a technically proficient mountain climber. After that he starts with the simplest mountain on the list and climbs them all. He spends 5 months climbing each mountain. After that he takes 13 months learning to dive and dives through all the caves he wants in 2 years. How much time did it take to get through all these goals?
She gives the boy she likes 10 stickers. After giving the boy his stickers, she has 100 10 = 90 stickers left. She gives her best friends 90 / 2 = 45 stickers. This leaves Clara with 90 45 stickers = 45 stickers.
The answer: 45
Reverse engineering the question: Clara brings a package of 100 stickers to school. She gives 10 stickers to a boy she likes. She gives half of the stickers which she has left to her best friends. How many stickers does Clara have left?
First find the number of quarts the hot tub holds by multiplying the number of gallons it holds by 4: 40 gallons * 4 quarts / gallon = 160 quarts. Then multiply the number of quarts of champagne Jackson buy by the normal price per bottle to find the cost before the discount: 160 quarts * $50 / quart = $8000. Then multiply that number by 20% to find the amount of the discount: $8000 * .2 = $1600. Finally, subtract the discount from the total cost to find the final amount Jackson pays: $8000 - $1600 = $6400.
The answer: 6400
Reverse engineering the question:
Jackson wants to impress his girlfriend by filling her hot tub with champagne. The hot tub holds 40 gallons of liquid. Each bottle of champagne holds 1 quart. (There are 4 quarts per gallon). If each bottle of champagne costs $50, but Jackson gets a 20% volume discount, how much does he spend on champagne?