Reasoning and answer: At the end of the day, he had tested 120 boards, each with three tacks, for a total of 3 * 120 = 360 tacks. He had 30 tacks remaining in each of the three cans, for an additional 3 * 30 = 90 thumbs tacks. Therefore, the original total combined number of thumbtacks in the three full cans of thumbtacks was 360 + 90 = 450 thumbtacks.
The answer: 450
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Question: Lorenzo put three full cans of thumbtacks into his pocket and went off to work at the corkboard factory. It was Lorenzo's job, as head of quality control, to test every cork board for its ability to hold thumbtacks. He placed one thumbtack from each of the three cans of thumbtacks into every board tested. At the end of the day, he had tested 120 boards and had 30 tacks remaining in each of the three cans. What was the total combined number of thumbtacks from the three full cans?
He splits the cost 3 + 1 = 4 ways. 100 pounds of burgers at $3 per pound makes 100 * 3 = $300. In addition to $80 for condiments and propane the total cost was 300 + 80 = $380. That means each of them paid 380 / 4 = $95. Then adding in the cost of alcohol, John spent 200 + 95 = $295.
The answer: 295
Reverse engineering the question: John throws a block party and splits the cost with 3 other people. They buy 100 pounds of burgers at $3 per pound. They also buy $80 of condiments and propane to cook everything. John also buys all the alcohol which costs $200. How much did John spend altogether
Reasoning and answer: The combined cost of everything was 2500 + 3500 + 2000 = $8000. So he gets an 8000 * .1 = $800 discount. That means he pays 8000 - 800 = $7200.
The answer: 7200
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Question: James decides to buy a living room set. The coach cost $2500 and the sectional cost $3500 and everything else has a combined cost of $2000. He gets a 10% discount on everything. How much did he pay?
If Eugene used all but 16 of the 52 cards, then he used 52 - 16 = 36 cards. If for every card he used 75 toothpicks, then a box of toothpicks would have enough toothpicks for 450 / 75 = 6 cards. Since one box has enough toothpicks for 6 cards, then for 36 cards he would need 36 / 6 = 6 boxes of toothpicks.
The answer: 6
Reverse engineering the question: Eugene built a model house out of toothpicks and a deck of playing cards. For every card, he used 75 toothpicks. The deck of playing cards had 52 cards, and Eugene used all but 16 of the cards to build his house. If a box of toothpicks contains 450 toothpicks, how many boxes of toothpicks did Eugene use to create his model house?
Reasoning and answer: Since there are four types of chocolate bars and each type has 25 bars, the total number of chocolate bars is 25 * 4 = 100. Since there is a total of 100 chocolate bars and four types of chocolate, we divide 100 / 4 = 25%.
The answer: 25
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Question: Makenna is selling candy for her Softball Team. The box contains 25 milk chocolate bars, 25 dark chocolate bars, 25 milk chocolate with almond bars, and 25 white chocolate bars. What is the percentage of each type of chocolate bar?
Reasoning and answer: Since Rick and Jose's lunch cost was the same, Adam spent 2 / 3 * 45 = $30 on his lunch. The three friends ate food worth 30 + 45 + 45 = $120.
The answer: 120
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Question:
After working out for 3 hours, three friends go out for lunch. Adam spends two-thirds as much money on lunch as Rick. Rick and Jose eat lunch of the same price. If Jose ate lunch worth $45, what is the cost of lunch for all three?