Let x represent the amount that Pop spent in $. Crackle: 3x. Snap:2(3x) = 6x. x + 3x + 6x = 150. 10x = 150. x = 15.
The answer: 15
Reverse engineering the question: Snap, Crackle, and Pop spend $150 on cereal in a grocery store. Snap spends twice as much as Crackle. Crackle spends 3 times as much as Pop. How much did Pop spend?
Reasoning and answer: It takes Alexis 2 x 6 = 12 hours to sew 6 skirts. It takes Alexis another 7 x 4 = 28 hours to sew 4 coats. In total it takes Alexis 12 + 28 = 40 hours to sew 6 skirts and 4 coats.
The answer: 40
What was the question?
Question: Alexis can sew a skirt in 2 hours and a coat in 7 hours. How long does it take for Alexis to sew 6 skirts and 4 coats?
The price of the tea was twice the price of the cheese, so the cheese cost was 10 / 2 = $5. The price of the butter was 80 / 100 * 5 = $4. If the bread was 2 times cheaper than butter, that means it cost 4 / 2 = $2. That means Ursula paid for all her shopping 2 + 4 + 5 + 10 = $21.
The answer: 21
Reverse engineering the question: Ursula went to the store and bought butter, bread, a package of cheese, and tea. The bread was 2 times cheaper than the butter, while the price of the butter was 80% of the price of cheese. Tea was the most expensive and cost twice the price of a package of cheese. If the tea cost $10, how much did Ursula pay for her purchases?
Reasoning and answer: Ella's score is 40 items - 4 items = 36 items. Half of Ella's score is 36 items / 2 = 18 items. So, Marion's score is 18 items + 6 items = 24 items.
The answer: 24
What was the question?
Question: The result from the 40-item Statistics exam Marion and Ella took already came out. Ella got 4 incorrect answers while Marion got 6 more than half the score of Ella. What is Marion's score?
Carrie worked 2 hours x 4 days = 8 hours. Carrie was paid $22 x 8 = $176. Her profit was $176 - $54 = $122.
The answer: 122
Reverse engineering the question: Carrie worked for 2 hours a day for 4 days to make and decorate a wedding cake. She was paid $22 an hour. The cost for supplies to make the cake was $54. How much profit did Carrie earn on the cake?
If Jane got 60 points and lost 20 points then the total number of points she accumulated in all the rounds was 60 + 20 = 80 points. If each round is awarded 10 points, then the number of rounds will be 80 / 10 = 8 rounds.
The answer: 8
Reverse engineering the question:
In a card game, you are awarded 10 points if you win one round. While playing, Jane ends up with 60 points. If she lost 20 points, then how many rounds did she play?