Reasoning and answer: The basketball team earned 50 x $2 = $100 from selling cupcakes. They also earned 40 x 0.5 = $20 from selling cookies. So their total earnings was $100 + $20 = $120. The two basketballs cost $40 x 2 = $80. Thus, $120 - $80 = $40 was used to buy the 20 bottles of energy drinks. Therefore, each bottle of energy drink costs $40 / 20 = $2.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: The basketball team sold 50 cupcakes for $2 each and 40 cookies for $0.5 each. Then the money from their sales was used to buy two basketballs that cost $40 each. The rest of the money was used to buy 20 bottles of energy drinks. How much does a bottle of energy drink cost?

Reasoning and answer: After going shopping, Abigail had 11 2 = 9 dollars left. This means she lost 9 3 = 6 dollars.
The answer: 6
What was the question?
Question: Abigail thinks she has some lost some money out of her purse. She had $11 in her purse at the start of the day, and she spent $2 in a store. If she now has $3 left, how much money has she lost?

Reasoning and answer: The walls take away 2 * 1 = 2 inches from each dimension. So the longer sides are 26 - 2 = 24 inches. That is 24 / 12 = 2 feet. The smaller dimension is 14 - 2 = 12 inches. That is 12 / 12 = 1 foot. So the internal volume is 2 * 2 * 1 = 4 cubic feet.
The answer: 4
What was the question?
Question:
John builds a box. The box is 26 inches by 26 inches by 14 inches. The walls are 1 inch thick on each side. How much is the internal volume in cubic feet?