Reasoning and answer: Haircuts = 8 * 12 = 96. Styles = 5 * 25 = 125. Total earned = 96 + 125 = $221.
The answer: 221
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Question: Shaniqua styles hair. For every haircut she makes $12 and for every style she makes $25. How many dollars would Shaniqua make if she gave 8 haircuts and 5 styles?
John earnt $18 / 2 = $9 on Sunday. In total, John made $18 + $9 + $20 = $47 over the two weekends. John needs $60 - $47 = $13 extra to buy the pogo stick.
The answer: 13
Reverse engineering the question: John earned $18 on Saturday but he only managed to earn half that amount on Sunday. He earned $20 the previous weekend. How much more money does he need to earn to give him the $60 he needs to buy a new pogo stick?
Reasoning and answer: 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
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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?
There will be a total of 1 + 4 = 5 people who will share the muffins. Each of them will have 20 / 5 = 4 muffins.
The answer: 4
Reverse engineering the question: Jessie invited 4 friends over to play. They made muffins for a snack and Jesse wants to divide them equally between herself and her friends. If they made 20 muffins in total, how many will each person have?
Reasoning and answer: Mary gives away 26 / 2 = 13 blue shirts. Mary gives away 36 / 3 = 12 brown shirts. Mary has 26 - 13 = 13 blue shirts left. Mary has 36 - 12 = 24 brown shirts left. Mary has 13 + 24 = 37 shirts left.
The answer: 37
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Question: Mary has 26 blue shirts and 36 brown shirts. If she gives away half of her blue shirts and a third of her brown shirts, how many shirts does she have left?
Reasoning and answer: There are 22 pieces of pizza because 14 plus 8 equals 22. They have eaten 18 pieces of pizza because 9 plus 9 equals 18. There are 4 pieces of pizza left because 22 minus 18 equals 4. There are 2 pieces per person because 4 divided by 2 equals 2.
The answer: 2
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Question:
Phil and Andre decide to order some pizza. They get a small cheese and a large pepperoni. The small pizza has 8 slices, The large has 14 slices. They have both eaten 9 slices already. How many pieces are left per person?