Let 5 M&M candies and 3 Starbursts candies be referred to as the unit amounts of each candy. 5 M&M candies make one unit so 25 makes 25 / 5 = 5 units of M&M candies. For every unit of 5 M&M candies, there is a corresponding unit of 3 Starbursts candies so for 5 units of M&M, she has 5 units of 3 Starbursts candies which is = 5 * 3 = 15 Starbursts candies.
The answer: 15
Reverse engineering the question: Penelope has 5 M&M candies for every 3 Starbursts candies. If she has 25 M&M candies, how many Starbursts candies does she have?
Reasoning and answer: Twice as many blue beads as purple beads in the necklace are 2 * 7 = 14 beads. Sue also has 11 more green beads than blue beads, a total of 14 + 11 = 25 beads. The necklace has 7 purple + 14 blue + 25 green = 46 beads.
The answer: 46
What was the question?
Question: All of the beads in Sue's necklace are either purple, blue, or green. If Sue has 7 purple beads, twice as many blue beads as purple beads, and 11 more green beads than blue beads, how many beads are in the necklace?
The discount for the Delta flight would come to $850 * 0.20 = $170. The final price of the Delta flight would come to $850 - $170 = $680. The discount of the United flight would come to $1100 * 0.30 = $330. The final price of the United flight would come to $1100 - $330 = $770. The Delta flight would be cheaper than the United flight by $770 - $680 = $90.
The answer: 90
Reverse engineering the question: Carrie wants to take a trip to New York. She can get a 20% discount on an $850 flight with Delta Airlines. She can also save 30% off an $1100 flight with United Airlines. How much money would she save by choosing the cheapest flight?
Reasoning and answer: Nicole ate 2 / 5 of the total number of cookies, which is 2 / 5 * 600 = 240. The total number of cookies that remained in the box after Nicole ate 240 is 600 - 240 = 360. Eduardo then ate 3 / 5 of the remaining cookies, a total of 3 / 5 * 360 = 216 cookies. The total number of cookies that remained after Eduardo ate 216 is 360 - 216 = 144. The percentage of the cookies that remained out of the original amount is 144 / 600 * 100% = 24%.
The answer: 24
What was the question?
Question: There were 600 cookies in a box. Nicole ate 2/5 of the total number of cookies, while Eduardo ate 3/5 of the remaining amount. What percentage of the original cookies remained?
Josh's collections weights 18 * 16 = 288 ounces. Josh's collection contains 288 * 7 = 2016 caps.
The answer: 2016
Reverse engineering the question: Josh found out that 7 bottle caps weigh exactly one ounce. Josh's entire bottle cap collection weighs 18 pounds exactly. How many bottle caps does Josh have in his collection?
Robbie gets 3 x 10 = 30 grams of fat every morning. He gets 10 x 2 = 20 grams of fat every afternoon. And he gets 5 x 10 = 50 grams of fat every evening. So, the total grams of fat he gets every day is 50 + 30 + 20 = 100. Therefore, the total grams of fat he gets every week is 100 x 7 = 700.
The answer: 700
Reverse engineering the question:
Robbie is tracking his nutrition intake per week. He eats 3 cups of rice in the morning, 2 cups of rice in the afternoon, and 5 cups of rice in the evening. If a cup of rice has 10 grams of fat, how many grams of fat does Robbie get in a week?