Lara gave 15 + 6 = 21 stems of flowers to her grandma. She gave away 21 + 15 = 36 stems of flowers. Therefore, Lara put 52 - 36 = 16 stems of flowers in the vase.
The answer: 16
Reverse engineering the question: Lara bought 52 stems of flowers at the flower shop. She gave 15 flowers to her mom and gave 6 more flowers than she gave to her mom to her grandma. She put the rest in a vase. How many stems of flowers did Lara put in the vase?


Reasoning and answer: He buys a plain croissant for $3.50 and an almond croissant for $5.50 for a total of $3.50 + $5.50 = $9.00 on pastries per weekend. In one year, which is 52 weeks, he spends 52 * $9 = $468.00 on pastries.
The answer: 468
What was the question?
Question: Harrison buys a regular croissant on Saturdays for $3.50 and an almond croissant for $5.50 on Sundays. How much does he spend on croissants in a year?


First find the total amount of time he spends trying to get off the freeway: 2 hours * 4 = 8 hours. Then add the time he spends waiting in traffic to find the total time: 8 hours + 2 hours = 10 hours.
The answer: 10
Reverse engineering the question: Martin spends 2 hours waiting in traffic, then four times that long trying to get off the freeway. How much time does he waste total?


Reasoning and answer: Paul caught 5 fish 12 / 2 = 6 times that day. So he was able to catch in total 6 * 5 = 30 fish.
The answer: 30
What was the question?
Question: Paul goes fishing every Saturday. Last week he was able to catch 5 fish for every 2 hours he was fishing. How many fish did he catch when he was fishing for 12 hours?


The total number of books is 9 books + 7 books = 16 books. The cost of the books is $11 / book × 16 books = $176. The cost of the magazines is $1 / magazine × 3 magazines = $3. Whitney spent $3 + $176 = $179 in all.
The answer: 179
Reverse engineering the question: Whitney bought 9 books about whales and 7 books about fish. She also bought 3 magazines. Each book cost $11 and each magazine cost $1. How much did Whitney spend in all?


Making the round trip to school means driving from the house to school and then back, for a total of 2.5 + 2.5 = 5 miles. He makes this trip twice in one day for a total of 2 * 5 = 10 miles. He does this 4 times in a week for a total of 4 * 10 = 40 miles. The round trip (once a week) to the market is 2 + 2 = 4 miles. His total mileage for a typical week = 40 + 4 = 44 miles.
The answer: 44
Reverse engineering the question:
The trip from Philip's house to the children's school is 2.5 miles, and the trip to the market is 2 miles. He makes the round trip to school two times (when taking the children to school and when bringing them back) every day for 4 days a week. Then he makes a round trip to the market once during weekends. What is his car's mileage for a typical week?
Lara gave 15 + 6 = 21 stems of flowers to her grandma. She gave away 21 + 15 = 36 stems of flowers. Therefore, Lara put 52 - 36 = 16 stems of flowers in the vase.
The answer: 16
Reverse engineering the question: Lara bought 52 stems of flowers at the flower shop. She gave 15 flowers to her mom and gave 6 more flowers than she gave to her mom to her grandma. She put the rest in a vase. How many stems of flowers did Lara put in the vase?


Reasoning and answer: He buys a plain croissant for $3.50 and an almond croissant for $5.50 for a total of $3.50 + $5.50 = $9.00 on pastries per weekend. In one year, which is 52 weeks, he spends 52 * $9 = $468.00 on pastries.
The answer: 468
What was the question?
Question: Harrison buys a regular croissant on Saturdays for $3.50 and an almond croissant for $5.50 on Sundays. How much does he spend on croissants in a year?


First find the total amount of time he spends trying to get off the freeway: 2 hours * 4 = 8 hours. Then add the time he spends waiting in traffic to find the total time: 8 hours + 2 hours = 10 hours.
The answer: 10
Reverse engineering the question: Martin spends 2 hours waiting in traffic, then four times that long trying to get off the freeway. How much time does he waste total?


Reasoning and answer: Paul caught 5 fish 12 / 2 = 6 times that day. So he was able to catch in total 6 * 5 = 30 fish.
The answer: 30
What was the question?
Question: Paul goes fishing every Saturday. Last week he was able to catch 5 fish for every 2 hours he was fishing. How many fish did he catch when he was fishing for 12 hours?


The total number of books is 9 books + 7 books = 16 books. The cost of the books is $11 / book × 16 books = $176. The cost of the magazines is $1 / magazine × 3 magazines = $3. Whitney spent $3 + $176 = $179 in all.
The answer: 179
Reverse engineering the question: Whitney bought 9 books about whales and 7 books about fish. She also bought 3 magazines. Each book cost $11 and each magazine cost $1. How much did Whitney spend in all?


Making the round trip to school means driving from the house to school and then back, for a total of 2.5 + 2.5 = 5 miles. He makes this trip twice in one day for a total of 2 * 5 = 10 miles. He does this 4 times in a week for a total of 4 * 10 = 40 miles. The round trip (once a week) to the market is 2 + 2 = 4 miles. His total mileage for a typical week = 40 + 4 = 44 miles.
The answer: 44
Reverse engineering the question:
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The trip from Philip's house to the children's school is 2.5 miles, and the trip to the market is 2 miles. He makes the round trip to school two times (when taking the children to school and when bringing them back) every day for 4 days a week. Then he makes a round trip to the market once during weekends. What is his car's mileage for a typical week?
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Lara gave 15 + 6 = 21 stems of flowers to her grandma. She gave away 21 + 15 = 36 stems of flowers. Therefore, Lara put 52 - 36 = 16 stems of flowers in the vase.
The answer: 16
Reverse engineering the question: Lara bought 52 stems of flowers at the flower shop. She gave 15 flowers to her mom and gave 6 more flowers than she gave to her mom to her grandma. She put the rest in a vase. How many stems of flowers did Lara put in the vase?


Reasoning and answer: He buys a plain croissant for $3.50 and an almond croissant for $5.50 for a total of $3.50 + $5.50 = $9.00 on pastries per weekend. In one year, which is 52 weeks, he spends 52 * $9 = $468.00 on pastries.
The answer: 468
What was the question?
Question: Harrison buys a regular croissant on Saturdays for $3.50 and an almond croissant for $5.50 on Sundays. How much does he spend on croissants in a year?


First find the total amount of time he spends trying to get off the freeway: 2 hours * 4 = 8 hours. Then add the time he spends waiting in traffic to find the total time: 8 hours + 2 hours = 10 hours.
The answer: 10
Reverse engineering the question: Martin spends 2 hours waiting in traffic, then four times that long trying to get off the freeway. How much time does he waste total?


Reasoning and answer: Paul caught 5 fish 12 / 2 = 6 times that day. So he was able to catch in total 6 * 5 = 30 fish.
The answer: 30
What was the question?
Question: Paul goes fishing every Saturday. Last week he was able to catch 5 fish for every 2 hours he was fishing. How many fish did he catch when he was fishing for 12 hours?


The total number of books is 9 books + 7 books = 16 books. The cost of the books is $11 / book × 16 books = $176. The cost of the magazines is $1 / magazine × 3 magazines = $3. Whitney spent $3 + $176 = $179 in all.
The answer: 179
Reverse engineering the question: Whitney bought 9 books about whales and 7 books about fish. She also bought 3 magazines. Each book cost $11 and each magazine cost $1. How much did Whitney spend in all?


Making the round trip to school means driving from the house to school and then back, for a total of 2.5 + 2.5 = 5 miles. He makes this trip twice in one day for a total of 2 * 5 = 10 miles. He does this 4 times in a week for a total of 4 * 10 = 40 miles. The round trip (once a week) to the market is 2 + 2 = 4 miles. His total mileage for a typical week = 40 + 4 = 44 miles.
The answer: 44
Reverse engineering the question:
The trip from Philip's house to the children's school is 2.5 miles, and the trip to the market is 2 miles. He makes the round trip to school two times (when taking the children to school and when bringing them back) every day for 4 days a week. Then he makes a round trip to the market once during weekends. What is his car's mileage for a typical week?