Reasoning and answer: They sold 400 * .8 = 320 tickets each day. So each day they made 320 * 30 = $9600. They did 2 + 1 = 3 days. So they made 9600 * 3 = $28,800.
The answer: 28800
What was the question?
Question: A small theater company sells tickets to a show. They have a 400 seat theater and fill to 80% capacity. Each ticket cost $30. They repeated the same performance 2 other days. How much did they make?


He needs 400 calories worth of peanut butter because 500 - 100 = 400. He needs 2 servings of peanut butter because 400 / 200 = 2.
The answer: 2
Reverse engineering the question: Toby is making toast and adding peanut butter to it. He wants to make sure he has 500 calories for breakfast. A piece of bread has 100 calories. A serving of peanut butter has 200 calories. If he has one piece of bread, how many servings of peanut butter should he add?


Reasoning and answer: Barbara will be able to sell all her stuffed animals for 9 x $2 = $18. Trish has 9 x 2 = 18 stuffed animals. Trish will be able to sell all her stuffed animals for 18 x $1.50 = $27. Therefore, they will donate a total of $18 + $27 = $45 to their class funds.
The answer: 45
What was the question?
Question: Barbara has 9 stuffed animals. Trish has two times as many stuffed animals as Barbara. They planned to sell their stuffed animals and donate all the money to their class funds. Barbara will sell her stuffed animals for $2 each while Trish will sell them for $1.50 each. How much money will they donate to their class funds?


Let X be the amount Susan had originally. Susan spent 1 / 5 * X in September, 1 / 4 * X in October, and $120 in November. Susan has X - 1 / 5 * X - 1 / 4 * X - $120 = $540 left. Combining like terms, we get 11 / 20 * X - $120 = $540. Adding $120 to both sides, we get 11 / 20 * X = $660. Dividing both sides by 11 / 20 we get X = $1200.
The answer: 1200
Reverse engineering the question: Susan had a sum of money. She spent 1/5 of it in September, 1/4 of it in October, and $120 in November. After spending these amounts of money, she still had $540 left. How much money did she have at first?


Reasoning and answer: Every day, Jaylen’s dog eats 1 x 2 = 2 cups of dog food. The bag will feed her dog for 32 / 2 = 16 days.
The answer: 16
What was the question?
Question: Jaylen’s dog eats 1 cup of dog food in the morning and 1 cup of dog food in the evening. If she buys a bag that has 32 cups of dog food, how many days can she feed her dog with it?


Reasoning and answer: If the magnet cost 3 - times more than the sticker, the sticker cost 3 / 1 = 1 dollar. If the magnet cost 1 / 4 the price of the two stuffed animals combined, then two stuffed animals cost 3 * 4 = 12 dollars. Thus, a single stuffed animal cost 12 / 2 = 6 dollars.
The answer: 6
What was the question?
Question:
At a garage sale, Tish bought 4 items: a red horseshoe magnet, two stuffed animals, and a large sticker which read, "Why can't teachers solve their own math problems?" The magnet cost three times more than the sticker, but only one quarter the price of the two stuffed animals combined. If the Magnet cost $3, how much, in dollars, did a single stuffed animal cost?