Reasoning and answer: If Sue has 48 nuts, and Harry has twice as many nuts as Sue, Harry has 2 * 48 = 96 nuts. Bill has 6 times as many nuts as Harry, and since Harry has 96 nuts, Bill has 96 * 6 = 576 nuts. Combined, Bill and Harry have 576 + 96 = 672 nuts.
The answer: 672
What was the question?
Question: Bill has 6 times as many nuts as Harry, and Harry has twice as many nuts as Sue. If Sue has 48 nuts, how many do Bill and Harry have combined?


The area of a square is calculated as length * width. Because all a square has all sides equal then we can say that given a side S, the area is S * S. For square A of sides A, the area is A * A = 25 or A^2 = 25. Solving for A we know that A = 5. For square B of sides B, the area is B * B = 81 or B^2 = 81. Solving for B we know that B = 9. The side difference between A and B is 9 - 5 = 4.
The answer: 4
Reverse engineering the question: The area of square A is 25. The area of square B is 81. What's the length difference between the sides of square A and B?


Reasoning and answer: Barbi = 1.5 * 12 months = 18 kg. Luca = 9 * 11 = 99 kg. 99 - 18 = 81 kg. Luca lost 81 kg more than Barbi.
The answer: 81
What was the question?
Question: Barbi lost 1.5 kilograms each month for a year. Luca lost 9 kilograms every year for 11 years. How many more kilograms did Luca lose than Barbi?


Matthew rode 350 feet to the first sign, so there are 1000 - 350 = 650 feet between the first sign and the end. After passing the second sign Matthew road 275, so 650 - 275 = 375 feet remain.
The answer: 375
Reverse engineering the question: Matt rode his bike away from the house, he rode a total of 1000 feet. Along the way, he passed a stop sign that was 350 feet away from his house. He continued his ride and passed a second sign. After passing the second sign he road an additional 275 feet. How many feet are between the first and second signs?


Reasoning and answer: Hannah's total earnings are 18 hours * $30 / hour = $540 a week. Her pay was docked because she was late 3 times, so 3 times * $5 per time = $15 were docked. She gets paid $540 - $15 = $525 at the end of the week.
The answer: 525
What was the question?
Question: Hannah is trying to figure out how much she'll get paid this week. She makes $30/hour and works 18 hours per week. Her pay is docked $5 each time she's late. If she was late 3 times this week, how much does she get paid?


Reasoning and answer: Aiguo = 20 shells. Vail = 20 - 5 = 15 shells. Stefan = 15 + 16 = 31 shells. Total = 20 + 15 + 31 = 66. The 3 children had 66 seashells altogether.
The answer: 66
What was the question?
Question:

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Stefan, Vail, and Aiguo collected seashells. Stefan had 16 more seashells than Vail. Vail had 5 less than Aiguo. Aiguo had 20 seashells. How many seashells did the 3 children have in total?