Reasoning and answer: Four tires cost $42 x 4 = $168. So, the price of the battery is $224 - $168 = $56.
The answer: 56
What was the question?
Question: Four tires and one battery together cost $224. Each tire costs $42. Calculate the price of the battery.


First, we find out how many people live in each building. In addition to 10 1 person apartments, as a studio apartment is for a single person, there are 20 2 person apartments meaning there are 20 * 2 = 40 people capable of living there. We then find out how many people can live in the 4 person apartments by multiplying the number of available 4 person apartments by 4, performing 5 * 4 = 20 people capable of living there. So, in 1 building there is room for 10 + 40 + 20 = 70 people. We multiply this by the 4 buildings in total, finding a maximum occupancy of 4 * 70 = 280 people. We then multiply this by .75 to find out how many people would live there at 75% of maximum occupancy, performing 280 * .75 = 210 people.
The answer: 210
Reverse engineering the question: An apartment complex has 4 identical buildings. Each building has 10 studio apartments, 20 2 person apartments, and 5 4 person apartments. How many people live in the apartment complex if it has 75% of its maximum occupancy?


Reasoning and answer: Both Polly and Peter played 30 / 2 = 15 moves each one. With an average of 28 seconds per move, Polly's moves lasted a total of 15 * 28 = 420 seconds. With an average of 40 seconds per move, Peter's moves lasted a total of 15 * 40 = 600 seconds. In total, the match lasted 420 + 600 = 1020 seconds. In minutes, the match lasted 1020 / 60 = 17 minutes.
The answer: 17
What was the question?
Question: Polly and Peter play chess. Polly takes an average of 28 seconds per move, while Peter takes an average of 40 seconds per move. The match ends after 30 moves. How many minutes did the match last?


The vending machine has been used 30 times, so it has failed to drop a snack 30 / 6 = 5 times. The vending machine has dropped 2 snacks 30 / 10 = 3 times. It has operated normally and dropped 1 snack 30 - 5 - 3 = 22 times. Thus, the vending machine has dropped 22 + 3 * 2 = 22 + 6 = 28 snacks in thirty uses.
The answer: 28
Reverse engineering the question: The vending machine fails to drop a snack when it’s purchased one in six times. One in ten times, it will accidentally drop two snacks. The rest of the time, it drops the purchased snack. If thirty people have used the vending machine once each to purchase a snack, how many snacks has the vending machine dropped?


Reasoning and answer: At the start, Jeremy had two times more money than the price of the computer, which means he had 2 * 3000 = $6000. The cost of the accessories stands at 3000 * 1 / 10 = $300. This leaves Jeremy with 6000 - 3000 - 300 = $2700.
The answer: 2700
What was the question?
Question: Jeremy bought a computer for $3000, and some accessories for 10% of the price of the computer. How much money has Jeremy if, before the purchase, he had two times more money, than the cost of the computer itself?


Reasoning and answer: Jay scored 4 + 6 = 10 points. Together, Tobee and Jay scores 4 + 10 = 14 points. So, Sean scored 14 - 2 = 12 points. Thus, Tobee, Jay, and Sean scored a total of 4 + 10 + 12 = 26 points for their team.
The answer: 26
What was the question?
Question:

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In a basketball game, Tobee scored 4 points. Jay scored 6 more than Tobee and Sean scored 2 less than the points of Tobee and Jay together. If Tobee, Jay, and Sean are on the same team, how many points did they score for their team?