Reasoning and answer: Beth and Jan scored a total of 12 + 10 = 22. Judy and Angel scored a total of 8 + 11 = 19. Thus, the first team scores 22 - 19 = 3 more points than the second team.
The answer: 3
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Question: In the first team, Beth scored 12 while Jan scored 10. In the second team, Judy scored 8 while Angel scored 11. How many more points did the first team get than the second team?


Three pounds of beef cost $4 x 3 = $12. Mary's mother paid $12 + $1 = $13 for the beef and oil. Hence, the 2 - pound chicken cost $16 - $13 = $3. There are 1 (Mary) + 2 friends = 3 people who will split the $3 cost. Therefore, each of them will pay $3 / 3 = $1.
The answer: 1
Reverse engineering the question: Mary and her two friends agreed to evenly pay for the cost of 2 pounds of chicken. Mary's mother went to the grocery and bought the 2-pound chicken, 3 pounds of beef that cost $4 per pound, and a liter of oil that costs $1. If Mary's mother paid a total of $16 for the grocery, how much should Mary and her two friends pay each for the chicken?


Reasoning and answer: If Beatrix has 30 books, Alannah has 30 books + 20 books = 50 books. Queen has 1 / 5 * 50 books = 10 more books than Alannah. The total number of books Queen has is 50 books + 10 books = 60 books. All three have 60 books + 50 books + 30 books = 140 books together.
The answer: 140
What was the question?
Question: Alannah, Beatrix, and Queen are preparing for the new school year and have been given books by their parents. Alannah has 20 more books than Beatrix. Queen has 1/5 times more books than Alannah. If Beatrix has 30 books, how many books do the three have together?


Donaldsons pay $15 / hour = 15 * 7 = $105. The Mercks pay $18 / hour = 18 * 6 = $108. The Hilles pay $20 / hour = 20 * 3 = 60. The total amount Layla earned is 105 + 108 + 60 = 273. Layla earned $273 for babysitting.
The answer: 273
Reverse engineering the question: The Donaldsons pay $15 per hour for babysitting. The Merck family pays $18 per hour and the Hille family pays $20 per hour for babysitting. Layla babysat for the Donaldsons for 7 hours, the Merck family for 6 hours and the Hille family for 3 hours. How many dollars did Layla earn babysitting?


Reasoning and answer: Bellas has 100% / 25% = 4 times less earrings than Monica. This means that Monica has 10 * 4 = 40 earrings. Rachel has two times fewer earrings than Monica, which means 40 / 2 = 20 earrings. So all three friends, have a total of 10 + 40 + 20 = 70 earrings.
The answer: 70
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Question: Bella, Monica, and Rachel are friends who like jewelry. Bella has 10 earrings, which is 25% of Monica's earrings, and Monica has twice as many earrings as Rachel. How many earrings do all of the friends have?


Reasoning and answer: First we need to know what half of Bills toys are, 60 toys / 2 = 30 toys. Hash has 9 toys + 30 toys = 39 toys. Together the boys have 60 toys + 39 toys = 99 toys.
The answer: 99
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Question:

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Hash has nine more than half as many toys as Bill has. If Bill has 60 toys, how many total toys do the boys have?