Reasoning and answer: The number of people who took only wine is the difference between the number of people who took wine and those who took wine and soda which is 26 - 17 = 9 people. In the same manner, the number of people who took only soda is 22 - 17 = 5 people. Therefore the total number present is the sum of those who took wine only, those who took soda only and those who took both which is 9 + 5 + 17 = 31 people.
The answer: 31
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Question: At a gathering, it was reported that 26 people took wine, 22 people took soda, and 17 people took both drinks. If each person could have taken one or more drinks regardless of what was reported, how many people altogether were at the gathering?


Darcy = 2 * Dexter = 2 * 8 = 16. Last year Darcy was 16 - 1 = 15. Dallas was 3 times Darcy last year = 3 * 15 = 45. Dallas is a year older now = 45 + 1 = 46. Dallas is 46 years old now.
The answer: 46
Reverse engineering the question: Last year Dallas was 3 times the age of his sister Darcy. Darcy is twice as old as Dexter who is 8 right now. How old is Dallas now?


Reasoning and answer: Josh spent 1.75 + 1.25 = 3 dollars in total. Josh had 6 + 3 = 9 dollars at first.
The answer: 9
What was the question?
Question: Josh has some money. He spent $1.75 on a drink, and then spent another $1.25. If he had $6 left, how much money, in dollars, did Josh have at first?


Grace can read 200 / 20 = 10 pages in 1 hour. So she can finish a 250 - page book in 250 / 10 = 25 hours.
The answer: 25
Reverse engineering the question: Grace can read a 200-page book in 20 hours. How long would it take her to finish reading a 250-page book at this constant rate?


Reasoning and answer: Tammy can eat twice as many pickle slices as Sammy who eats 15 so Tammy can eat 15 * 2 = 30 pickle slices. Ron eats 20% fewer pickle slices than Tammy who eats 30 pickle slices so that's .20 * 30 = 6 fewer slices than Tammy. Tammy eats 30 slices and Ron eats 6 less, then Ron eats 30 - 6 = 24 pickle slices.
The answer: 24
What was the question?
Question: Sammy can eat 15 pickle slices. His twin sister Tammy can eat twice as much as Sammy. Their older brother Ron eats 20% fewer pickles slices than Tammy. How many pickle slices does Ron eat?


Reasoning and answer: First find the number of anticonvulsant pills Holly takes: 3 pills * 2 = 6 pills. Then find the total number of pills Holly takes each day: 6 pills + 2 pills + 3 pills = 11 pills. Then multiply that number by the number of days in a week to find the number of pills Holly takes each week: 11 pills / day * 7 days / week = 77 pills / week.
The answer: 77
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Question:

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Holly needs to take 2 insulin pills per day, 3 blood pressure pills per day, and twice as many anticonvulsants as blood pressure pills each day. How many pills does Holly take in a week?