Reasoning and answer: Every tray needs 80 cookies and she's making 3 trays so 8 * 3 = 240. Every box of cookies has 60 cookies. She needs 240 cookies so 240 / 60 = 4 boxes. The boxes cost $3.50 each and she needs 4 boxes so 3.50 * 4 = $14.00.
The answer: 14
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Question: Brenda volunteered to make 3 trays of banana pudding for the family reunion. Each tray of banana pudding would need 80 wafer cookies. A box of wafer cookies only had 60 cookies per box. Each box costs $3.50. How much will it cost her to buy just enough boxes for 3 trays of banana pudding?

Reasoning and answer: He has given out 120 tickets because 15 x 8 = 120. He has 16 days left to had out tickets because 31 - 15 = 16. He has to give out 80 more because 200 - 120 = 80. He has to give out 5 a day because 80 / 16 = 5.
The answer: 5
What was the question?
Question: Officer Hopps has to give out 200 tickets in May. The first 15 days he averages 8 tickets a day. How many does he have to average each day for the rest of the month to reach his required goal?

Reasoning and answer: The boys brought a total of 10 x 15 = 150 popsicle sticks. The girls brought a total of 12 x 12 = 144 popsicle sticks. Therefore, the girls brought 150 - 144 = 6 fewer popsicle sticks than the boys.
The answer: 6
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Question:

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Ten boys brought 15 popsicle sticks each. Twelve girls brought 12 popsicle sticks each. How many fewer popsicle sticks did the girls bring than the boys?