Alton earns $8 x 7 = $56 per week. Therefore, his weekly profit after paying the rent is $56 - $20 = $36.
The answer: 36
Reverse engineering the question: Alton owns a business. He is currently renting a space that costs $20 per week. If Alton earns $8 per day, how much is his total profit every week?


Reasoning and answer: 1 week has 7 days so 2 weeks will have 2 * 7 = 14 days. The puppy will eat 1 / 4c three times a day so .25 * 3 = .75 cups per day. The puppy will eat .75 cups of food a day for 14 days for a total of .75 * 14 = 10.5 cups. The puppy will then eat `.5 cup of food twice a day so .5 * 2 = 1 cup per day. The puppy will eat 1 cup of food a day for 14 days for a total of 1 * 14 = 14 cups per day. She has already fed him .5 cup of food and he will eat 10.5 cups and another 14 cups for a total of .5 + 10.5 + 14 = 25 cups of food.
The answer: 25
What was the question?
Question: Lily got a new puppy for her birthday. She was responsible for feeding the puppy 1/4 cup of food three times a day for two weeks starting tomorrow. For the following 2 weeks, Lily will feed him 1/2 cup of food twice a day. She has fed him 1/2 cup of food today. Including today, how much food will the puppy eat over the next 4 weeks?


40% of $50 is (40 / 100) * $50 = $20. After Moses takes $20, there will be $50 - $20 = $30 left. Tony and Esther will split $30 equally among themselves so each of them will get $30 / 2 = $15. Moses gets $20 - $15 = $5 more than Esther.
The answer: 5
Reverse engineering the question: Tony, Moses and Esther are to share $50. Moses will take 40% of the total amount while Tony and Esther will split the remainder equally among themselves. How much more than Esther will Moses get?


Reasoning and answer: Sally has $80 + $20 = $100. While Jolly has $70 - $20 = $50. Thus, Sally and Jolly have $100 + $50 = $150 altogether.
The answer: 150
What was the question?
Question: If Sally had $20 less, she would have $80. If Jolly has $20 more, she would have $70. How much money do Sally and Jolly have altogether?


First find how many tickets she needs for the roller coaster: 5 tickets / ride * 7 rides = 35 tickets. Then find how many tickets she needs for the giant slide: 3 tickets / ride * 4 rides = 12 tickets. Then add the number of tickets she needs for each ride to find the total number of tickets she needs: 12 tickets + 35 tickets = 47 tickets.
The answer: 47
Reverse engineering the question: Janet needs 5 tickets to ride the roller coaster and 3 tickets to ride the giant slide. How many tickets does she need to ride the roller coaster 7 times and the giant slide 4 times?


Addie put 72 / 4 = 18 stamps in the scrapbook. Parker now has 18 + 18 = 36 stamps in his scrapbook.
The answer: 36
Reverse engineering the question:

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There were 18 stamps in Parker’s scrapbook. If Addie put one fourth of her 72 stamps in Parker’s scrapbook, how many stamps does he have now?