Reasoning and answer: Elena has 8 * 6 = 48 lily petals. Elena has 5 * 3 = 15 tulip petals. Elena has a total of 48 + 15 = 63 petals.
The answer: 63
What was the question?
Question: Elena has 8 lilies and 5 tulips in her garden. Each lily has 6 petals. Each tulip has 3 petals. How many flower petals are in Elena’s garden?


2 pounds of apples at $2.00 / pound would cost 2 * 2 = $4.00. If we add all of the purchases together then the total bill was 4 + 2 + .50 + 1.50 = $8.00. There are 8 servings per pie. So $8.00 / 8 servings = $1.00 per serving.
The answer: 1
Reverse engineering the question: Hannah wanted to make an apple pie that would serve 8 people. She needed 2 pounds of apples that were on sale for $2.00 per pound. The pre-made pie crust cost $2.00. The lemon cost $.50 and the butter cost $1.50. How much did each serving of pie cost?


Reasoning and answer: Gordon’s bags weigh 3 + 7 = 10 pounds. Trace’s five bags all weigh the same amount, so each bag weighs 10 / 5 = 2 pounds.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: Trace has five shopping bags that weigh the same amount as Gordon’s two shopping bags. One of Gordon’s shopping bags weighs three pounds and the other weighs seven. Trace’s shopping bags all weigh the same amount. How many pounds does one of Trace’s bags weigh?


When she orders 30 boxes, the total number of packs in the boxes is 30 * 40 = 1200 packs. If a pack has 160 diapers, 1200 packs contain 1200 * 160 = 192000 diapers. After selling all the diapers, Meadow gets 192000 * $5 = $960000.
The answer: 960000
Reverse engineering the question: Meadow has a business that sells baby diapers to her local townspeople. She orders 30 boxes of diapers containing 40 packs weekly, with each pack having 160 diapers. She sells each diaper for $5. How much money is Meadow making from selling all her diapers?


Reasoning and answer: If Zig wrote 60 books, four times as many books as Flo, Flo wrote 60 / 4 = 15 books. Together, they wrote 60 + 15 = 75 books.
The answer: 75
What was the question?
Question: Zig wrote four times as many books as Flo. If Zig wrote 60 books, how many books did they write altogether?


Reasoning and answer: Let J = Josh's distance. 2J = Selena's distance. J + 2J = 36. 3J = 36 miles. J = 12. 2J = 24 miles. Selena ran 24 miles.
The answer: 24
What was the question?
Question:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Selena and Josh were running in a race. Together they ran 36 miles. Josh ran half of the distance that Selena ran. How many miles did Selena run?