diff --git a/reasoning_gym/arithmetic/basic_arithmetic.py b/reasoning_gym/arithmetic/basic_arithmetic.py
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+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from random import Random
+
+# more variability
+def generate_math_task(
+    rng: Random, num_terms: int, num_digits: int, op: list[str] = ["+", "-", "*"]
+) -> tuple[str, int]:
+    parts = []
+
+    def add_terms(remaining: int):
+        num_left = rng.randint(1, remaining)
+        num_right = remaining - num_left
+
+        if num_left > 1 and rng.random() > 0.5:
+            if rng.random() > 0.5:
+                parts.append("-(")
+            else:
+                parts.append("(")
+            add_terms(num_left)
+            parts.append(")")
+        else:
+            for i in range(num_left):
+                c = rng.randint(-(10**num_digits) + 1, 10**num_digits - 1)
+                parts.append(str(c))
+                if i + 1 < num_left:
+                    parts.append(rng.choice(op))
+
+        if num_right > 0:
+            parts.append(rng.choice(op))
+            add_terms(num_right)
+
+    add_terms(num_terms)
+
+    space_parts = []
+    for p in parts:
+        while rng.random() < 0.15:
+            space_parts.append(" ")
+        space_parts.append(p)
+
+    term = " ".join(space_parts)
+    ground_truth = eval(term)
+
+    return term, ground_truth
+
+
+def generate_task_file():
+    rng = Random(42)
+
+    num_tasks = 100_000
+    i = 0
+
+    output_filename = "math_tasks.jsonl"
+    file_path = Path(output_filename)
+    with file_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        while i < num_tasks:
+            num_terms = rng.randint(2, 6)
+            num_digits = rng.randint(1, 6)
+            term, ground_truth = generate_math_task(
+                rng, num_terms=num_terms, num_digits=num_digits
+            )
+            if abs(ground_truth) > 10**8 or abs(ground_truth) < 10:
+                continue
+
+            question_templates = [
+                "{0}",
+                "{0} =",
+                "{0} = ?",
+                "What is {0}?",
+                "Solve {0}",
+            ]
+
+            template = rng.choice(question_templates)
+            formatted_task = template.format(term)
+
+            entry = {
+                "id": str(i),
+                "question": formatted_task,
+                "answer": str(ground_truth),
+                "num_terms": num_terms,
+                "num_digits": num_digits,
+            }
+
+            json.dump(entry, f)
+            f.write("\n")
+            i += 1
+
+
+
+
+class BasicIntArithmeticTaskConfig:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        min_digits: int = 1,
+        max_digits: int = 5,
+        min_terms: int = 2,
+        max_terms: int = 8,
+    ):
+        self.min_digits = min_digits
+        self.max_digits = max_digits
+        self.min_terms = min_terms
+        self.max_terms = max_terms
+        self.operators = ["+", "-"]
+
+    def validate(self):
+        assert self.min_digits > 0
+        assert self.max_digits >= self.min_digits
+        assert self.min_terms > 1
+        assert self.max_terms >= self.min_terms
+        assert len(self.operators) > 0
+
+
+def generate_task(rng: Random, cfg: BasicIntArithmeticTaskConfig) -> str:
+    num_terms = rng.randint(cfg.min_terms, cfg.max_terms)
+    num_digits = rng.randint(cfg.min_digits, cfg.max_digits)
+    constants = [rng.randint(0, 10**num_digits) for _ in range(num_terms)]
+    operators = [rng.choice(cfg.operators) for _ in range(num_terms - 1)]
+
+    buffer = []
+
+    ground_truth = constants[0]
+
+    buffer.append(f"{constants[0]}")
+    for i, op in enumerate(operators):
+        c = constants[i + 1]
+        buffer.append(op)
+        buffer.append(f"{c}")
+
+        if op == "+":
+            ground_truth += c
+        elif op == "-":
+            ground_truth -= c
+        else:
+            RuntimeError("Unsupported operator")
+
+    buffer.append(f"")
+
+    question_templates = [
+        "{0}",
+        "{0} =",
+        "{0} = ?",
+        "What is {0}?",
+        "Solve {0}",
+        "Calculate {0}",
+        # 'evaluate {0}',
+        # 'do me a favor and calculate {0}',
+        # 'Give me the result of {0}',
+        # 'Help me solve this: {0}',
+        # 'calculator: {0}',
+        # 'Tell me the result of the following expression {0}',
+    ]
+
+    template = rng.choice(question_templates)
+    task = " ".join(buffer)
+    formatted_task = template.format(task)
+
+    return formatted_task, str(ground_truth), num_terms, num_digits