He scored 4 * 6 = 24 points per game. So he scored 15 * 24 = 360 points from touchdowns. He also scored 2 * 6 = 12 points from the 2 point conversions. So he scored a total of 360 + 12 = 372 points. That means he beat the old record by 372 - 300 = 72 points.
The answer: 72
Reverse engineering the question: James joins a football team and becomes the star. He scores 4 touchdowns per game and each touchdown is worth 6 points. There are 15 games in the season. He also manages to score 2 point conversions 6 times during the season. The old record was 300 points during the season. How many points did James beat the old record by?

Every third shopper buys a package of candied yams, so the store will need 375 / 3 = 125 packages. At 25 packages per bulk box, the store will need 125 / 25 = 5 bulk boxes of candied yams.
The answer: 5
Reverse engineering the question: Candied yams fly off the shelf during the holiday season. The store buys them in bulk boxes of 25 packages. If every third shopper buys a package of candied yams, how many bulk boxes of candied yams will the store need to order for their 375 predicted holiday shoppers?

Madeline's essay was 150 x 2 = 300 words. Timothy's essay was 300 + 30 = 330 words. All together, they wrote 150 + 300 + 330 = 780 words. Their essays fill 780 / 260 = 3 pages.
The answer: 3
Reverse engineering the question: Johnny wrote an essay with 150 words. Madeline wrote an essay that was double in length, and Timothy wrote an essay that had 30 words more than Madeline's. If one page contains 260 words, how many pages do Johnny, Madeline, and Timothy's essays fill?

Female:44(.50) = 22. Pregnant:22(.50) = 11 cows.
The answer: 11
Reverse engineering the question:
Terez has 44 cows on his farm. 50 percent of the cows are female, and 50 percent of the females are pregnant. How many pregnant female cows does Terez have?