Jacob has 28 - 2 = 26 crayons. You can find the total number of crayons by adding the number of crayons each person has: 26 crayons + 62 crayons + 28 crayons = 116 crayons.
The answer: 116
Reverse engineering the question: Wanda has 62 crayons. Dina has 28 and Jacob has two fewer crayons than Dina. How many crayons do they have in total?


Reasoning and answer: She can drink 3 x 5 = 15 boxes of milk during weekdays. She can drink 3 x 2 = 6 boxes of milk on Saturdays. She can also drink 3 x 3 = 9 boxes of milk during Sundays. Therefore, Lolita can drink 15 + 6 + 9 = 30 boxes of milk per week.
The answer: 30
What was the question?
Question: Lolita can drink 3 boxes of milk during weekdays. During Saturdays, she can drink twice the number of boxes of milk than on the weekdays, and during Sundays, she can drink thrice the number of boxes of milk than on the weekdays. How many boxes of milk does she drink per week?


First find the amount of Cary's raise by multiplying $10 by 20%: $10 * .2 = $2. Then add Cary's raise to her initial wage to find her wage after one year: $10 + $2 = $12. Then multiply that wage by 75% to find Cary's wage after her pay cut: $12 * .75 = $9.
The answer: 9
Reverse engineering the question: Cary starts working at Game Stop for $10/hour. She gets a 20% raise the first year, but the second year the company's profits decrease and her pay is cut to 75% of what it used to be. How much does Cary make now?


Reasoning and answer: Let p be the cost of a full - priced pen. We know that the first 10 pens are sold at the regular price, so they cost 10 * p. We also know the any pens purchased after the first 10 are half - price, so they cost (20 pens - 10 pens) * p / 2 on those. If we add the cost of the first 10 pens and the pens sold at half - price it equals the total purchase of price of $30 = 10 * p + (20 - 10) * p / 2. Thus, $30 = 10 * p + 10 * p / 2. And, $30 = 10 * p + 5 * p. So, $30 = 15 * p. Finally, p = $2.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: A shop is offering a discount on pens. If you buy 10 pens at the regular price, you can get the next 10 for half off. A customer came in and bought 20 pens for $30. What's the regular price of one pen in dollars?


Kayla made 12 * 1.50 = 18 free - throws. Annieka made 18 - 4 = 14 free - throws.
The answer: 14
Reverse engineering the question: The basketball team is practicing their free-throws, making as many as they can in one minute. DeShawn made 12 free-throws, and Kayla made 50% more than DeShawn. If Annieka made 4 fewer than Kayla, how many did Annieka make?


Malcom has 20 cards + 8 cards = 28 cards. Malcom gives away 1 / 2 * 28 cards = 14 cards to Mark. Malcom has 28 - 14 cards = 14 cards remaining.
The answer: 14
Reverse engineering the question:
Brandon has a collection of 20 baseball cards. Malcom has 8 more cards than Brandon. However, then Malcom gives half of his cards to his friend Mark. How many cards does Malcom have left?