Reasoning and answer: Natasha was driving at 60 miles / 1hr = 60 mph. The speed limit was 60mph - 10 mph = 50 mph.
The answer: 50
What was the question?
Question: If Natasha was going 10 mph over the speed limit and it took her an hour to arrive at her destination that was 60 miles away, what was the speed limit?


There are 3 / 1 / 4 = 12 one - fourth miles in 3 miles. So, Lexi will have to run 12 (from 3 miles) + 1 (from 1 / 4 mile) = 13 complete laps.
The answer: 13
Reverse engineering the question: Lexi wants to run a total of three and one-fourth miles. One lap on a particular outdoor track measures a quarter of a mile around. How many complete laps must she run?


Reasoning and answer: The sky has 3 * 12 = 36 cumulus clouds. The sky has 4 * 36 = 144 cirrus clouds.
The answer: 144
What was the question?
Question: The sky currently has 4 times as many cirrus clouds as cumulus clouds, and 12 times as many cumulus clouds as cumulonimbus clouds. If the sky currently has 3 cumulonimbus clouds, how many cirrus clouds are in the sky at this moment?


If there are 2800 calories in every cheesecake, and each slice of cheesecake contains 350 calories, then the cheesecake has 2800 / 350 = 8 slices. If Kiley ate 25% of the cheesecake, then she ate 8 * 0.25 = 2 slices of cake.
The answer: 2
Reverse engineering the question: Each slice of cheesecake contains 350 calories. If there are a total of 2800 calories in every cheesecake, and Kiley ate 25% of the cheesecake, how many slices of cheesecake did Kiley eat?


Reasoning and answer: Removing the surplus hairspray shows the salon needs 33 total cans of hairspray – 5 surplus cans of hairspray = 28 cans of hairspray for each customer. Each customer needs 1 can of hairspray for styling + 1 can of hairspray to take home = 2 cans of hairspray. So the salon has a total of 28 cans of hairspray / 2 cans of hairspray per customer = 14 customers.
The answer: 14
What was the question?
Question: A salon has the same amount of customers every day. Each customer needs 1 can of hairspray during the styling and is also given 1 can of hairspray to take home. The salon also buys an extra 5 cans of hairspray each day to ensure there is never a shortage. If the salon buys 33 cans of hairspray every day, how many customers do they have each day?


Reasoning and answer: There are 7 days in a week and 2 cups are recommended per day, bringing the total to 7 days * 2 cups / day = 14 cups for the week. Out of the 14 total cups needed for the week, Sarah has already eaten 8, for a total of 14 cups - 8 cups = 6 cups left to consume for the week. Sunday through Thursday equals 5 days that have passed. If there are 7 days in the week then Sarah has 7 days - 5 days = 2 days left of the week. If she needs to eat 6 more cups in the next 2 days then she will have to eat 6 cups / 2 days = 3 cups per day over the next two days.
The answer: 3
What was the question?
Question:
Federal guidelines recommend eating at least 2 cups of vegetables per day. From breakfast on Sunday to the end of the day on Thursday, Sarah has eaten 8 cups. How many cups per day does Sarah need to eat of her vegetables in order to meet her daily minimum requirement for the week?