Danielle started with two dozen roses, or a total of 2 * 12 = 24 roses. Her trade added another dozen roses, for a total of 12 + 24 = 36 roses. The first night, half of the roses wilted, leaving 36 / 2 = 18 roses. On the second night, again half of the remaining roses wilted, leaving 18 / 2 = 9 unwilted roses.
The answer: 9
Reverse engineering the question: Jordan gave Danielle two dozen roses and a box of chocolates as a birthday day gift. Later that day, after Jordan left, Danielle traded the box of chocolates for another dozen roses. Overnight, half of the roses wilted, and Danielle decided to throw the wilted flowers away. On the second day, another half of the remaining flowers wilted, and she threw the wilted ones away. How many unwilted flowers remained?


Reasoning and answer: He makes 6 * 12 = 72 cookies. Each cookie makes a profit of $1.5 - $0.25 = $1.25. So he makes a profit of 72 * $1.25 = $90. That means each charity gets $90 / 2 = $45.
The answer: 45
What was the question?
Question: John makes 6 dozen cookies for a bake sale. He sells each cookie for $1.5 and each cookie costs $0.25 to make. He splits the profit between two charities evenly. How much does each charity get?


26 / 2 = 13 chickens get sick. 40 / 2 = 20 piglets get sick. 34 / 2 = 17 goats get sick. In total, 13 + 20 + 17 = 50 animals get sick.
The answer: 50
Reverse engineering the question: There are 26 chickens, 40 piglets, and 34 goats at Stacy’s farm. A really bad storm hits and half of all the animals get sick. How many animals in total get sick?


Reasoning and answer: Let X be the cost of an adult ticket. So the cost of a child ticket is X - 6. The total cost of the 5 tickets is X * 2 + 3 * (X - 6) = 77. X * 2 + 3 * X - 3 * 6 = 77. 5 * X - 18 = 77. 5 * X = 77 + 18 = 95. X = 19.
The answer: 19
What was the question?
Question: Mr. and Mrs. Boyden take their 3 children to a leisure park. They buy tickets for the whole family. The cost of an adult ticket is $6 more than the cost of a child ticket. The total cost of the 5 tickets is $77. What is the cost of an adult ticket?


If Gladys will be 40 years old ten years from now, she is 40 - 10 = 30 years old currently. Juanico is 4 years less than half the age of Gladys, meaning he is 4 years younger than 1 / 2 * 30 = 15 years. Juanico's age is 15 - 4 = 11 years. Juanico's age 30 years from now will be 30 + 11 = 41 years.
The answer: 41
Reverse engineering the question: Juanico is 4 years less than half the age of Gladys. If Gladys will be 40 years old ten years from now, calculate Juanico's age 30 years from now.


First convert the total length of the journey from kilometers to meters: 9 kilometers * 1000 meters / kilometer = 9000 meters. Then divide this by the length of one step to find the number of steps in the journey: 9000 meters / 3 meters / step = 3000 steps. Then multiply the number of steps by the number of flowers per step to find how many flowers one unicorn creates on the journey: 3000 steps * 4 flowers / step = 12000 flowers. Then multiply the number of flowers per unicorn by the number of unicorns to find the total number of flowers created: 12000 flowers / unicorn * 6 unicorns = 72,000 flowers.
The answer: 72000
Reverse engineering the question:
There are six unicorns in the Enchanted Forest. Everywhere a unicorn steps, four flowers spring into bloom. The six unicorns are going to walk all the way across the forest side-by-side, a journey of 9 kilometers. If each unicorn moves 3 meters forward with each step, how many flowers bloom because of this trip?