First find how many carrots Maria needs to cut by multiplying the number of potatoes by 6: 6 * 2 = 12. Then find how many onions she needs by multiplying the number of carrots by 2: 12 * 2 = 24. Finally, divide the number of onions by 3 to find the number of green beans she needs 24 / 3 = 8.
The answer: 8
Reverse engineering the question: Maria is chopping up vegetables for a stew. She wants to cut up six times as many carrots as potatoes, twice as many onions as carrots, and 1/3 as many green beans as onions. If she has two potatoes, how many green beans does she need to cut?


Reasoning and answer: Dante has 14 x 3 = 42 coconuts. Therefore, Dante was left with 42 - 10 = 32 coconuts after he sold 10 of them.
The answer: 32
What was the question?
Question: Paolo has 14 coconuts, while Dante has thrice as many coconuts as Paolo. If Dante sold 10 of his coconuts, how many coconuts did he have left?


He starts out with $10 * 4 = $40. James spend $40 / 2 = $20 on the video game. After buying the game, he has $40 - $20 = $20 left. He spent $20 / 4 = $5 on the book. He has $20 - $5 = $15 left.
The answer: 15
Reverse engineering the question: James earns $10 per week as an allowance. After saving all his money for four weeks, he spends half of it on a new video game. He then spends a quarter of what is left to buy a new book. How much money does he have left?


Reasoning and answer: Victor has 8 stickers - 2 stickers = 6 animal stickers. In total Victor has 8 stickers + 6 stickers = 14 stickers.
The answer: 14
What was the question?
Question: Victor has 8 flower stickers. He has 2 fewer animal stickers than flower stickers. How many stickers does Victor have in total?


From the 4 boxes, Nori had 8 * 4 = 32 crayons. After giving 5 crayons to Mae, she had 32 - 5 = 27 crayons left. If she only has 15 crayons now, this means she gave Lea 27 - 15 = 12 crayons. Hence, Lea has 12 - 5 = 7 more crayons than Mae.
The answer: 7
Reverse engineering the question: Nori had 4 boxes of crayons with 8 crayons in each box. She gave 5 crayons to Mae and also give some crayons to Lea. How many more crayons did she give to Lea than Mae if she has only 15 crayons left?


Let x be the number of goats. Cows:4 + x. Pigs:2(4 + x) = 8 + 2x. Total:x + 4 + x + 8 + 2x = 56. 4x + 12 = 56. 4x = 44. x = 11 goats.
The answer: 11
Reverse engineering the question:
A farmer has twice as many pigs as cows, and 4 more cows than goats. If the farmer has 56 animals total, how many goats does he have?