If Ron is 43 now, he will be 43 + 5 = 48 years old in five years. After five years, Ron will be four times as old as Maurice, meaning Maurice will be 48 / 4 = 12 years old then. Currently, Maurice is 12 - 5 = 7 years old.
The answer: 7
Reverse engineering the question: After five years, Ron will be four times as old as Maurice. If Ron's age now is 43, how old is Maurice now?


Reasoning and answer: Each week she makes $20 * 40 = $800 from her normal hours. For overtime she makes $20 * 1.5 = $30 per hour. Each week she works 52 - 40 = 12 overtime hours per week. She makes a total of 12 * $30 = $360 from overtime every week. This means she makes a total of $800 + $360 = $1160 per week. To reach $4640 she would need to work $4640 / $1160 = 4 weeks.
The answer: 4
What was the question?
Question: Janet makes $20 per hour at work. She works 52 hours per week. Anything over 40 hours per week is considered overtime and is paid at 1.5 times the normal rate. She wants to purchase a $4640 car. How many weeks does she need to work to purchase the car?


James starts with 500 Legos and uses half of them, leaving 500 / 2 = 250 Legos unused. He puts those unused Legos away but since he's missing 5 he only puts 250 - 5 = 245 Legos away.
The answer: 245
Reverse engineering the question: James dumps his whole collection of 500 Legos on the floor and starts building a castle out of them. He uses half the pieces before finishing and is told to put the rest away. He puts all of the leftover pieces back in the box they came from, except for 5 missing pieces that he can't find. How many Legos are in the box at the end?


Reasoning and answer: It takes 12 + 9 = 21 minutes to bake each cake. It takes 21 + 6 = 27 minutes to cool and decorate each cake. Therefore, it takes a total of 12 + 21 + 27 = 60 minutes to make one cake. Thus, it takes 60 / 60 = 1 hour to bake one cake. So, it will take 1 x 6 = 6 hours to bake all 6 cakes.
The answer: 6
What was the question?
Question: Julia had to make 6 cakes for the party. Each cake takes 12 minutes to mix and needs 9 more minutes to bake than mix. Then it takes 6 more minutes to cool and decorate than to bake. How many hours will it take to make all 6 cakes?


The longer sides are 2 in number so their total length of 2 * 28cm = 56cm. The rest of the length making up the short sides is 100 - 56 = 44 cm. There are two equal short sides so each one is 44 / 2 = 22cm.
The answer: 22
Reverse engineering the question: Bailey is making a rectangle out of a 100cm length of rope he has. If the longer sides of the rectangle were 28cm long, what is the length of each of the shorter sides?


A single layer of each wall requires 5 rows * 20 bricks per row = 100 bricks. As each wall has a thickness of 2 bricks, he will need 100 bricks * 2 = 200 bricks per wall. If the complete fence contains four walls, he will require a total of 200 * 4 = 800 bricks.
The answer: 800
Reverse engineering the question:
Cooper is building a brick fence around all four sides of his property. Each of the four walls of his fence is 20 bricks long, 5 bricks high, and 2 bricks deep. How many bricks does Cooper need to complete his fence?