Carrie worked 2 hours x 4 days = 8 hours. Carrie was paid $22 x 8 = $176. Her profit was $176 - $54 = $122.
The answer: 122
Reverse engineering the question: Carrie worked for 2 hours a day for 4 days to make and decorate a wedding cake. She was paid $22 an hour. The cost for supplies to make the cake was $54. How much profit did Carrie earn on the cake?


Reasoning and answer: The group was able to sell 20 x 8 = 160 candy bars. So, they got 160 x $0.5 = $80 from their candy bars sales.
The answer: 80
What was the question?
Question: During a fundraiser, each of the 20 members of a group sold candy bars which costs $0.50 each. If each member sold an average of 8 candy bars, how much money did they earn from their candy bars sales, in dollars?


When Dianne turns 30, Alex will be 30 x 2 = 60 years old. Allison will be 30 / 2 = 15 years old then. Dianne will turn 30 in 30 - 16 = 14 years. Currently, the age of Alex is 60 - 14 = 46. Currently, Allison is 15 - 14 = 1 year old. So, the sum of Alex and Allison's ages now is 46 + 1 = 47 years old.
The answer: 47
Reverse engineering the question: When Diane turns 30, she will be half the age of Alex and twice as old as Allison. Diane is 16 years old now. What is the sum of the ages of Alex and Allison now?


Reasoning and answer: Let X be the price of the shirt. The price of the coat is X * 3. The total amount is X + X * 3 = $600. Combining like terms, we get X * 4 = $600. Dividing both sides by 4, we get X = $600 / 4 = $150.
The answer: 150
What was the question?
Question: Emily bought a shirt and a coat for $600. What does the shirt cost if it is one-third the price of the coat?


Reversing the steps to obtain the amount she spent at the supermarket, $50 less than $350 is $350 - $50 = $300. If $300 was thrice the amount she spent at the supermarket, then the amount spent at the supermarket was $300 / 3 = $100. In addition to what she spent fixing her auto, she spent $100 + $350 = $450 altogether.
The answer: 450
Reverse engineering the question: Leila went to the supermarket to get some groceries. Then she headed to her mechanic to get her automobile fixed. If fixing her automobile cost $350 which was $50 more than thrice the amount she spent at the supermarket, how much has she spent altogether?


Randy has 30 - 10 = 20 dollars left after buying lunch. Randy spent 20 / 4 = 5 dollars on the ice cream cone. Randy has 20 - 5 = 15 dollars left.
The answer: 15
Reverse engineering the question:
Randy has $30. He spent $10 buying his lunch. He spent a quarter of the money he had left on an ice cream cone. What is the amount of money, in dollars, Randy has left?