In an hour, the baker bakes 5 x 4 = 20 loaves of bread. From Monday to Friday, he bakes 5 x 20 = 100 loaves of bread per day. From Monday to Friday, he bakes a total of 100 x 5 = 500 loaves of bread. On Saturday and Sunday, he bakes 2 x 20 = 40 loaves of bread per day. On Saturday and Sunday, he bakes a total of 40 x 2 = 80 loaves of bread. In a week, he bakes 500 + 80 = 580 loaves of bread. In 3 weeks, he bakes 580 x 3 = 1740 loaves of bread.
The answer: 1740
Reverse engineering the question: A baker bakes 5 loaves of bread an hour in one oven. He has 4 ovens. From Monday to Friday, he bakes for 5 hours, but on Saturday and Sunday, he only bakes for 2 hours. How many loaves of bread does the baker bake in 3 weeks?


Reasoning and answer: Marge had 23 - 5 = 18 seeds grow into plants. Rabbits ate 18 / 3 = 6 plants. There were 18 - 6 = 12 plants left. Weeds strangled 12 / 3 = 4 plants. She had 12 - 4 = 8 plants left. Marge kept 1 weed, so she ended up with 8 + 1 = 9 plants.
The answer: 9
What was the question?
Question: Marge planted 23 seeds in her garden. Five of the seeds never grew into plants. A third of the remaining seeds grew, but the plants were eaten by squirrels and rabbits. A third of the number of uneaten plants were strangled by weeds. Marge pulled two weeds, but liked the flowers on one weed and let the plant grow as part of her garden. How many plants did Marge end up with?


If Jayden received 300 coins, 60 fewer than what Jason received, then Jason received 300 + 60 = 360. Altogether, the two boys received 360 + 300 = 660 coins.
The answer: 660
Reverse engineering the question: After working for Mrs. Jane, Jason was paid 60 more coins than Jayden. If Jayden received 300 coins, how many coins did Mrs. Jane give to the boys in total?


Reasoning and answer: There are 30 games total because 20 + 10 = 30. They need to win 20 games because 30 x (2 / 3) = 20. The need to win 8 more games because 20 - 12 = 8.
The answer: 8
What was the question?
Question: The Giants baseball team is trying to make their league playoff. They have played 20 games and won 12 of them. To make the playoffs, they need to win 2/3 of their games over the season. If there are 10 games left, how many do they have to win to make the playoffs?


Mon, Wed, Fri she gets a $2.00 orange creamsicle so that's 3 days * $2 / day = $6.00. Tue and Thur she gets a $1.50 ice cream sandwich so that's 2 days * $1.50 / day = $3.00. Sat and Sun she gets a $3.00 nutty - buddy so that's 2 days * $3 / day = $6.00. In one week she spends $6 + $3 + $6 = $15.00. Over 6 weeks she spends 6 weeks * $15 / week = $90.00.
The answer: 90
Reverse engineering the question: For 6 weeks in the summer, Erica treats herself to 1 ice cream cone from the ice cream truck. Monday, Wednesday and Friday she gets a $2.00 orange creamsicle. Tuesday and Thursday she gets a $1.50 ice cream sandwich. Saturday and Sunday she gets a $3.00 Nutty-Buddy. How much money does she spend on ice cream in 6 weeks?


Kimberley and Houston collected 10 + 12 = 22 pounds of firewood. You can find how much Ela collected by subtracting that amount from the total amount collected: 35 - 22 = 13 pounds.
The answer: 13
Reverse engineering the question:
Kimberley, Ela, and Houston all are sent to collect firewood by their grammy. Kimberley collects ten pounds of firewood, and Houston collects 12 pounds of firewood. If the three of them managed to collect a total of 35 pounds of firewood, how many pounds were collected by Ela?