Steve needs 6 lengths of 4 feet of wood or 6 x 4 = 24 feet of wood. He also needs 2 lengths of 2 feet of wood or 2 x 2 = 4 feet of wood. Altogether, Steve needs 24 feet of wood + 4 feet of wood = 28 feet of wood.
The answer: 28
Reverse engineering the question: Steve is building a bench for the playground and needs 6 lengths of wood that measure 4 feet and 2 lengths of wood that measure 2 feet. How many feet of wood does Steve need to buy?


Reasoning and answer: Nurse Missy has 12 * (1 / 3) = 4 special needs patients. She has 12 - 4 = 8 standard care patients. Special needs patients take 20% longer to serve, which means serving takes 1.2 * 5 = 6 minutes per patient. To serve dinner to all of her standard care patients, it will take 5 * 8 = 40 minutes. To serve dinner to all of her special needs patients, it will take 6 * 4 = 24 minutes. In total, it will take 40 + 24 = 64 minutes to serve dinner to all of her patients.
The answer: 64
What was the question?
Question: Nurse Missy is attending to the needs of 12 patients in her hospital ward. Most of her patients require standard care, but one-third of her patients have special dietary requirements, which increases the serving time by 20%. At dinner time, she brings each patient their meal. It takes 5 minutes to serve each standard care patient. How long does it take, in minutes, for Missy to serve dinner to all of her patients?


If Hank bought 14 dozen apples, he spent 14 * $40 = $560. Hank also spent $50 * 14 = $700 for 14 dozen pears. The total cost of the fruits that hank bought is $700 + $560 = $1260.
The answer: 1260
Reverse engineering the question: At Clark's Food Store, apples cost 40 dollars for a dozen, and pears cost 50 dollars for a dozen. If Hank bought 14 dozen of each kind of fruit, how many dollars did he spend?


Reasoning and answer: The second hive has 20 / 100 * 1000 = 200 fewer bees. This translates to 1000 - 200 = 800 bees. Each bee in the first hive produces 1000 / 500 = 2 liters. The second hive has bees each producing 1.4 * 2 = 2.8 liters. The total amount of honey produces by the bees in the second hive is 2.8 * 700 = 1960. The total honey produced is 1960 + 500 = 2460 liters.
The answer: 2460
What was the question?
Question: John has 2 hives of bees. One of the hives has 1000 bees and produces 500 liters of honey. The second has 20% fewer bees but each bee produces 40% more honey. How much honey does he produce?


John runs at 6 miles per hour for 0.5 hours, for a distance of 6 * 0.5 = 3 miles. Then John runs at 4 miles per hour for 0.5 hours, for a distance of 4 * 0.5 = 2 miles. In total, John runs 3 + 2 = 5 miles.
The answer: 5
Reverse engineering the question: John jogs at a speed of 4 miles per hour when he runs alone, but runs at 6 miles per hour when he is being dragged by his 100-pound German Shepherd dog. If John and his dog go on a run together for 30 minutes, and then John runs for an additional 30 minutes by himself, how far will John have traveled?


The books will cost $40 because 8 x 5 = 40. He needs to save up $27 because 40 - 13 = 27.
The answer: 27
Reverse engineering the question:
Tommy wants to earn enough money to buy 8 new books. Each book costs $5. If Tommy already has $13, how much does he need to save up?