First hour = 66 apples. Second hour = 66(2) = 132 apples. Third hour = 66(1 / 3) = 22 apples. Total number of apples picked 66 + 132 + 22 = 220 apples.
The answer: 220
Reverse engineering the question: Kylie picks apples for 3 hours. The first hour she picks 66 apples. The second hour she doubles her apple picking rate, and the third hour she picks a third of the apples picked in the first hour. How many apples did Kylie pick total?


Reasoning and answer: Every Tuesday, Daniel delivers 20 x 2 = 40 yards of fabric. Every Wednesday, he delivers 40 x 1 / 4 = 10 yards of fabric. Thus, he delivers a total of 20 + 40 + 10 = 70 yards of fabric from Monday to Wednesday. Therefore, Daniel earns $2 x 70 = $140 from it.
The answer: 140
What was the question?
Question: Daniel owns a textile company. Every Monday he delivers 20 yards of fabric, and every Tuesday he delivers twice the amount of fabric he delivers on Monday. Every Wednesday, he delivers 1/4 of the amount of fabric he delivers on Tuesday. If each yard of fabric costs $2 and each yard of yarn costs $3, how much does he earn from Monday to Wednesday?


Lana sold 12 muffins and has to sell 20 - 12 = 8 to hit her goal before the bake sale ends. When she sells another 4 in the afternoon Lana has 8 - 4 = 4 muffins left to sell to meet her target.
The answer: 4
Reverse engineering the question: Lana aims to sell 20 muffins at the bake sale. She sells 12 muffins in the morning. She sells another 4 in the afternoon. How many more muffins does Lana need to sell to hit her goal?


Reasoning and answer: From the bride's side, 20 couples * 2 guests / couple = 40 guests attended. From the groom's side, 20 couples * 2 guests / couple = 40 guests attended. Therefore 180 guests - (40 guests + 40 guests) = 100 friends attended the reception.
The answer: 100
What was the question?
Question: A couple's wedding reception had 180 people. The bride and groom had each invited 20 couples from their side of the family. The remaining guests were friends. How many friends attended the reception?


Worker ants:110 / 2 = 55 ants. Male worker ants:55(.20) = 11. Female worker ants:55 - 11 = 44 ants.
The answer: 44
Reverse engineering the question: Stephen has 110 ants in his ant farm. Half of the ants are worker ants, 20 percent of the worker ants are male. How many female worker ants are there?


He watched 2 * 20 = 40 minutes of Jeopardy. Wheel of Fortune is 2 * 20 = 40 minutes each. So he watched it for 40 * 2 = 80 minutes. So he watched 40 + 80 = 120 minutes of TV. That means he watched 120 / 60 = 2 hours of TV.
The answer: 2
Reverse engineering the question:
James watched 2 episodes of Jeopardy and 2 episodes of Wheel of Fortune. Jeopardy is 20 minutes and Wheel of Fortune is twice as long. How many hours did he watch TV?