He got a 60 * .4 = $24 discount. So he paid 60 - 24 = $36 for the shirts. That means he paid 36 / 3 = $12 per shirt.
The answer: 12
Reverse engineering the question: James buys 3 shirts for $60. There is a 40% off sale. How much did he pay per shirt after the discount?


Reasoning and answer: His mother's side is 10 * .3 = 3 people larger than his father's side. So his mother's side has 10 + 3 = 13 people. So the total number of people is 13 + 10 = 23.
The answer: 23
What was the question?
Question: John has 10 members of his family on his father's side. His mother's side is 30% larger. How many people are there in total?


Kelcie: 32 / 4 = 8 books. Greg: 9 + 2(8) = 25 books. Total:32 + 8 + 25 = 65 books.
The answer: 65
Reverse engineering the question: Megan has read 32 books this year. Kelcie has read 1/4 the amount of books that Megan has read. Greg has read 9 more than twice the number of books that Kelcie has read. How many books total have Megan, Kelcie, and Greg read?


Reasoning and answer: It’s 2021 and Mark was born in 1976 so Mark is 2021 - 1976 = 45 years old. Graham is 3 years younger than Mark who is 45 so Graham is 45 - 3 = 42 years old. Janice is 1 / 2 the age of Graham who is 42 so Janice is 42 / 2 = 21 years old.
The answer: 21
What was the question?
Question: It’s February 2021. Mark was born in January 1976. Graham is 3 years younger than Mark, and Graham’s sister, Janice, is 1/2 the age of Graham. How old is Janice?


Adam had twice as many sheep as the cows, so 2 sheep / cow * 12 cows = 24 sheep. For every sheep, he bought 3 pigs, so he bought 3 pigs / sheep * 24 sheep = 72 pigs. In total on the farm, there were 72 pigs + 24 sheep + 12 cows = 108 animals.
The answer: 108
Reverse engineering the question: Adam had a farm with animals. He had 12 cows and twice as many sheep. He decided to buy 3 pigs for every sheep he had. How many animals were on the farm after the transaction?


Roger rode for 2 miles in the morning, and then 5 times that in the evening for 5 * 2 = 10 miles ridden in the evening. In total, that means Roger rode 2 + 10 = 12 miles over the course of the day.
The answer: 12
Reverse engineering the question:
Roger rode his bike for 2 miles this morning, and then 5 times that amount in the evening. How many miles did Roger ride his bike for?