Bob has worked 40 hours / week x 2 weeks = 80 regular hours. Bob got paid 80 hours x $5 / hour = $400 for his regular hours. Bob worked 44 hours - 40 hours = 4 hours of overtime in the first week. Bob worked 48 hours - 40 hours = 8 hours of overtime in the second week. In total Bob worker 8 hours + 4 hours = 12 hours of overtime. Bob got paid $6 / hour x 12 hours = $72 for overtime. In 2 weeks Bob earned $400 + $72 = $472.
The answer: 472
Reverse engineering the question: Bob gets paid $5 an hour for the regular hours he works and $6 an hour for any overtime hours he works. All hours over 40 in a week are considered overtime. If Bob works 44 hours in the first week and 48 hours in the second week, how much did he make?


Reasoning and answer: If tickets are valued at $3 then in total, Taegan has won $30 in total tickets / $3 per ticket = 10 tickets. Some of these tickets were found so only 10 total tickets – 5 found tickets = 5 tickets were won from carnival games. She therefore won 5 tickets / 5 carnival games = 1 ticket from each game.
The answer: 1
What was the question?
Question: Taegan goes to a carnival where she wins tickets from each of the 5 carnival games and also finds 5 tickets on the floor. Each ticket is worth $3. In total, she has tickets that total a value of $30. If Taegan won an equal number of tickets from each of the games, how many tickets did she win from each game?


The weight stack weighed 10 * 30 = 300 pounds. So the added weight made it 300 * .2 = 60 pounds heavier. So when he lowered the weight it was 300 + 60 = 360 pounds.
The answer: 360
Reverse engineering the question: Tom uses 10 weight plates each weighing 30 pounds on an exercise machine. This exercise machine uses special technology to make the weights 20% heavier on the lowering portion. How heavy did the weights feel when being lowered?


Reasoning and answer: Benny will spend 3 * 10 = $30 to make the pumpkin pies. He will spend 5 * 12 = $60 to make the cherry pies. He wants to make a profit of $20, so he has to earn 30 + 60 + 20 = $110 selling all the pies. He is making 22 pies, so he needs to charge 110 / 22 = $5 per pie.
The answer: 5
What was the question?
Question: Benny is baking pies for a bake sale. He plans to make ten pumpkin pies, which cost $3 each to make, and twelve cherry pies, which cost $5 each to make. If he wants to make a profit of $20 selling all the pies, how much does he have to charge for each pie if both kinds sell at the same price?


The milk cost $4.00 but was on sale for 1 / 2 off so 4 * .50 = $2.00. She bought 2 pounds of bananas at $0.75 per pound so 2 * .75 = $1.50. She had a $1.25 coupon off of laundry detergent so 10.25 - 1.25 = $9.00. When you add all of her purchases together then 2 + 1.50 + 3.50 + 9.00 = $16.00. She paid with a $20 bill so 20 - 16 = $4 left over.
The answer: 4
Reverse engineering the question: Josie's mom gave her a $20 bill and asked her to go to the store for a few items. The list included a carton of milk for $4.00, a loaf of bread for $3.50, a box of laundry detergent for $10.25 and 2 pounds of bananas that were $0.75 per pound. Her mom also gave her a coupon for $1.25 off of the laundry detergent. At checkout, the clerk told her the milk was 1/2 off today. How much money did Josie have left over after she bought all of the groceries?


Micah picks 2 x 12 = 24 strawberries. After he eats 6, there are this many strawberries left for his mom: 24 - 6 = 18.
The answer: 18
Reverse engineering the question:
Micah picks 2 dozen strawberries from the field. He eats 6 and saves the rest for his mom. How many strawberries are there for his mom?