What was the question for this implicit rationale, and corresponding answer?
Loraine made 12 / 2 = 6 small animals. She made 6 / 3 = 2 large animals. She used 2 * 4 = 8 sticks of wax on large animals. Therefore, Loraine used 12 + 8 = 20 sticks of wax for all the animals.
 The answer: 20
The question: Loraine makes wax sculptures of animals. Large animals take four sticks of wax and small animals take two sticks. She made three times as many small animals as large animals, and she used 12 sticks of wax for small animals. How many sticks of wax did Loraine use to make all the animals?