Reasoning and answer: Let x represent the number of quarters John has. Nickels: x - 6. Dimes: x + 3. Total:x + x - 6 + x + 3 = 63. 3x - 3 = 63. 3x = 66. x = 22 quarters.
The answer: 22
What was the question?
Question: John's piggy bank contains quarters, dimes, and nickels. He has three more dimes than quarters and 6 fewer nickels than quarters. If he has 63 coins, how many quarters does John have?


Beth bakes 4 2 dozen batches of cookies for a total of 4 * 2 = 8 dozen cookies. There are 12 cookies in a dozen and she makes 8 dozen cookies for a total of 12 * 8 = 96 cookies. She splits the 96 cookies equally amongst 16 people so they each eat 96 / 16 = 6 cookies.
The answer: 6
Reverse engineering the question: Beth bakes 4, 2 dozen batches of cookies in a week. If these cookies are shared amongst 16 people equally, how many cookies does each person consume?


Reasoning and answer: Jesse built three structures out of building blocks, 80 + 123 + 57 = 260 building blocks. Jesse started with 260 + 84 leftover building blocks = 344 building blocks that Jesse had originally.
The answer: 344
What was the question?
Question: Jesse is playing with a pile of building blocks. He first builds a building with 80 building blocks. Then he builds a farmhouse with 123 building blocks. He adds a fenced-in area next to the farm made of 57 building blocks. If Jesse has 84 building blocks left, how many building blocks did he start with?


The first tree gives him 8 red apples because 20 x .4 = 8. The second tree gives him 10 red apples because 20 x .5 = 10. He gets 18 red apples because 10 + 8 = 18.
The answer: 18
Reverse engineering the question: Brogan has two apple trees and goes to harvest them. The first tree is 40% red and 60% green. The second tree is 50% red and 50% green. If they each produce 20 apples, how many red apples does he get?


Reasoning and answer: Two times the minutes it took Dawn to wash the dishes is 20 * 2 = 40. Andy took 40 + 6 = 46 minutes to put away the laundry.
The answer: 46
What was the question?
Question: Andy and Dawn spent the weekend cleaning the house. When putting away the laundry Andy took six minutes more than two times the number of minutes it took Dawn to wash the dishes. If it took Dawn 20 minutes to wash the dishes how many minutes did it take Andy to put away the laundry?


Reasoning and answer: She takes .75 minutes to answer a question because 12 / 16 = .75. It will take her 60 minutes to take the entire exam because 80 x .75 = 60. She has 0 minutes left when she is done because 60 - 60 = 0.
The answer: 0
What was the question?
Question:
Jessica has one hour to take an exam. She has answered 16 out of 80 questions. She has used 12 minutes of her time. If she keeps up this same pace, how many minutes will be left when she finishes the exam?