The second year, she quadrupled the number of statues in her front lawn, adding to the original 4 and bringing the total number to 4 * 4 = 16 statues. In the third year, she added another 12 statues, bringing the total number to 16 + 12 = 28 statues. But a hail storm broke 3, reducing the number to 28 - 3 = 25 statues. In the fourth year, she added twice as many new statues as had been broken the year before, adding 2 * 3 = 6 statues. Thus, the addition of these 6 statues brought the total number of statues to 25 + 6 = 31 statues.
The answer: 31
Reverse engineering the question: Grandma Molly created statues of turtles for her front lawn. The first year, she created 4 statues and placed them on her lawn. The second year, she quadrupled the number of statues on her front lawn. In the third year, she added another 12 statues to the front lawn, but a hail storm broke 3 of the statues, which she threw away. In the fourth year, she added twice as many new statues as had been broken the year before. At the end of the four years, how many turtle statues were on her front lawn?


Reasoning and answer: The total number of hours that Rafael has worked by Tuesday is 8 + 10 = 18 hours. To complete his assigned work hours, Rafael works 20 hours more, making his total weekly hours to be 18 + 20 = 38 hours. Since he is paid $20 per hour, he makes $20 * 38 = $760 a week.
The answer: 760
What was the question?
Question: Rafael works 10 hours on Monday and 8 hours on Tuesday on his delivery job. With 20 hours left to work in the week, how much money does Rafael make if he is paid $20 per hour?


Jeremey goes through 3 + 2 = 5 watermelons per week. Therefore, the watermelons will last him to 30 / 5 = 6 weeks.
The answer: 6
Reverse engineering the question: Jeremy buys 30 watermelons. He eats 3 watermelons per week. Each week he gives 2 to his dad. How many weeks will the watermelons last?


Reasoning and answer: The sports channels cost $12 - $3 = $9 per month. Jessica has to pay $15 + $12 + $9 = $36 in total per month.
The answer: 36
What was the question?
Question: Jessica has a basic cable television service for $15 per month. If she adds the movie channels, it will cost an additional $12 per month. The sports channels cost $3 less per month than the movie channels. If Jessica adds the movie channels and the sports channels, what will her total monthly payment be?


The school needs to buy 30 - 12 = 18 robes. So the school will spend 18 x $2 = $36.
The answer: 36
Reverse engineering the question: A school choir needs robes for each of its 30 singers. Currently, the school has only 12 robes so they decided to buy the rest. If each robe costs $2, how much will the school spend?


The total cost of all the pieces of furniture should be 134 * 150 = 20100 dollars. Sally’s Woodworking LLC will reimburse Remy the difference between the total cost and the amount he paid, which is 20700 - 20100 = 600 dollars.
The answer: 600
Reverse engineering the question:
On Friday, Remy paid Sally’s Woodworking LLC a total of $20,700 for 150 pieces of furniture. Later that evening, the company’s accountant discovered that a new intern in the sales department had overcharged Remy. If the cost of a piece of furniture is $134, how much money will Sally’s Woodworking LLC reimburse Remy?