Maggie sells 2 subscriptions to a neighbor and twice that amount to another neighbor so she sells 2 * 2 = 4 subscriptions to the other neighbor. In total, Maggie sells 4 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 11 subscriptions. She earns $5.00 per subscription she sells so she earns 5 * 11 = $55.00.
The answer: 55
Reverse engineering the question: Maggie has an after-school job that pays her $5.00 for every magazine subscription she can sell. She sells 4 to her parents, 1 to her grandfather, 2 to the next-door neighbor and twice that amount to another neighbor. How much money did Maggie earn?


Reasoning and answer: During the race, there were five ads, lasting 3 minutes each, so in total, they lasted 5 * 3 = 15 minutes. So the total cost of these ads was 15 * 4000 = $60000.
The answer: 60000
What was the question?
Question: During a race transmitted on television, five advertisements were shown, lasting 3 minutes each. One minute of advertising costs $4000. What was the cost of transmitting these advertisements during the race?


If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then Calen originally had 10 + 10 = 20 pencils. Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and thus Caleb has 20 - 5 = 15 pencils. Let's let "x" represent the number of pencils owned by Candy. Since Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy, then (2 * x) - 3 = 15. This simplifies to 2 * x = 18. Thus, the number of pencils owned by Candy is x = 9 pencils.
The answer: 9
Reverse engineering the question: Calen originally had 5 more pencils than does Caleb, and Caleb has 3 less than twice as many pencils as does Candy. If Calen lost 10 pencils, which left him with 10 pencils, then how many pencils does Candy have?


Reasoning and answer: First find the total weight of the carrots: 4 pounds * 2 = 8 pounds. Now add the total weight of each item: 6 pounds + 8 pounds + 4 pounds = 18 pounds. Now subtract the total weight of the groceries from the bag's weight limit: 20 pounds - 18 pounds = 2 pounds.
The answer: 2
What was the question?
Question: Mary uses plastic grocery bags that can hold a maximum of twenty pounds. She buys 4 pounds of green beans, 6 pounds milk, and twice the amount of carrots as green beans. How many more pounds of groceries can Mary fit in that bag?


He needs to walk 63,000 steps in a week because 7 x 9,000 = 63,000. He has 18,100 steps to walk on Friday and Saturday because 63,000 - 9,400 - 9,100 - 8,300 - 9,200 - 8,900 = 18,100. He needs to walk an average of 9,050 on Friday and Saturday because 18,100 / 2 = 9,050.
The answer: 9050
Reverse engineering the question: Toby wants to walk an average of 9,000 steps per day over the next week. On Sunday he walked 9,400 steps. On Monday he walked 9,100 steps. On Tuesday he walked 8,300 steps. On Wednesday he walked 9,200 steps. On Thursday he walked 8,900 steps. How many steps does he need to average on Friday and Saturday to meet his goal?


After buying 2 more packs, Michael is going to have 4 packs + 2 packs = 6 packs of crayons. In total all packs are going to be worth 6 packs * $2.5 / pack = $15.
The answer: 15
Reverse engineering the question:
Michael has 4 packs of crayons and wants to buy 2 more. One pack of crayons costs $2.5. How much are all the packs of crayons Michael will have after the purchase worth?