user: In four years, Hans will be 8 + 4 = 12 years old. Then Annika will be 12 * 3 = 36 years old. So Annika right now is 36 - 4 = 32 years old.
The answer: 32
Reverse engineering the question: In four years, Annika will be three times as old as Hans. If Hans is now 8 years old, how old is Annika now?
Reasoning and answer: 2 tattoos on each arm is a total of 2 * 2 = 4 tattoos. 3 tattoos on each leg is a total of 2 * 3 = 6 tattoos. Thus, Jason has 4 + 6 = 10 tattoos. Twice the number of tattoos that Jason has is 2 * 10 = 20 tattoos. Adam has 3 more than twice the number Jason has, or 3 + 20 = 23 tattoos.
The answer: 23
What was the question?
Question: Adam has three more than twice as many tattoos as Jason has. If Jason has two tattoos on each of his arms and three tattoos on each of his legs, how many tattoos does Adam have?
The number of flowers in Peter’s garden is 20 * 3 = 60 flowers. The number of flowers left after he gave his brother 15 flowers is 60 – 15 = 45 flowers.
The answer: 45
Reverse engineering the question: Amanda’s garden contains 20 flowers and Peter’s garden contains three times as many flowers as Amanda's. If Peter gave 15 flowers to his brother, how many flowers are left in his garden?
Reasoning and answer: First find the amount of time it takes Marcus to saute the garlic and peppers: 20 minutes / 4 = 5 minutes. Then find the dough's resting time: 30 minutes * 2 = 60 minutes. Then add the kneading and resting time to find the total dough time: 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 90 minutes. Then multiply that amount by 1 / 10th to find the assembly time: 90 minutes / 10 = 9 minutes. Then add the saute time, knead time, rest time and assembly time to find the total time Marcus spends on the calzones: 9 minutes + 20 minutes + 5 minutes + 60 minutes + 30 minutes = 124 minutes.
The answer: 124
What was the question?
Question: Marcus is making calzones. It takes him 20 minutes to saute the onions and a quarter of that time to saute the garlic and peppers. It takes him 30 minutes to knead the dough, twice as long to let it rest, and 1/10th the combined kneading and resting time to assemble the calzones. How many minutes does Marcus spend on the calzones total?
First find the number of gallons of blue paint by multiplying the gallons of green paint by the ratio between the blue and green paint: 1 blue gallon / 2 green gallons * 6 gallons = 3 gallons. Then find the number of gallons of white paint by multiplying the gallons of green paint by the ratio between the white and green paint: 5 white gallons / 2 green gallons * 6 gallons = 15 gallons. Then add the number of gallons of each color to find the total number of gallons of paint: 6 gallons + 3 gallons + 15 gallons = 24 gallons.
The answer: 24
Reverse engineering the question: Andy is mixing blue, green and white paint in a 1 : 2 : 5 ratio. If he uses 6 gallons of green paint, how many gallons of paint does he use total?
The quilt is 144 square feet because 6 x 24 = 144. A square quilt would be 12 feet per side because √(144) = 12.
The answer: 12
Reverse engineering the question:

assistant: Tony has a piece of quilt that is 6 feet by 24 feet. If he wants to turn it into a square and use all the fabric, how long is each side of the square?