Reasoning and answer: Twice the number of sharks in Daytona Beach is 12 * 2 = 24. Cape May has 8 more sharks than that which is 24 + 8 = 32.
The answer: 32
What was the question?
Question: Cape May has 8 more than twice as many sharks as Daytona Beach. If Daytona Beach has 12 sharks, how many sharks are there in Cape May?
Since she buys one rug at $40 and sells it at $60, she makes a profit of $60 - $40 = $20. If she bought 20 rugs at $40 and sold them at $60 each, she made a profit of 20 * $20 = $400.
The answer: 400
Reverse engineering the question: Mrs. Oaklyn buys handmade rugs at $40 each and sells them at $60 each. If she bought 20 rugs, calculate the profit she will make from selling the rugs.
Reasoning and answer: The third boy is 11 so the sum of the ages of the first two is 29 - 11 = 18. The ages of the first two boys are equal so each of them is 18 / 2 = 9 years.
The answer: 9
What was the question?
Question: The sum of the ages of three boys is 29. If two of the boys are the same age and the third boy is 11 years old, how old are the other two boys?
Gunther can type 480 / 3 = 160 sets of 160 words per 3 minutes. Therefore, he can type 160 x 160 = 25,600 words per day.
The answer: 25600
Reverse engineering the question: Gunther can type 160 words every 3 minutes and he works 480 minutes per day. How many words can Gunther type in a working day?
Reasoning and answer: The total number of panels required is 20 * 10 = 200 panels. When 50 failed to be delivered, the total number available for use became 200 - 50 = 150 panels. If each home requires 10 panels, the number of homes that had panels installed is 150 / 10 = 15 homes.
The answer: 15
What was the question?
Question: Faith's neighborhood, with a total of 20 homes, decided to install solar panels. Each home needed 10 panels capable of providing their power needs. The supplier of the panels brought 50 panels less than the required amount. The neighbors agreed to only install the panels up to where they'd be finished. How many homes had their panels installed?
Reasoning and answer: Each brick wall needs 30 x 50 = 1500 bricks. Thus, the two walls need 1500 x 2 = 3000 bricks.
The answer: 3000
What was the question?
Question:
Two brick walls are being built. Each wall has 30 bricks in a single row and there are 50 rows in each wall. How many bricks will be used to make both walls?