Q: Maurice had only been horseback riding a handful of times in his life. His best friend, Matt, goes horseback riding
regularly. When Maurice went to visit Matt for two weeks, he rode another 8 times. Each time, Matt went with him.
Meanwhile, besides the times that Matt accompanied Maurice, he rode an additional 16 times. If the total number of
times Matt rode during that two weeks is three times the number of times Maurice had ridden before his visit, how many
times had Maurice been horseback riding before visiting Matt?
A: Reasoning process: First, we know that Maurice rode 8 times while visiting Matt. We also know that Matt rode a total
of 3 * 8 = 24 times during the two weeks. We also know that Matt rode an additional 16 times, so his total number of
rides during the two weeks was 16 + 24 = 40 times. We know that Maurice rode a total of 8 + 24 = 32 times during the
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