Text Formatting ⇒ Help me figure this enumerate problem

[rob buffalo]

So, I am writing a solutions manual.
Need to have the Question 1 in front of a line and then Answer 1 in front of the other, then Question 2 and then Answer 2.

I am sure there is an easier way another than writing it in front of each and every line (then I have the indentation problem).

[frabjous]

It is not very clear what you want. "The indentation problem" -- how do you want it indented? How exactly do you want this to look? Without more information, we can only offer guesses.

From your brief description, it seems you want something like this:

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\documentclass{article}

\newcounter{question}
\setcounter{question}{0}
\newcommand{\question}{\refstepcounter{question}\item[Question~\thequestion.]}
\newcommand{\answer}{\item[Answer~\thequestion.]}

\begin{document}

\begin{enumerate}

\question What is your name?
\answer My name is Arthur of Camelot.

\question What is your quest?
\answer My quest is to seek the Holy Grail. 

\question What is your favorite color?
\answer My favorite color is blue.

\end{enumerate}

\end{document}

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But I don't know if that's right. The description of the problem is too vague.