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Adam has some candy to give to his three children. He first took seven pieces for himself and then evenly divided the rest among his children. If Adam started with 13 pieces, how many did each child receive

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they each revived 2 pieces of candy
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2 candies for each kid

explanation- if 6+7= 13 then there is 6 kids and 6 divided by 3 kids is 2 candies

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