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Harry has decided to give his collection of 24 old coins to his four grandsons. John, the oldest, gets half the collection. Walt, Matt, and Richie will divide the remaining coins evenly among themselves.
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Harry has decided to give his collection of 24 old coins to his four grandsons. John, the oldest, gets half the collection. Walt, Matt, and Richie will divide the remaining coins evenly among themselves. How many coins will each boy receive?

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If John is getting half, he gets 12 coins.

There are 12 remaining for the 3 boys to split.

3/12 = 4

4 COINS each
User Solarissmoke
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john gets 12, Walt, Matt, and Richie get 4 each
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