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Jackie won 40 super bouncy balls playing horseshoes at her school's game last night. Later, she gave two to each of her friends. She only has 8 remaining. Identify the variable and write an equation. How many friends does she have?

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she has 16 friends because 16 multiply 2 is 32 and 40 - 32 is 8

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