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Maria invited 4 of her friends over for a water balloon fight in the backyard. At the start of the game, Maria gave each of her her friends 2 water balloons. She had no water balloons for herself. How many water balloons did they have altogether?

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Since she invited 4 friends, she gave 2x4= 8 balloons to them.
As she had no balloons for herself, the answer is 8.
Ans: They had 8 water balloons altogether.
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