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Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first took 10 pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest of among her children. Each child receive two pieces. With how many pieces did
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Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first took 10 pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest of among her children. Each child receive two pieces. With how many pieces did she start?

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She started with 18 pieces of candy.
Aliyah gave herself 10 pieces of candy. Then she gave four others 2 each. (How stingy.)
Multiply 4*2 and get 8. Add that to 10 and get 18.

Answer: 18 Pieces of candy
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