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Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first tookten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received two pieces. With how many pieces did Aliyah
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Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first tookten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received two pieces. With how many pieces did Aliyah have before she gave them to her children?

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She had 18 pieces of candy.
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She had 10 pieces of candy prior to giving the children candy because she took the candy for herself first and then she distributed the 8 pieces of candy to her children.
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