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Nick had some candy to give his three children He first took five pieces for himself and then evenly divided the rest among his children Each child received four pieces How many pieces did he start with?
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Nick had some candy to give his three children He first took five pieces for himself and then evenly divided the rest among his children Each child received four pieces How many pieces did he start with?

User Sean Chou
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Use p for # of pieces and plug in the number of pieces per kid multiplied by the three kids and add the initial 5 he took for himself.

P=(4)(3)+5
P=17
User Alfredo Di Napoli
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Answer:

Explanation:

5 + (x divided by 3) 3 times 4 is 12

12+5=17

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