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There were some pieces of candy in a bowl. Aaliyah took half of the pieces of candy. Then Tehgan took half of the pieces left in the bowl. After that Juliette took half of the remaining pieces. In the end, there were 6 pieces of candy in the bowl. How many pieces of candy were in the bowl at the beginning?

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Answer:

48

Explanation:

The bowl started with x number of pieces of candy.

Aaliyah took half: now there are x/2 pieces of candy

Tehgan took half of the remaining: now there are x/4 pieces of candy

Juliette took half of the remaining: now there are x/8 pieces

After Juliette took, there were 6 pieces left.

That means that x/8 equals 6.

x/8 = 6

Multiply both sides by 8.

x/8 × 8 = 6 × 8

x = 48

Answer: 48

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