Ben lost half of his candies while walking home. His mom gave him 8 more candies. Now he has 22 candies. How many candies did he have to begin with?

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Bart asked Nov 20, 2023

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Ben lost half of his candies while walking home. His mom gave him 8 more candies. Now he has

22 candies. How many candies did he have to begin with?

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Bart asked Nov 20, 2023

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28 the explanation is if you subtract the 8 candies his mom gave him from the total you get 14 which is half of what he originally had if you multiply taht by 2 you get 28 which is how much candy he originally had

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