Question

Aliyah had some candy to give to her four children. She first took ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among her children. Each child received two pieces. How many pieces did she start with?

Answer 1

she had 18 to begin with.

Explanation:

so she has four children and each child has two.

2*4=8 plus the ten that Aliyah had taken. therefore anser is 18

Answer 2

Explanation:

Each child received two pieces.

So total pieces received by 4 children = 4*2 = 8

Total pieces = 10 + 8 = 18