Sally won 40 super bouncy balls playing horseshoes at her school's game night. Later, she gave two to each of her friends. She only has 8 remaining. How many friends does she have?

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Caktux asked Aug 16, 2023

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Sally won 40 super bouncy balls playing horseshoes at her school's game night. Later, she gave two to each of her friends. She only has 8 remaining. How many friends does she have?

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Caktux asked Aug 16, 2023

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Answer: Sally has 16 friends

Explanation:

she has 40 balls

subtract by how many she gave away

40-8=32

she gave 2 to each friend

divide the balls left by 2

32/2=16

Sally has 16 friends

Foz answered Aug 21, 2023

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