Arjun had some candy to give to his five children. He first took five pieces for himself and then evenly divided the rest among his children. Each child received two pieces. With how many pieces did he start?

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given :

Number of candy Arjun had = 5 

Number of candy each child received = 2

Number of children = 5

So, Total number of candies = 5(2) + 5

Total number of candies = 10 + 5

Total number of candies = 15

 

Thus, Arjun started with 15 candies.