document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1167927>Question 1167927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mat gave Jen 1/2 of his candies. Jen ate 1/2 of the candies and gave the rest to Kyle. Kyle kept 8 of the candies and gave the last 10 to Ben. How many did Jen eat? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Kyle kept 8 of the candies and gave the last 10 to Ben.\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means Kyle had 18 candies before he gave the last 10 to Ben.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Jen ate 1/2 of the candies and gave the rest to Kyle.\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know Kyle had 18 candies, that means Jen had 36 candies before eating half and giving the rest to Kyle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is, \"How many candies did Jen eat?\"  From above, we know the answer is 18.  We can stop here. </SPAN>\n" );
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