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Sheet # 140 Critical Thinking

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Use drawings, words, or numbers to explain how you got your answer.

Rob had a bag of candy. He gave 1/2 of his candy to his friend, Jeff. He then gave 1/2 of the remaining candy to his friend, Sandy. At that point Rob had 5 pieces of candy. How much candy did Rob have to start with?



















































Answer for sheet # 140

20 candies. Work backwards.