Question

Aaliyah had some candy to give to her children.She first took 10 pieces for herself and evenly divided the rest among her children.Each child received 2 pieces. how much did she to start with.

Answer 1

If she has x children, she had 2x+10 candies. The equation is c = 2x+10 where c is candies and x is children. If you want a number, please specify.