Michelle had some leftover cans of silly string from her birthday party. She split them among Roger and 3 of his friends. Then Roger decided to give 2 of his cans to his brothers so that he now has 4 for himself. How many cans of silly string did Michelle have to start with?
Michelle had some leftover cans of silly string from her birthday party. She split them among Roger and [NUMBER] of his friends. Then Roger decided to give [NUMBER] of his cans to his brothers so that he now has [NUMBER] for himself. How many cans of silly string did Michelle have to start with?
Roger originally had 4 cans of silly string + 2 can he gave to his brothers = <<4+2=6>>6 cans.
Since his friends received the same amount as Roger did originally, 3 friends x 6 cans of silly string = <<3*6=18>>18 cans.
Michelle started with 6 cans that went to Roger + 18 cans that went to his friends = <<6+18=24>>24 cans of silly string.
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