Cynthia has four times as many water balloons as her husband, Randy. Randy has only half as many water balloons as his daughter, Janice. If Janice throws all 6 of her water balloons at her father, how many water balloons does Cynthia have, which she could also choose to throw at Randy?
Let’s work this out in a step by step way to be sure we have the right answer.
12
Randy has only half as many water balloons as Janice’s 6, for a total of (½) * 6 = 3 water balloons.

Cynthia has 4 times as many water balloons as Randy, for a total of 4 * 3 = 12 water balloons.

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So, the final answer is 12