Give the step-by-step reasoning process and then the final answer. A box of chocolate bars was shared equally between Mike, Rita and Anita. If the box contains 12 bars, how many bars did Mike and Rita get (combined)?
A box of 12 bars was shared equally between 3 people so each person got 12 / 3 = 4 bars. Mike and Rita together got 4 + 4 = 8 bars.
The final answer: 8.