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? Give me reasons, before answering the question
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. So the final answer is 12.