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### Instruction:
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)?

### Response:
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 = <<4+4=8>>8 bars
#### 8