SOLUTION: a jar is filled with candy. jeremy eats one third of the candies and sandra eats three quarters of the remainder, leaving 54 candies in the jar. the numbers of candies in the jar o

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Question 1125403: a jar is filled with candy. jeremy eats one third of the candies and sandra eats three quarters of the remainder, leaving 54 candies in the jar. the numbers of candies in the jar originally was:
A) 648
B) 324
C) 243
D) 216
E) 108
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a jar is filled with candy. jeremy eats one third of the candies and sandra eats three quarters of the remainder, leaving 54 candies in the jar.
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c candies originally

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