SOLUTION: Caroline has two times as many marbles as Jake. Jake has 12 less than 7 times as many marbles James has. James has 14 marbles. How many does Caroline have? A)54 B)86 C)98 D)1

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Question 1143272: Caroline has two times as many marbles as Jake. Jake has 12 less than 7 times as many marbles James has. James has 14 marbles. How many does Caroline have?
A)54
B)86
C)98
D)172
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Caloline          2(7*14-12)
Jake              7*14-12
James              14

Simple Computation