SOLUTION: Adam, Jason and Omar have a total of 71 sweets. Adam has twice as many sweets as Jason. Jason has 5 more sweets than Omar. How many sweets does Omar have?

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Question 1173038: Adam, Jason and Omar have a total of 71 sweets.
Adam has twice as many sweets as Jason.
Jason has 5 more sweets than Omar.
How many sweets does Omar have?
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Comment from student: Thank you so much! That really helped me find the solution to this problem!
I found out that Omar has 14 sweets!

My response : Your solution/answer is correct.

Glad to hear from you (!)