Question 1141114
Decide which person's amount to assign a variable.  Follow the description and make expressions for each person.  Form the necessary equation.



Pudge has three times as many apples as Ace, and Ace has twice as many as Christi. 
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Pudge              6c
Ace                2c
Christi            c
</pre>


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pudge has 12 more than both Ace and Christi together. 
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{{{highlight(2c+c+12=6c)}}}


Solve that for c and use it to find the quantities of Pudge and Ace.