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lily has $18. matt has twice as much of a third of the amount lily has, and carolyn has $23 more than matt has. how much money does carolyn have?

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Okay,

A third of $18, is $6
and if he has twice the amount of a third of 18 dollars
that equation would be 2 * 6
Which would equal $12
So Matt has $12

Carolyn has $23 more dollars than Matt
12 + 23 = 35

So your answer would be:
Carolyn has $35

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Carolyn have 35 dollars
lily has $18. matt has twice as much of a third of the amount lily has, and carolyn-example-1
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