Jim has three times as many comic books as Charles. Charles has 2/3 as many books as Bob. Bob has 27 books. How many comic books does Jim have?

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Kodekan · Answer 1 · 2015-05-22T21:45:47+0000

Bob = 27

Charles = 2/3 * Bob
Charles = 2/3 * 27
Charles = 54/3
Charles = 18

Jim = 3 * Charles
Jim = 3 * 18
Jim = 54

Jim has 54 comic books.