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Ky has 3 times more books than Grant, and Grant has 6 fewer books than Jaime. If the total combined number of books is 176, how many books does Jaime have?

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k = 3g
g = j-6, so j = g+6
k+g+j = 176

3g + g + g+6 = 176
5g= 170

g = 34
k = 102
j = 40

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