The sweets swap puzzle

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Alice, Ben, and Charlie each had a bag of sweets.

  • Alice had 24 sweets.

  • Ben had twice as many sweets as Alice.

  • Charlie had 18 fewer sweets than Ben.

They decide to redistribute the sweets so that each of them ends up with the same number of sweets.

How many sweets must Ben give to Charlie so that all three have the same amount?

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