There are C cans of cherry soda in the cooler.
There are twice as many cans of orange pop, so there are 2C cans of orange pop in the cooler.
In all, there are C + 2C = 3C = 24 cans in the cooler.
Therefore, there are C = 24 / 3 = <<24/3=8>>8 cans of cherry soda in the cooler.
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