Geric had twice as many bills as Kyla who has 2 fewer bills than Jessa. After giving 3 bills to Geric, Jessa has 7 bills left. How many bills did Geric have at the beginning?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Jessa had 7 + 3 = 10 bills before she gave 3 to Geric. Kyla had 10 - 2 = 8 bills. So, Geric had 8 x 2 = 16 bills.
Thus, the answer is 16.