Jake bought jellyaces in the morning. He ate 1/3 of them right away, gave 10 of them to his friend Rob int he afternoon, and ate 1/2 of the remainder after dinner. If he had 25 jellyaces left at the end of the day, how many jellyaces did he buy in the morning? A. 105 B. 90 C. 75 D. 60

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Jake bought jellyaces in the morning. He ate 1/3 of them right away, gave 10 of them to his friend Rob int he afternoon, and ate 1/2 of the remainder after dinner. If he had 25 jellyaces left at the end of the day, how many jellyaces did he buy in the morning?

A. 105

B. 90

C. 75

D. 60

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