CEMC Fermat, 2001

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Pat gives half of his marbles to his best friend and then a third of those remaining to his sister. If his sister receives 9 marbles, then the number Pat keeps is

(A) $27$ (B) $54$ (C) $18$ (D) $36$ (E) $9$

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