A dragon hoards jewels and gold in its cave. A jealous king snuck in and stole three prize jewels. The dragon burned him to a crisp and stole back its jewels, along with twice as many of the king’s crown jewels from his crown that melted in the dragon’s fire. The new jewels were a third of the number of jewels the dragon had owned before. How many jewels did the dragon own in the end?
The dragon stole 2 * 3 = <<2*3=6>>6 of the king’s crown jewels.
The dragon owned 6 * 3 = <<6*3=18>>18 jewels before the theft.
Thus, the dragon owned 18 + 6 = <<18+6=24>>24 jewels in the end.
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