My new house has 12 medium ceiling lights but I have seen small and large ceiling lights in other rooms. The small ones require 1 bulb, the medium ones require 2, and the large ones need 3 bulbs. How many bulbs should I buy if my wife says she saw twice as many large ceiling lights as medium ceiling lights and ten more small lights than medium ones?
If the house has twice the number of large ones as medium ones then the house has 2*12 = <<2*12=24>>24 large ceiling lights
Similarly, if it has 10 more small ones than the 12 medium ones then it has 10+12 = <<10+12=22>>22 small ceiling lights
If one small ceiling light requires 1 bulb then 22 small ones will require 1*22 = <<1*22=22>>22 bulbs
If one medium ceiling light requires 2 bulbs then 12 medium ones will require 2*12 = <<2*12=24>>24 bulbs
If one large ceiling light requires 3 bulbs then 24 medium ones will require 3*24 = <<3*24=72>>72 bulbs
Therefore the house will require 22 bulbs for the small ones + 24 bulbs for the medium ones + 72 bulbs for the large ones, for a total of 22+24+72=<<22+24+72=118>>118
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