Adam had a farm with animals. He had 12 cows and twice as many sheep. He decided to buy 3 pigs for every sheep he had. How many animals were on the farm after the transaction?
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Adam had twice as many sheep as the cows, so 2 sheep / cow * 12 cows = 24 sheep. For every sheep, he bought 3 pigs, so he bought 3 pigs / sheep * 24 sheep = 72 pigs. In total on the farm, there were 72 pigs + 24 sheep + 12 cows = 108 animals.
Thus, the answer is 108.
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