A trolley driver picked up 10 people on his 1st stop. On the next stop, 3 people got off and twice as many people from the 1st stop got on. On the third stop, 18 people got off and 2 got on. How many people are currently on the trolley? Let's be accurate as possible.
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Between the trolley driver and his first 10 customers, there are 1 + 10 = 11 people are currently on the trolley. On his first stop, 10 people go on and twice as many people got on at the second stop so 10 * 2 = 20 people got on at the second stop. So at the second stop he had 11 people on board, 3 got off and 20 got on so he now has 11 - 3 + 20 = 28 people. At his third stop 18 people got off and 2 got on so in total there are 28 - 18 + 2 = 12 people on the trolley.
The answer: 12.
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