Alice, Bob, and Charlie are collaborating on a craft project. For the project, Alice contributes twice as many beads as Bob, and Bob provides five times as many beads as Charlie. Given that Charlie has 6 beads, calculate the total number of beads available for their project.

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This example demonstrates how to find a total when individual amounts are defined by chained relationships. Starting with the known fact that Charlie has 6 beads, we can calculate that Bob has five times this amount, resulting in 30 beads. Following this, Alice's quantity is determined to be twice Bob's, which is 60 beads. The total for their project is the sum of these individual amounts: 6 (Charlie) + 30 (Bob) + 60 (Alice) = 96 beads.

Example Calculation of a Total from Chained Relative Quantities

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