Granny gave away her entire collection of antique spoons to three people. Her daughter received 8 more than a third of the total; her son received 8 more than a third of what was then left; finally her neighbour received 8 more than a third of what was then left. What is the sum of the digits of the number of spoons which were in Granny’s collection?
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14
12
10
8
6
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