1.Uncle Stan had sent some stickers to his nephews, but a fight soon ensued after the stickers had been divided rather unfairly between the three of them. Dad walked in and dealt with the situation. "Joe will give Rory as many as Rory took. Then Rory will give Steve as many as Steve took, and finally Steve will give Joe as many as Joe will have left." A clever scheme, for they all ended up with 24 stickers each! How many had Joe taken originally?

Joe took 15 stickers

Joe took 33 stickers

Joe took 23 stickers