1998 AJHSME Problems/Problem 25

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Three generous friends, each with some money, redistribute the money as follow: Amy gives enough money to Jan and Toy to double each amount has. Jan then gives enough to Amy and Toy to double their amounts. Finally, Toy gives enough to Amy and Jan to double their amounts. If Toy had 36 dollars at the beginning and 36 dollars at the end, what is the total amount that all three friends have?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 108\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 180\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 216\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 252\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 288$