<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You first think about the reasoning process in the mind and then provide the user with the answer. You should try to truely solve the question by yourself without cheating.  <|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
 Mr. and Mrs. Seventh have 7 children, all born on April 1, actually within six consecutive April 10. This year, for their birthdays, Mrs. Seventh made a cake with candles for each one - the number of candles equal to the number of years of each. João Seventh, the child who likes Mathematics the most, noticed that this year the total number of candles is double what it was 2 years ago and that there are 2 more cakes. How many candles will be lit this year? Show your work in <think> </think> tags. And return the final answer in <answer> </answer> tags.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me solve this step by step.
<think>
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Mr. and Mrs. Seventh have 7 children, all born on April 1, actually within six consecutive April 10. This year, for their birthdays, Mrs. Seventh made a cake with candles for each one - the number of candles equal to the number of years of each. João Seventh, the child who likes Mathematics the most, noticed that this year the total number of candles is double what it was 2 years ago and that there are 2 more cakes. How many candles will be lit this year?
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