In Carrie's desk drawer there are 7 yellow highlighters. There are 7 more pink highlighters than yellow highlighters, and there are 5 more blue highlighters than pink highlighters. How many highlighters are in Carrie's desk drawer in all?
How many pink highlighters are there? ** The number of pink highlighters is 7 + 7 = <<7+7=14>>14
How many blue highlighters are there? ** The number of blue highlighters is 14 + 5 = <<14+5=19>>19.
How many yellow highlighters are there? ** There are 7 yellow highlighters.
How many highlighters are in Carrie's desk drawer in all? ** The total number of yellow, pink, and blue highlighters is 7 + 14 + 19 = <<7+14+19=40>>40.
#### 40