Problem Opener #Fraction

Three tired and hungry ELC students named Gigi, Georgina, and Gaby had a bag of apples. While Georgina and Gaby were asleep, Gigi was awake and ate one-third of the apples, and went back to sleep. Later, Georgina awoke, ate one-third of the remaining apples, and went back to sleep. Finally, Gaby woke up and ate one-third of the remaining apples, leaving 8 apples in the bag. How many apples are in the bag originally? #Fraction