Electric Potential & Kinetic Energy

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Homework Statement


Points A and B have electric potentials of 332 V and 149 V, respectively. When an electron released from rest at point A arrives at point C, its kinetic energy is K. When the electron is released from rest a point B, however, its kinetic energy when it reaches point C is 2K. What is the electric potential at point C? What is the kinetic energy K?


Homework Equations


I don't know exactly what to use, so I'd rather not list all available equations...


The Attempt at a Solution


I tried using Energy Conservation but kept getting a contradiction. The fact that the electric potential at Point A is larger than the electric potential at Point B but the kinetic energy gained while traveling from A to C is less than that from traveling from B to C is confusing me. Help?
 
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