Mary, Peter, and Lucy were picking chestnuts. Mary picked twice as much chestnuts than Peter. Lucy picked 2 kg more than Peter. Together the three of them picked 26 kg of chestnuts. How many kilograms did each of them pick? Choose the correct answer
A) 6	B) 7	C) 1	D) 8	E) 9
Let xx be the amount Peter picked. Then Mary and Lucy picked 2x2x and x+2x+2, respectively. So   x+2x+x+2=26x+2x+x+2=26   4x=244x=24   x=6x=6   Therefore, Peter, Mary, and Lucy picked 6, 12, and 8 kg, respectively.   6nswer:6
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Mary, Peter, and Lucy were picking chestnuts. Mary picked twice as much chestnuts than Peter. Lucy picked 2 kg more than Peter. Together the three of them picked 26 kg of chestnuts. How many kilograms did each of them pick?