Question

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?​

Answer 1

Answer:

6.49 Kgs

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Let quantity picked by Peter = x

Mary picked = 2x

Lucy mixed = x + 2

x + 2x + x + 2 = 26

4x + 2 = 26

4x = 26 - 2

4x = 24

x = 24/4

x = 6

2x = 2 ×6 = 12

x + 2 = 6 + 2 = 8

Peter picked 6kg

Mary picked 12kg

Lucy picked 8kg