Suppose that Karen, Sue, and Peter all work 6 hours a day. In an hour, Karen can make one widget or 2 thingamajigs. In an hour, Sue can make one widget or one thingamajig. In an hour, Peter can make 2 widgets or one thingamajig. If they all split their time evenly between making widgets and thingamajigs, how many thingamajigs can they make?

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Suppose that Karen, Sue, and Peter all work 6 hours a day. In an hour, Karen can make one widget or 2 thingamajigs. In an hour, Sue can make one widget or one thingamajig. In an hour, Peter can make 2 widgets or one thingamajig. If they all split their time evenly between making widgets and thingamajigs, how many thingamajigs can they make?  

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