Crumbs Brought by Ants
In the evening, four ants counted the crumbs they had brought. The first ant had 1.5 times as many as the second, the second ant had half as many as the fourth, and the third ant had twice as many as the second. They had 26 crumbs in total. How many crumbs did the third ant have?
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