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Python Code:

ans = 0
b = []
n, k = map(int,input().split())
a = sorted(list(map(int,input().split())), reverse=True)

for i in range(n):
    if len(b)==k:
        ans += (max(b)-1)*2
        b = [a[i]]
    else:
        b.append(a[i])

ans += (max(b) - 1) * 2

print(ans)


			 	 	  	 		   				 		  	  	

C++ Code:

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int n, k, a[2000], ans = 0;

int main()
{
    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(NULL);
    cin >> n >> k;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        cin >> a[i];
    }
    
    sort(a, a+n);
    for (int i = n-1; i >= 0; i -= k)
    {
        int cnt = 0;
        for (int j = 0; j < k && i - j >= 0; j++)
        {
            cnt = max(cnt, a[i - j]-1);
        }
        ans += cnt;
    }
    
    cout << ans*2;
    
    return 0;
}


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