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Number theory Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

When $k$ candies were distributed among seven people so that each person received the same number of candies and each person received as many candies as possible, there were $3$ candies left over. If instead, $3k$ candies were distributed among seven people in this way, then the number of candies left over would have been

(A) $1$ (B) $2$ (C) $3$ (D) $6$ (E) $9$

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