In a family gathering, there is a basket in which there are oranges, bananas and apples. Half of the people in the family eat oranges, half of the other half eat bananas and the rest eat apples. If the number of people who eat oranges are 10 less than the total number of people, find the number of people in the gathering.
Pick one:  A) 5  B) 10  C) 15  D) 20  E) 25
Let the number of people who eat oranges be X. Then,   total number of people= X + (X/2) + (X/2)= 2X   =&gt; 2X-10=X   =&gt;X=10   =&gt; Total number of people were 2X=20   Option 20
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In a family gathering, there is a basket in which there are oranges, bananas and apples. Half of the people in the family eat oranges, half of the other half eat bananas and the rest eat apples. If the number of people who eat oranges are 10 less than the total number of people, find the number of people in the gathering.