2. At a certain charity fundraising dinner, each person ate half a plate of rice, one-third of a plate of vegetables, and one-quarter of a plate of meat. The dinner provided a total of 65 plates of food. How many people attended this fundraising dinner?
2. 60 .

Each person ate $\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{13}{12}$ of food, and $65 \div \frac{13}{12}=60$.
Therefore, 60 people attended this charity dinner.