2004 AMC 8 Problem 3

Twelve friends met for dinner at Oscar's Overstuffed Oyster House, and each ordered one meal. The portions were so large, there was enough food for 18 people. If they shared, how many meals should they have ordered to have just enough food for the 12 of them?

\textbf{(A)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 18

Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.