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2017 Fermat Problem 11
Last Thursday, each of the students in M. Fermat's class brought one piece of fruit to school. Each brought an apple, a banana, or an orange. In total, 20\% of the students brought an apple and 35\% brought a banana. If 9 students brought oranges, how many students were in the class?
\textbf{(A)}\ 18\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 64\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 24\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 20\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 40
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