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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

There are more than 23 and fewer than 29 people in my class. Everyone likes at least one of Maths or French. Twice as many people like Maths as like French. The same number of people like both Maths and French as like only French. Which of these is the total number of people in my class?

(A) $24$ (B) $25$ (C) $26$ (D) $27$ (E) $28$

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