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Oranges are to be transferred from larger boxes into smaller boxes. When a large box is emptied, the oranges from it fill two smaller boxes and still, `10` oranges remain outside. If the number of oranges in a small box is taken to be `x`, what is the number of oranges in the larger box?

A

`10 - 2x`

B

`2x + 10`

C

`2x - 10`

D

`(x+10)/2`

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