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Four children bought 53 oranges altogether. Nekoye bought x oranges and Kamau bought 9 oranges more than Nekoye. Fatuma bought twice as many oranges as Nekoye. Atieno bought as many oranges as both Kamau and Fatuma bought . Which one of the following equations can be used to find the number of oranges Nekoye bought?
A. 5x+22=53
B. 5x+18=53
C. 7x+9=53
D. 7x+18=53