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Solve the puzzle: "How many cards are missing from the deck"

This mathematics riddle has been one of the most favorite puzzles among internet users. The question is about a pack of cards from which few cards are missing. The challenge is to find the number of cards which are there in the pack and how many are missing from it.

Puzzle question: “A small number of cards has been lost from a complete pack. If I deal among four people, three cards remain. If I deal among three people, two remain and if I deal among five people, two cards remain. How many cards are there?”⁣

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