There are 34 people in the garden prior to the time I joined them.
So when I entered the garden, the total number of people in the garden will be:
Let assume, you as the reader was part of the people in the garden and you hugged 30 people. That doesn't add up or increase the number of people in the garden.
At the end of the day, the number of people you did not hug is:
35 - 30 - 1(you)
= 35 - 31
= 4 people
Therefore, we can conclude that there are 35 people present in the garden.
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