Two-thirds of the people in a room are seated in three-fourths of the chairs. The rest of the people are standing. If there are 6 empty chairs, how many people are in the room?<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>12<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>18<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>24<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>27<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>36