Deepa was returning after buying some fruits. Sonam asked her to tell how many fruits she bought. Deepa replied that she bought all oranges but eight, all mangoes but eight and all guava but eight. How many fruits Deepa bought?

Options

A. 20
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16

Answer

B

Explanation

According to the question
Mangoes + Guavas = 8 ... (i)
Oranges + Guavas = 8 ... (ii)
Oranges + Mangoes = 8 ... (iii)
Adding (i), (ii) & (iii), we get
2 (Mangoes + Guavas + Oranges) = 8 + 8 + 8
`implies 2` (Mangoes + Guavas + Oranges) = 24
`implies` Mangoes + Guavas + Oranges =`24/2 =12 `
So, Total no of fruits = 12.