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First bunch of bananas has `1/4` excess to as many as bananas in second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first bunch is

A

9

B

10

C

12

D

15

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The correct Answer is:
D
Let the number of bananas in the second bunch = x
So, the number of bananas in first bunch = `x + x/4 = (5x)/4`
Then, according to the question `(5x)/4 - x = 3`
or `(5x - 4x)/4 = 3`
or, `x = 12`.
So, the number of bananas in the first bunch = `5 xx 12/4 = 15`.
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