In a certain shop, 9 oranges cost as much as 5 apples, 5 apples cost as much as 3 mangoes, 4 mangoes cost as much as 9 lemons. If 3 lemons cost 48 paise, the price of an orange is

Options

A. a.15 paise
B. b.13 paise
C. c.14 paise
D. d.12 paise

Answer

D

Explanation

According to the question
3 lemons = 48 paise (Given)
So, 9 lemons = `48 xx 3 `paise = 144 paise.
Given, 4 mangoes = 9 lemons = 144 paise.
So, 3 mangoes = `(144/4) xx 3` paise = 108 paise = 5 apples
Also given, 9 oranges = 5 apples = 108 paise.
Therefore, the price of an orange = `108/9`paise
= 12 paise.