Question

A woman who was asked what fruit she had brought. She replied they are all oranges but 8 there are all bananas but 8, all apples but 8 how many oranges apples and bananas did she buy in all

Answer 1

24........

may be.......

if not , please tell me answer

Answer 2

Answer:12

Step-by-step explanation:She said: There are all oranges but eight i.e.

All are oranges but 8 are not. So, 8 must be the other two.

i.e. Bananas+ Apples= 8.......(1)

Similarly, all bananas but eight i.e.All are bananas but 8 are not.

i.e. Oranges + Apples=8.......(2)

Similarly, all apples but eight

i.e. Oranges+ Bananas=8.......(3)

By adding these three equations, we have,

2( Bananas+ Oranges+ Apples)= 8+8+8

2( Bananas+ Oranges+ Apples)= 24

i.e.( Bananas+ Oranges+ Apples)=24/2

i.e. Bananas+ Oranges+ Apples=12

Hence the solution.