Anjali bought some chocolates from Nestle’s exclusive shop, she gave to Ajay one less than half of what she had initially. Then she had given 3 chocolates to Bablu and then half of the chocolates which she had then given to Charles. Thus finally she gave one chocolate to Deepak and the remaining one she ate herself. What is the number of chocolates she had purchased?
(a) 16
(b) 14
(c) 12
(d) 15
(e) 17
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she bought 12 chocolates
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the number of chocolates she had purchased is option C ) 12
Step-by-step explanation:
let she has x numbers of chocolate initially
In the last step she ate one chocolate and gave one to deepak
=> chocolate remained after giving half to charles = 1 + 1 = 2
=> chocolate remained before giving half to charles = 2 x 2 = 4
3 chocolates given to bablu
=> chocolates remained before giving to bablu = 4 + 3 = 7
she gave ajay one less than half of what she had
=> she has left one greater than half of what she had
=> 1 + x/2 = 7
=> x/2 = 6
=> x = 12
Hence the number of chocolates she had purchased is option C ) 12
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