A camel must travel 15 miles in order to reach the nearest city. She have 45 bananas with her but can carry only 15 at a time . Also she eat 1 banana /mile .Then the maximum no of bananas that can be transported to the city?

a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d)12

• 6 Bananas can be transported to the city.
  
  The camel carries 15 bananas for a kilometer and comes back (15 bananas becomes 13). It carries the second set of 15 bananas for a kilometer and comes back (15 bananas becomes 13). It carries the third set of 15 bananas for a kilometer (15 bananas becomes 14). Now we have 40 bananas which has to be carried for 14 kilometers.
  
  At the end of the second kilometer the total number of bananas becomes 35.
  At the end of the third kilometer the total number of bananas becomes 30.
  At the end of the fourth kilometer the total number of bananas becomes 25.
  At the end of the fifth kilometer the total number of bananas becomes 20.
  At the end of the Sixth kilometer the total number of bananas becomes 15.
  
  The camel carries the remaining 15 bananas for the last 9 more kilometers; and by the time it reaches its destination, it has consumed 9 bananas -- The remaining is 6 Bananas
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(18) No(2)
• The answer is 8 not 6
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(3)
• Answer is c) 8.
  
  Explanation:
  1st mile = 40 Banana
  3rd mile = 30 Banana
  6th mile = 21 Banana
  8th mile = 15 Banana
  15th mile = 8 Banana
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• c) 8 is the correct ans.
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)