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First bunch of bananas has (1/4) again as many bananas as a 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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ANS D. 15

Explanation:
x is the no.of banana's in second bunch
first bunh banan's will be x+(1/4)x= x*5/4
If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch
X*5/4 = x+3, X=12,
First bunch bannana's will be 15
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