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Afnan bought few apples, then he bought 12 more apples, he ate 2 apples, the result is twice the apples he originally had, he originally bought ?
a 20 apples
b 10 apples
c 14 apples
d 16 apples

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let originally bought apple is x
so
x+12-2=2x
x=10
10 apples
11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(13) No(1)

Please explain your answer properly to make it approve?
let no.of apple =x
than 12 more apple and Ate 2 apple than eq.
x+12-2=2x
get the value of x from this equation
x=10
no.of apple =10
9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)

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