Akhil and Sanjeev were given two baskets of mangoes of equal number. Akhil added 2 mangoes to his basket while Sanjeev also added 2 mangoes to his basket. After some time their friend Sarath counted the number of mangoes in the two boxes. Which of the following will be true, in terms of the number of mangoes?

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Solution

To answer the given question use the below axiom:

"If equals are added to equals, the wholes are equal."

It is very evident that if an equal number of mangoes are added to an equal number of mangoes in the baskets, the resultant number of mangoes will also be equal.

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