Question

There are $20$ packages of bagels on a shelf in a store and each package contains the same number of bagels.If $3$ of these packages contain a total of $18$ bagels, how many bagels are there in $7$ of these packages?

• A. $21$
• B. $36$
• C. $40$
• D. $42$
• E. $49$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $42$

No of bagels in 3 packages $=18$

$\therefore$ no of bagels in $1$ package $=\frac{18}{3}=6$

$\therefore$ No of bagels in 7 packages $=7\times 6=42$