Question

There are 45 apples and 36 oranges in a box. 33 fruits in the box are rotten. If the rotten fruits are removed from the box and a few more apples are added, the number of fruits in the box becomes 77. How many apples are added to the box?

• A. 36
• B. 29
• C. 32
• D. 45

Answer 1

The correct option is B 29

Given, there are 45 apples and 36 oranges in a box.
So, the total number of fruits in the box = 45 + 36


Of the 81 fruits, 33 are rotten. The rotten fruits are removed from the box.
So, the number of fruits left = 81 - 33


A few more apples are added to the box such that the number of fruits in the box becomes 77.
So, the number of apples added to the box = 77 - 48


So, 29 apples were added to the box.