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A boy is asked to put in a basket one mango when ordered 'One', one orange when ordered 'Two', one apple when ordered 'Three' and is asked to take out from the basket one mango and orange when ordered 'Four'. A sequence of orders is given as 12332142314223314113234

How many total oranges were in the basked at the end of the above sequence?

1. 1
2. 4
3. 3
4. 2

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 2

Given,

A boy is asked to put in a basket one mango when ordered 'One',

one orange when ordered 'Two',

one apple when ordered 'Three' and

The boy asked to take out one mango and orange from the basket when ordered 'Four.'

A sequence of orders is given as 12332142314223314113234

So,

Orders	1	2	3	3	2	1	4
Fruits in the Basket	1 Mango	1 Orange	1 Apple	1 Apple	1 Orange	1 Mango	Total fruits Mango = 2 Orange = 2 Apple = 2 Take out 1 mango and 1 orange Remaining fruits Mango = 1 Orange = 1 Apple = 2

 

Orders	2	3	1	4
Fruits in the Basket	1 Orange	1 Apple	1 Mango	Total fruits Mango = 2 Orange = 2 Apple = 3 Take out 1 mango and 1 orange Remaining fruits Mango = 1 Orange = 1 Apple = 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orders	2	2	3	3	1	4
Fruits in the Basket	1 Orange	1 Orange	1 Apple	1 Apple	1 Mango	Total fruits Mango = 2 Orange = 3 Apple = 5 Take out 1 mango and 1 orange Remaining fruits Mango = 1 Orange = 2 Apple = 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orders	1	1	3	2	3	4
Fruits in the Basket	1 Mango	1 Mango	1 Apple	1 Orange	1 Apple	Total fruits Mango = 3 Orange = 3 Apple = 7 Take out 1 mango and 1 orange Remaining fruits Mango = 2 Orange = 2 Apple = 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The total fruits in the basket at the end are: Mango = 2 Orange = 2 Apple = 7

Total oranges were in the basket at the end of the above sequence are 2.

Hence, the correct answer is 2.