CAT 2021 Slot 1 QA Q5 Equations

Question 5 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2021 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer.

A basket of 2 apples, 4 oranges and 6 mangoes costs the same as a basket of 1 apple, 4 oranges and 8 mangoes, or a basket of 8 oranges and 7 mangoes. Then the number of mangoes in a basket of mangoes that has the same cost as the other baskets is
  1. A
    12
  2. B
    13
  3. C
    11
  4. D
    10

Answer: (B) 13 Equations MCQ

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