If 9 mangoes cost as much as 5 oranges, 5 oranges as much as 3 apples, 4 apples as much as 9 pineapples and if 3 pineapples cost 48, what will a mango cost?

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Q: 4 (CAPF/2013)
If 9 mangoes cost as much as 5 oranges, 5 oranges as much as 3 apples, 4 apples as much as 9 pineapples and if 3 pineapples cost 48, what will a mango cost?

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Science

question_exam: 

CAPF

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{'mango cost': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'mangoes': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'pineapples': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'apples': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'oranges': [0, 0, 2, 1]}

In this question, we are given the prices of different fruits in terms of each other.

Option 1: If a mango costs 9, then 9 mangoes would cost 81. However, we are told that 9 mangoes are equivalent to 5 oranges, so this option does not fit the given information.

Option 2: If a mango costs 12, then 9 mangoes would cost 108. We are told that 9 mangoes are equivalent to 5 oranges, so this option satisfies the given information.

Option 3: If a mango costs 18, then 9 mangoes would cost 162. This does not fit the given information.

Option 4: If a mango costs 27, then 9 mangoes would cost 243. This option does not fit the given information.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2. A mango will cost 12, based on the given information.