Cindy bought 15 apples and 12 oranges and paid a sum of ₹447 for the purchase. Which of the statements given below is inconsistent with this informati...

Question

Cindy bought 15 apples and 12 oranges and paid a sum of ₹447 for the purchase. Which of the statements given below is inconsistent with this information, leading to no possible prices of the two fruits?

Options

A.

Purchased 25 apples and 20 oranges and paid a sum of ₹745

B.

Purchased 10 apples and 13 oranges and paid a sum of ₹353

C.

Purchased 12 apples and 8 oranges and paid a sum of ₹340

D.

Purchased 35 apples and 28 oranges and paid a sum of ₹1,029

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