A
girl leaves home with x flowers, goes to the bank of a nearby river. On
the bank of the river, there are four places of worship, standing in a
row. She dips all the x flowers into the river. The number of flowers
doubles. Then she enters the first place of worship, offers y flowers to
the deity. She dips the remaining flowers into the river, and again the
number of flowers doubles. She goes to the second place of worship,
offers y flowers to the deity. She dips the remaining flowers into the
river, and again the number of flowers doubles. She goes to the third
place of worship, offers y flowers to the deity. She dips the remaining flowers into the river, and again the number of flowers doubles. She
goes to the fourth place of worship, offers y flowers to the deity. Now
she is left with no flowers in hand.
If the girl leaves home with 30 flowers, the number of flowers she offers to each deity is
a. 30
b. 31
c. 32
d. 33
The minimum number of flowers that could be offered to each deity is
a. 0
b. 15
c. 16
d. Cannot be determined
The minimum number of flowers with which the girl leaves home is
a. 16
b. 15
c. 0
d. Cannot be determined
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