A grocer stacked apples in a pile. The bottom layer was rectangular with 3 rows of 5 apples each. In the second layer from the bottom, each apple rested on 4 apples from the bottom layer, and in the third layer, each apple rested on 4 apples from the second layer. Which of the following is the maximum number of apples that could have been in the third layer?  Choose one
A) 5  B) 3  C) 6  D) 2  E) 1
3ottom Layer = 5 x 3 = 15   IInd Layer = (5-1) x (3-1) = 8   IIIrd Layer = (4-1) x (2-1) = 3   Answer = 3 = 3
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A grocer stacked apples in a pile. The bottom layer was rectangular with 3 rows of 5 apples each. In the second layer from the bottom, each apple rested on 4 apples from the bottom layer, and in the third layer, each apple rested on 4 apples from the second layer. Which of the following is the maximum number of apples that could have been in the third layer?