here is a simple arithmetical puzzle in his own flowery , poetical language . if one - fifth of a hive of bees flew to the badamba flower , one - third flew to the slandbara , 3 times the difference of these two numbers flew to an arbour , and one bee continued to fly about , attracted on each side by the fragrant ketaki and malati , what was the total number of bees ?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers:	A) 11	B) 15	C) 18	D) 17	E) 19

Rationale: b 15 the number of bees was 15
Answer: B