In Kaya's teacher's desk there are 6 pink highlighters, 2 yellow highlighters, and 4 blue highlighters. How many highlighters are there in all?  Select the correct option:
A) 11 B) 12 C) 77 D) 33 E) 88

Rationale: "add the numbers of highlighters . 6 + 2 + 4 = 12 . answer is b ."
Answer: B