Giving cookies to each other won\textquotesingle t affect the sum of their cookies, so there are $$4+4+4=12$$~in total. 
Bill, Sarah and James each has $4$ cookies at beginning. Bill gives James some cookies and James gives Sarah $2$ cookies. How many cookies do they have in total now? 
Options:
[1] $$0$$ 
[2] $$5$$ 
[3] $$10$$ 
[4] $$12$$ 
[5] $$15$$ 