Giving candies to each other won\textquotesingle t affect the sum of their candies, so there are $$4+4+4=12$$~in total. 
Bill, Sarah and James each has $4$ candies. Bill gives James some candies and James gives Sarah some candies. How many candies are there in total? 
Options:
(a) $$0$$ 
(b) $$5$$ 
(c) $$10$$ 
(d) $$12$$ 
(e) $$15$$ 