To calculate the total number of cups, do not need to consider the color of the cup. At the beginning, there were three cups. The number at last is $3+5+3+1=12$. 
There were three color cups in the shop. At the beginning, there was only one cup of each kind. Later, there were five more blue cups, three more red cups, and one more yellow cup. How many cups were there in total at last?~(adapted from $$2005$$ Math kangaroo Problems, Level $$1-2$$, Question \#$$6$$) 
a) $$11$$ 
b) $$12$$ 
c) $$13$$ 
d) $$14$$ 
e) $$20$$ 