A test for your English grammar!

Which one is correct?

You have to tell whether it is (a) or (b):

(a) The total number of fruits in a basket having twelve apples and eight oranges is twenty one.

or

(b) The total numbers of fruits in a basket having twelve apples and eight oranges are twenty one.

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