What is the maximum number of drive failures that can be withstood without losing the data in this configuration?

A storage system is configured with erasure coding, divided up into 12 data segments and 4 coding segments. Each segment is written to different drives.

What is the maximum number of drive failures that can be withstood without losing the data in this configuration?
A . 6
B . 4
C . 3
D . 5

Answer: B