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In the question, the diagram they have given is of late prophase, meaning that the chromosome number has doubled and so NOW, there are 6 chromosomes. So after mitosis they become halved and are restored to their original number of 3. But in the question their asking the cells appearance in the "next" prophase. This means the cell is undergoing another division by mitosis, which is why the chromosome number will again simply double to give 6 chromosomes.