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After deleting an element from a B-tree,I could rearrange the tree in several ways,that would still complies to the rules of B-trees.But,we are supposed to follow a certain set of rules for rearranging the tree after deleting an element.

Why is that ?

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Correct,

But we always try to minimize the number of rearrangements.The rules are a result of lot of possible arrangements,and it is the best one.
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