Aptitude - Problems on Numbers - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Problems on Numbers - Data Sufficiency 2 (Q.No. 2)
Directions to Solve

Each of the questions given below consists of a question followed by three statements. You have to study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/are necessary to answer the question.


2.

What is the two-digit number?

I. 

Sum of the digits is 7.

II. 

Difference between the number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 9.

 III. 

Digit in the ten's place is bigger than the digit in the unit's place by 1.

I and II only
II and III only
I and III only
All I, II and III
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let the tens and units digit be x and y respectively.

  I. x + y = 7.

 II. (10x + y) - (10y + x) = 9       x - y = 1.

III. x - y = 1.

Thus, I and II as well as I and III give the answer.

Correct answer is (E).

Discussion:
26 comments Page 2 of 3.

V.Keerthana said:   1 decade ago
May be C correct answer because it provides only required information.

Rahul Khot said:   1 decade ago
By option A we can say answer is 34 or 43, but we can't say perfectly which is the answer.

But by option C we can definitely say, answer is 43. So answer could be option C.
(1)

Ravi Ranjan said:   9 years ago
The correct option is undoubtedly C.

Pooja said:   9 years ago
I think the correct answer is D.

Sankarilakshmi said:   9 years ago
Yes agree. The correct answer is D.

Pankaj Saini said:   9 years ago
I think option D is right.

Rutuja kapadnis said:   8 years ago
Answer is E.

Eg. 99 (99-99)=0 nd 9=9.

Charanya said:   7 years ago
I think its option A. We get answer by I and II only.

RAHUL robin said:   7 years ago
The Correct option will be C.
(1)

Chetna said:   3 years ago
D should be the correct answer. I mean 43 is the only possibility such that the sun is 7 and the difference is 1.

So,it's D.
(3)


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