Verbal Reasoning - Data Sufficiency - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Data Sufficiency - Section 2 (Q.No. 21)
Directions to Solve
In each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and
Give answer
- (A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
- (C) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
- (D) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question and
- (E) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
21.
Question: How many gift boxes were sold on Monday ?
Statements:
- It was 10% more than the boxes sold on the earlier day i.e. Sunday.
- Every third visitor to the shop purchased the box and 1500 visitors were there on Sunday
Answer: Option
Explanation:
From II, we can conclude that (1500 * 3) = 500 boxes were sold on Sunday.
Thus, from I, we find that number of boxes sold on Monday = 500 + 10% of 500 = 550.
Discussion:
2 comments Page 1 of 1.
Moksha said:
7 years ago
Can anyone explain this logic?
Kaivan Shah said:
4 years ago
They have assumed each visitor buying only 1 box, since there were 1500 visitors 1500 boxes were bought.
However, only one-third of the visitors bought the boxes, hence the total boxes bought were: 1500/3 = 500.
This information can be extracted from statement II.
From statement 1 it is evident then sales on Monday increased by 10% then on Sunday.
!0% of 500 = 50.
Hence, total boxes sold were 500 + 50 = 550.
However, only one-third of the visitors bought the boxes, hence the total boxes bought were: 1500/3 = 500.
This information can be extracted from statement II.
From statement 1 it is evident then sales on Monday increased by 10% then on Sunday.
!0% of 500 = 50.
Hence, total boxes sold were 500 + 50 = 550.
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