Verbal Reasoning - Data Sufficiency - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Data Sufficiency - Section 1 (Q.No. 23)
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.
23.
Question: How many students in a class play football ?
Statements:
- Only boys play football.
- There are forty boys and thirty girls in the class.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
It is not mentioned whether all the boys or a proportion of them play football.
Discussion:
14 comments Page 2 of 2.
Spandana said:
1 decade ago
Yeah answer is correct because only boys play football doesn't mean that all boys will play football. So boys may not. So we can not say exactly that how many boys play football. Hence we can not give the answer.
Sundar said:
1 decade ago
@Sankalp
Statement-I: Only boys play football.
This statements does NOT means that "ALL BOYS ONLY play football". It may be few boys only play football.
So, the given answer is correct.
Statement-I: Only boys play football.
This statements does NOT means that "ALL BOYS ONLY play football". It may be few boys only play football.
So, the given answer is correct.
Mounika said:
1 decade ago
The ans is E because you have mentioned that only boys play foot ball in statement 1 and no of boys are mentioned in statement 2.
SANKALP said:
1 decade ago
Its a wrong answer because according to the question we are firnding how many students play football in the class so.
In the first statement you have mentioned only boys play football and in the second statement you have mentioned no of boys and girls n the class so when we combine both the statements then we can know it 40 students play football in the class at last, its answer should be E.
In the first statement you have mentioned only boys play football and in the second statement you have mentioned no of boys and girls n the class so when we combine both the statements then we can know it 40 students play football in the class at last, its answer should be E.
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